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Thank you for the tips. I asked them to find out what was wrong, and told them about the PO 171 code. I will go speak with them in the next few days and ask them about checking a vacuum leak. Actually when I picked up the car, there was no engine light. It came back after driving it for a day.

Update: I had the car towed to a mechanic who had previously done work on my car and he was about 10 miles away, but it was worth it, as he replaced a coil and put a new battery on and the car is now working. The engine light came back on, but it's been on and off for a couple of years now, and...

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Thank you. I had no idea!

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Thank you. Makes sense.

Thank you. Not all shops are able to do a smoke test. I used to take it to a place I trusted when I lived 10 miles away, but when the 171 code appeared, I asked them to do a smoke test, and they said they did not have the right equipment to do so. At the time, they checked the car and told me I...

This is how I ended up at this shop. I asked a friend for a recommendation! The car is not drivable, I have to tow it to the next shop.

Thanks for the tips. Funny too :)

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I am in Los Angeles. I hate this too, because I didn't just choose the first guy down the block. I followed a referral from a friend. Feels like I have stepped into the wolves' den.

Thanks. Yes of course, the simplest way is the best, but greed dictates otherwise.

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Thank you. I don't know much, but this seemed very weird.

Sounds right. I am having the car towed to a different mechanic. Thanks

Thank you. He added that the car misfiring and the engine light flashing were unrelated, and that he would first change 2 coils, and after that would try to figure out why the engine light was flashing. This seemed strange to me.

Thank you for the suggestions. The mechanic said that there were 2 coils from an unknown cheap brand, and he wanted to replace these two. He added that the car sputtering and the engine light flashing were unrelated. He was first going to fix the sputtering by changing the coils, and then...

I have a 2006 Corolla CE. Last night, while driving, the car started sputtering and the engine light was blinking. I had it towed to a mechanic and he wants to start by changing the ignition coils, and will keep working from that. He is charging 400 for that ($125 diagnosis) then he said that...