so today i was driving along, going to the movies, with some freinds, were all happy and joking about the day, and i look down to the instrument panels.... and i see my worst nightmare, the check engine light, what the f***, everything is running, no other nioses, problem, i acceraled a bit harder then usaly to see any diference and nothing, what the hell. Sooo what now, and the car is close to oil change/ service tim, what do i do. Besides get it scanned

 

dude relax ,,,,.
just take it to the dealer to cheak it out , i'm sure it's nothing serioschear up

 

I thought there was something major such as dented doors , failed to start the engine and as much
As much as it might be just an idiot light , it might be a tell tale light too . Checking the code should tell the truth ,don't worry

 

Disco, as much as it probably pains you to see what I am about to write, but "Go get the code read". I just had the CEL come on my truck. It was running fine, nothing of any significance going on. All it turned out to be was the emissions code (P0446) stating that it couldn't get a vacuum on the gas tank. This is normally caused by the seal on the gas cap leaking. Oh no, not that. LMAO. So, get the code read and lets take it from there. Since the car is running fine, odds are it is something really small. So, don't fret.

 

Check that pipe I am always on about for the sake of 60 seconds and then get the code read if its OK

 

alright, thanx, i tried to push the though out of my head last night, but it always lingered there, maybe it wil be gone when i start her today.

 

Disco stu 55

I had the "amber engine light blues" last weekend shut the car down, etc. called the dealer (please, please, please confirm through other sources before following this verbal second hand advice as it is contrary to my instinct) with my model 2003 xk8 coupe, they indicated "If the car is not experiencing driveability problems and there ins no secondary warning indication, the car can be driven safely in for service."

It turned out to be a rather expensive module covered under warranty but an contrary to my instinct of reaction to check engine lights that I passed on to others here (shut it down now!, tow it home and find problem).

I do not know if that advise holds for other models.

hope that helps,
Steven (1avguy)

 

1avguy, normally most CELs are set up to come on steady if there is a minor problem, but if the light starts flashing at you, then you have a condition that is/can causing motor damage. So, a solid light is able to be driven to the dealership to be diagnosed/fixed.

 

okay back to be scared.... i know i've heard of some bmw's having that problem and that cost was 1500 to replace, the guy ended up seelling the car. but i haven't staerted it today, i hope it goes away.

 

!!!!!

 

Dude, most of the time it's due to the gascap not being tight enough. If you can get a hold of an OBD reader, check it yourself and save yourself the diagnostic fee. It's possible that's all it is.

 

i turned it on, light was, there, trined it off, tighten the gas cap, tunredn it on, still there, ill just go to where i boght the car, and gice them a piece of my mind lol

 

Disco, the CEL is going to remain on for a period of time after the fault has been cleared. The CEL will remain on for 5 complete starts/stops of the engine. On the 6th start of the engine, as long as the fault has been clear for the entire time the 5 starts/stops has occurred, the light will then go off. But, the code will be left inside the computer. So, you may have very well fixed the issue by tightening the gas cap, but until you have started the vehicle 6 times, the light will remain on.

 

Thermo,

Thanks for the updates. Nothing like not being as smart as the "Idiot Light".

Steven (1avguy)

 

thanx thermo, ill keep at her, some interesting stuff happened regaring ur cars, you no how a litle while ago i was taking about the ls7 x type, yeah i saw it today, and it was destroyed, making funny nioses, the back rims were cracked, and it looed like the hood melted, so this is what happens when u a give a little compact excutive car, a 600+hp rating, when it could barley hand 194. hmm, just food for thought

 

so i treid, the ignition thing were you turn it off and on 5-6 times, didn't work, but i have it booked in to get scanned at the place where i got at 10, but they want 60 bucks, so i beit the dust and took it, then i called cancadin tire, and they do it for the same price, but first come first, serve, and i don't trust those guys so i just went with the honda dealership

 

o boyyy

 

Disco, places like Napa and Autozone should have a scanner that you can borrow. Then you can read the codes for free. The plug is under the dash. Save yourself the money and go from there.

As for getting the light to clear, when you say you did 5-6 cycles, was that getting the engine up to temp, or was that simply turning the ignition switch to RUN then back to off? The computer needs to obtain the P1000 code (all major systems good) code before it will count the cycle as being good. This takes about 3 minutes of the motor running to reach the P1000 status.

 

o okay, and i called those palce,and they didn't have one and told me to go to a shop, so tommoroorw im heading up there in the morning, right before the new school year, witha dirty exteriro so i gotta stop by the car wash, i want to pul up in the all balck, jag, and whose that kid inside, o wait, its disco. lol

 

ARIGHTY then, i went there, took about 22 minutes, and guess what it was?................................ wrong ( img uessing your worng) the code said, catayltic converter threshold, something about it, ND THE CLEARED THE FAULT. There 8 bit system was down but here going to give me a call when its back up again and give me a bit more info, as long as the engine is fine i was happyilly back in my car and drove to the first day of school. lol can u guys explain the fault