My car hasn’t been driven in over a year up until last week and now this light has come on. Manual says it’s related to smog. I need to pass smog to register the car. How effed would I be on the costs to fix this and if anyone has any affordable mechanics in the South Bay Area, I’d really appreciate recommendations.

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I really recommend Bothwell in Torrance but they are only open M-F and get very busy. Run by a very nice family

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Honestly it's probably bc car wasn't run for so long. It's not good for them to just sit even for a month. So might need some flushes / fluid changes.

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A check engine light could be anything. A loose gas cap will turn on the light. It could be bad gas if your car has set for a year. It could be a bad sensor or other things. Letting your car sit without running for a year is really bad for it. You can literally ruin a car doing that.

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Yeah we’re going to do that tomorrow.

Ummm smog fixes are not usually that expensive? When I had to get mine done 3-4 years ago I was charged $200 total for the fix and the certification for registration. The check itself is between $30 - $70

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Thank you everyone. This is my first car so I’m not well versed in car stuff but thank you! I was worried this would be a fix that would cost a couple grand. The manual made it sound worse than it is.

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Go to AutoZone and ask to borrow their code reader. It’ll tell you exactly what’s wrong. Check engine light is often emissions (if it is likely just a sensor) but not necessarily.

Oh great. I’ll head there tomorrow, thank you.

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