Today while on my way home from work the service engine soon light came on :mad: , on my 2002 XE V6 4X4, but I did not notice any particular difference it the way it ran or drove. When I got home I let the engine cool down a it and decide to check the fluid levels and also the gas cap. The gas cap seemed to be on nice and tight, and I have gone trough a half of tank of gas since the last fill up. While checking the fluids I noticed a distinct gasoline smell comeing from the oil the consistency of it is fine and the calor is a little redish, but not really to bad looking. I called the dealer and made an appointment for next week (earliest available)..Does anyone know what might cause this, or if it is ok to drive the truck? I still got to get to work to pay for those expensive dealer visits. Any help would be great.

Not saying you're stupid, but are you sure you checked the oil and not the transmission fluid? Oil dipstick is on the driver's side. The transmission fluid dipstick is a lot more obvious and easy to mistake for the oil one. Even I was mistaken the first time.
As for the light, you can drive with it on no problem unless it's flashing.

Brent

Not saying you're stupid, but are you sure you checked the oil and not the transmission fluid? Brent

HAHAHA! Yeah I checked the right one... at first I thought it was the tranny dip stick but noticed the difference in the fliud right away. No the light is not flashing. Is the light flashing a indication of a major problem?

Just to let anyone interested know what the problem was; it was a semi clogged injector. After the dealership did a fuel system flush everything was hunky dory.. :smooch:
Brett