Date: 2010-03-31 04:23 pm (UTC)
I second someone's suggestion previously to pick up an ODB reader. They are reasonably cheap (see, for example, http://amzn.com/B001LHVOVK or http://amzn.com/B000GBC60A), and you may be able to find someone around who has one. (If I were still down there, I'd happily loan you mine.)

I got mine on the trip from Chicago to Seattle when, just half a day into the three day drive, the light came on. Picked one up in an auto parts store, and discovered my idle speed sensor was bad. Turns out all that causes is the car to idle a bit faster than desired, so I ignored it, and it eventually fixed itself (go figure).

It's one of those things you don't need often, but as modern cars get older, it's more and more useful. Luckily, the connectors and protocol are mandatory and all the same for all cars bought in the US for the past decade or so.
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