Q: The check engine light and 2 other lights are illuminated.

asked by on January 12, 2017

Dealer diagnosed the problem as the Air Injection System Valve #2 stuck closed. They quoted an expensive price to repair, which would take about 2 days. Are there more economical ways to make this repair and is it really necessary? Thanks.

My car has 146189 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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