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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My check engine light was blinking on and off last night and today I had someone scan the check engine codes with a scanner.
Turns out the crankshaft position has an issue plus I have cylinders misfiring.

The person with the scanner erased the codes so hopefully I can drive vs. tow my vehicle into the shop.

Does erasing the codes also let me drive the car a little more as well?

- - Clueless Female [/quote]

No, erasing the codes do not make the problem go away.

Here is an analogy that you may be able to relate better to:

1) You receive a text message on your phone
2) The contents of the message say the pipes in your house have burst and there is water everywhere
3) You read the message and then close the messaging app 
4) By reading and closing the messaging app and therefore removing the notification on the phone, does not mean that your water situation has been fixed.  It just means that the notification is no longer new.

When your mechanic checked the codes on your car and erased the error codes, they simply closed out "the messaging app" on your car.  If you continue to drive your car, you continue to do damage to your car and the check engine light will re-appear.

When it comes to your car, the earlier you deal with the problem, the better.  The longer you wait, typically (not always), it gets more expensive.

Good luck!

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