Had a serious issue when starting my prius this morning. Drove fine last night on the way home - 50+ miles; turned it on this morning and got the red triangle of death, check engine (solid), and on the display it said "Problem" and had the car in red with exclamation mark. called in and asked dealership if it was om to drive or should i have it towed 50 miles. he said to drive it and if check engine light flashes then stop. i started it and turned it off several times. stayed on. had my wife jump in so i could hear any noises while she backed up and drove a half block. everything sounded fine. she turned it off, i turned it back on and everything except the solid check engine light did not light up (cel stayed on). drove it to town 50 miles without a hiccup. had codes ran and heres what came up from AAP :
link error PO171 bank 1 system too lean (said something about oxygen not getting in to fuel system and could damage the car seriously the more we drove it)
P3191, unsure of what it meant
and the PO171 popped up again.
i would take it to the dealership but they are going to charge $100 to run diagnostic and whatever else (could be $500+). so, is it simple as a pcv valve or a small process? whats your thoughts? serious lights have not come on again but cel stays solid yet. checked gas cap and oil level, all fluids fine the oil level is at half on dipstick so has been consuming a lot lately; gas mileage is the same but wife said there was hesitation when she took it in today with accelleration for 2 seconds.
link error PO171 bank 1 system too lean (said something about oxygen not getting in to fuel system and could damage the car seriously the more we drove it)
P3191, unsure of what it meant
and the PO171 popped up again.
i would take it to the dealership but they are going to charge $100 to run diagnostic and whatever else (could be $500+). so, is it simple as a pcv valve or a small process? whats your thoughts? serious lights have not come on again but cel stays solid yet. checked gas cap and oil level, all fluids fine the oil level is at half on dipstick so has been consuming a lot lately; gas mileage is the same but wife said there was hesitation when she took it in today with accelleration for 2 seconds.
