Re: check engine light--bad gas???
What max said. Also, if a mod would move this to the right section you'd get even more helpful advice and ides. Not being hard on you, just trying to give you some helpful advice.
If the check engine light is on, have the codes pulled at autozone or advanced (they should give you a print out) or atleast write them down. Then come back here and post them up. Then we can better help you diagnose your problem and hopefully help you out with a solution