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because your car is experiencing a serious problem and you need to stop and park it right away when the check engine light is just on there is a problem but the vehicle can still operate but needs to checked out when it's flashing that means something very serious has occured and you need to stop right away or you are going to kill your engine that's why it flash's to get the drivers attention to stop
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