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Silverado check engine light

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The check engine light comes on and stays on when a problem is detected by the self diagnosis system of your vehicle.

Generally, a check engine light is lit when there is a problem in the emissions or somthing that is affecting the effectiveness of the emissions.

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could be the O2 sensors. My 97 does that when I pull a trailer. Put it on the computer and 2 of the 4 sensors were slow to react

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