2000 CEL light flashes don't know whats going on!

[AE102GTS]

Car when accelerated the CEL light flashes, and also the speed won't pick up, but the RPM goes up. Once I get past a certain speed it's fine. Just when I accelerate. For example when I'm accelerating to 60MPH, the light will flash all the way to 60MPH. Also my car has some fuel issues it seems. Before I use to get gas milage of about 250 miles per tank, now at 150 miles the fuel light turns on, but when I go get gas it still has lots of gas in it? What could this be? Could it be a fuel level sensor of some sort? Please help. Thanks.

[BullShifter]

Sounds like you got some bad intake manifold gaskets - VERY common.

Does it seem to misfire at idle?

[AE102GTS]

No it's very smooth at idle, and I am the first owner of the car. Its driven lots of highway miles. I just don't understand, nad I am afraid to take it to the dealer because they seem to take no blame and charge me $100 for just looking at it.. how could the intake maifold gasket go bad and is it ieasy to fix?

[gunnmen01]

They suck to fix, if the cel is flashing while your driving that indicates a misfire, which would also explain your bad gas mileage....just go to an auto zone or whatever you have near you and have them check it...ill bet its a misfire or multiple misfire code.....


gunnmen01

[AE102GTS]

hi, so what are the solutions to misfiring? I mean what do I do about it? Change spark plugs or somethign? So one said there is no distributor in this car so what does the spark plug go to ? And ar there sparkplug wires also?

[AE102GTS]

Also it does knock a lot when idling is that misfiring also?

[gunnmen01]

Did you find out what code is in the ecu yet? cant tell you how to fix it till we know for sure what the problem is


gunnmen01