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Richard McCuistian has almost 50 years of automotive experience as a professional technician (30+ years of ASE certification), teaching college-level auto mechanics, and working as the Senior Contributing Editor of Motor Age Magazine. He has won two International Automotive Media Awards (in 2006 and 2008) for technical articles published in trade magazines. You can find him at his popular "McCuistian" YouTube channel which has over 1,400 videos, 18,000 subscribers, and 7,300,000 page views.

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A flashing Check Engine light means that your vehicle’s PCM detects misfires that exceed an acceptable number. But how serious is it? Keep reading to learn how a Check Engine light works and what role the Misfire Monitor plays in determining which cylinder is misfiring.   The First “Check Engine” … Read more

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