1998 F150 Check Engine Light

[EMANAARON]

This moring i was leaving my place and was going down the road and there was some nasty ice drifts, They were higher than the bottom of my truck.

Was going along and all of a sudden i heard a squeel like a belt slip and then the check engine light came on, I looked underneath once i got to work and the whole engine bay is solid with ice. We got it in the shop with some heaters blowing in there.

what do you figure it could be, and how do you reset the check engine light to see if it was just a fluke.

Thanks,

 

[Murminator]

Disconnect the battery for a bit see it it resets if it still comes on you probably knocked the sensor or the wire off the exhuast

 

[EMANAARON]

Disconnect the battery for a bit see it it resets if it still comes on you probably knocked the sensor or the wire off the exhuast

Thanks,

Thats what i was kinda figuring it could be an 02 sensor wire or something

 

[Summitric]

May have been caused by the belt slipping..... Wait to see once you try disconnecting the battery and then restart it.... Computer might see it is okay now. If not, then you will have to get the vehicle "scanned" for fault codes and go from there.

 

[plio7]

My mechanic always said unless its flashing.....if the vehicle seems fine it probably is

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[polarice]

May have been caused by the belt slipping..... Wait to see once you try disconnecting the battery and then restart it.... Computer might see it is okay now. If not, then you will have to get the vehicle "scanned" for fault codes and go from there.

yes the eec v systems require the codes to be cleared cannot be reset by disconnecting the battery

 

[polarice]

My mechanic always said unless its flashing.....if the vehicle seems fine it probably is

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yeah go with that and see what happens there is a reason its on
:d:d

 

[EMANAARON]

I unplugged the battery on lunch and. It is no longer on i will give it a couple days to see if it comes back, it seems like it is running better now that i unplugged it.

Strange!!

 

[Summitric]

I unplugged the battery on lunch and. It is no longer on i will give it a couple days to see if it comes back, it seems like it is running better now that i unplugged it.

Strange!!

I SUSPECT THE BELT SLIPPED AND THE COMPUTER DIDN'T SEE PROPER VOLTAGE FROM THE ALTERNATOR AND IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED A PROBLEM. IF THE LITE DOESN'T COME BACK ON, THEN DON'T FIX WHAT AIN'T BROKEN....... NO WORRIES.:d

 

[EMANAARON]

I SUSPECT THE BELT SLIPPED AND THE COMPUTER DIDN'T SEE PROPER VOLTAGE FROM THE ALTERNATOR AND IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED A PROBLEM. IF THE LITE DOESN'T COME BACK ON, THEN DON'T FIX WHAT AIN'T BROKEN....... NO WORRIES.:d

I think thats what it was cause it came on as soon as i heard a squeel.

 

[dooryder]

My mechanic always said unless its flashing.....if the vehicle seems fine it probably is

ahh, just put some electrical over it and your good to go :d