Hi. The car is not driven for around one week. When the car is started today, there is a sound from the engine that seem like the engine can't start. It is like the sound after a car is not driven and there is not enough battery. The car is started and the check engine light is on, stepped a little on the gas and the light turned off. Is the check engine light on because there isn't enough battery to start the engine and it thought that there is a problem with the engine? Anything to check for? Thanks.
Anyone can help? Is it good to bring the car to the dealer? The car is driven for awhile and started a few times. The engine light is not on. Thanks.
if there's not enough battery it won't have started. the CEL light was probably an emissions warning from the leftover oil etc. in your pistons and also the cats were too cold... once they warmed up it turned off.
The car sounded like it is low battery and enough to start the car. After the car started, the RPM was low. I say that the sound is like there is not enough battery because one of my car had the same sound when it was parked in the garage for two months and started after the long time. Thanks for the information. Anything that I need to check? Is everything fine since the car is fine now.
If you're reluctant to head to the dealer, you can try to get a cheap ODB II code reader and see what the issue was. All codes should be stored in the system even if the light has gone out.
Good luck.
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Dealer replaced ORVR box. Sticky valve problem.
