Engine light and rough running

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Engine light and rough running

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#-o Got a tuneup a month ago and the van has been running well. Yesterday on the way to work, with no warning or incident to initiate it it began to run rough, like a plug wire was off or something and the engine light alternates from flashing to full on. It's a 2004 front wheel drive. I've spent $3000 on this thing in the last month and I'm running out of cash and patience. Does anyone have any ideas?? Thanks for the read. #-o
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Re: Engine light and rough running

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have you taken the doghouse off to look for a plug wire that mighta fallen off ?
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Re: Engine light and rough running

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I haven't. Will that cause the engine light to come on?? Heat and oil pressure were good.
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Thanks
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Did you just fill up with gas? Maybe water in the gas. Check plug wires and coil wire. Pull the cap off and inspect it and the rotor.
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Re: Engine light and rough running

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Did not just fill up. Thanks for the ideas and I'll check them out.
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Re: Engine light and rough running

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Had the van scoped and came up with an op300 code. The mechanic found that when I had the air conditioner compressor changed, they had damaged the ignition coil. He changed that and the ignition module and now all seems well. :canuk:
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