A flashing check engine light usually refers to cylinder misfiring. My friends 2003 tj 4 0 on the on position the check engine light flashes 11 times before it goes back solid.

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Check engine light came in blinking.

Jeep wrangler check engine light flashes 10 times. Plugged in scanner and got multiple misfire on cylinder 1 and 3. This happens when you switch from off to on without starting the engine after a short delay the light will flash for 10 seconds to indicate that the emissions control system is still determining its readiness not ready for emissions testing i e. Restarted car and same issue restarted a few times this time i left the check engine flashing in park for about 30 seconds and the engine light went off weird and happy.

With the engine running there isn t a cel. Misfiring should be investigated and resolved promptly that s why the light flashes versus simply staying steady because misfiring can damage the catalytic converter which can result in additional costly repairs. This is a common and expected result of the mil being on in the first place.

While a majority of the time the flashing check engine light is going to be caused by a misfire related to your wrangler s ignition system or fuel system as stated above there are other issues that can cause it. If you have vvt it may be having issues. No check engine light until i revved in park to about 2500rpm.

The pcm is still completing specific drive cycles to make sure all sensors and readings are in spec. Check engine light flashes 10 times after key is turned on chysler sebring 2004 no does not start or run it did stay on when it was running it started flashing when the car was ran out of gas and the owners manual said this could be from bad gas and to run a couple of tanks through. Your timing chain could have jumped.

It also would start to cut out at about 60 miles an hour.