my cra is wack, help! Options

[Digndoug]

ok as im going down the road, my check engine light comes on, so im like humm.. thats odd, so i pulled over on the first road off, , ... i check my eninge, everthing looks fine then, humm, let my engine cool down for like 20 min, then check my oil....nothing, not even a drop on the stick.... so i ****ing walk to superfresh to get oil, then back.... an then fill up, then car wont start, then some reason it works, then the chech engine light is still on, the Kuchta curse finally hit my car, an im going to focking kill some one........... ok any ideas, im flipping, like i checked the oil like maybe 3-4 days ago an it was perfect...? ? im hopfully getting it looked at tomorrow.. so i dunno, well see if its the end of the celi for me

[macavely]

take a nice bit side of cardbored and slide it uner your car ... then come back in a few hours... if there is oil the cardbored you have an oil leak and you can also do a CEL test.. thats on the how to section

[Digndoug]

A who what test??, i look aroud how-to's an didnt see it, Thanks for hep or idea's ya'll can offer

[Supersprynt]

Check ur engine codes, it'll tell you exactly whats wrong.

[Digndoug]

ok, well i went ot the guy i got my cra from, he has a small shop an only delas with toyota's. He said its most likely my valve retaner seals, an thats its not that big of a deal to rip apart the engine and replace them, any one do this?? also, my check engine light is on, he didnt have the tool there, but hs son works at the toyo delaership around the corner, an said tuesday he should be able to hook a comp to my car, but how exactly do i check the codes by my self, im just wanna know that??



Thanks alot for any info

[Supersprynt]

You dont need a tool per say, just use a paper clip and then look the engine codes up somewhere, idk where you can get 5sfe codes tho, maybe here

[Uppitycracker]

Its probably an 02 sensor

[RedSunCelica]

so your engine light comes on and you check to make sure the engines ok?!?!?!? dude your more then likley gonna have a engine code. just run a diagnostics on it

[Supersprynt]

Dont you always get engine codes when the light goes on?

[Digndoug]

ok, for anyone that has been helping or readin up on this, I figured i would go ahead and change my oil, it was time anyways,.. so as i did that, someone metioned to try resolin or what ever it is, so i picked it up.. changed my oil an put the risonline in, an then washed car, Then took it for a run around the block, it seemed to run a hella lot better, acel better, an the check engine light wasnt on anymore... so im like damn, it feels like great... oh do i love oil changes now....any idea why the check engine light would have went on or went off before an after the oil change??

[bufferdan]

if you didnt have any oil in the car then your motor was probably about to lock up! You are lucky. The check engine light probably came on because the motor got way overheated. Good thing its a toyota or it probably wouldnt run anymore.

[Digndoug]