If the check engine light is on you ve got a trouble code stored.
Check engine light not on but codes found.
The same is true if you have abs light on tcs light on vsc light on etc.
Disconnect that circuit from the ecu if the light goes off probably an issue with the ecu if the light stays on look for a short to power on that circuit.
For example any problem that affects the emissions system will automatically light the check engine light.
Most frequently the software errors stem from a low level obd reader being used.
I d guess that something happened which triggered the light but the condition didn t persist.
In that case you could scan the computer and find a code even though the light wasn t on.
If your check engine light is on but no code it s your scan tool not the vehicle.
So no codes when it was scanned.
One main reason that a check engine light comes on with no code being stored is that there is a software error.
Press the erase clear button on your scanner then turn off the key and disconnect it.
Everything in the obdii code list is in some way related to emissions.
Clearing any codes present will turn off your check engine light temporarily.
There are other cases where there s no check engine light but codes.
However all error codes are stored so you can look at historical data even with a 10 bluetooth obdii dongle and see what the code was before.
After pressing erase clear and waiting until you see a no codes message you can turn off your vehicle and disconnect the scanner.
Generally if the light is coming on and no codes are stored the processor that triggers the light is faulty or the circuit is shorted to power.
Buy a scan tool that can read enhanced as well as b c and u codes or pay a shop to read the codes for you.