Q: Exhaust emission light on
So last night while driving there was a drop in power that I could feel, I drove it home slowly, in the morning it was fine, but started it up now and there was something wrong with how the engine was running and now the exhaust emission light is on, turned it off and back on and it's fine now but light is still on, there is a slight noise at the bottom of my revs a bit above idol. Any ideas?
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