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Old 07-12-2009, 09:45 PM
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Hi, tonight i was driving my stick 2009 civic, and i was sitting at a red light on somewhat of a steep hill, as the light turned green i let out the clutch without giving it enough gas, and guess what, it stalled, what a surprise, but that was not my problem, after it stalled i tried to start it again and it would not start, i tried a few more times and finally it turned over and i made it up the hill, part way up the hill i noticed my check engine light had stayed on and has not gone off since. I've stalled out before with no real problem, could i have done anything to damage the engine?
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the check engine light deals with emissions equipment. just disconnect your battery for minute or so and hook it back up and see if it works.
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that would probably reset the light, but is there any chance that i did any real damage that i should worry about?
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Never heard of major damage from a standard stall. I wouldn't worry about it.
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Default Re: check engine light trouble

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that would probably reset the light, but is there any chance that i did any real damage that i should worry about?
Unlikely, everything is just way too new on an 09 civic to get damage done from a stall. Unplug the battery and reset the ECU. If the light comes back get the code read and see what it says.
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did u have enough gas in the tank lol?
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lol yes i had more than half a tank, the next day the light went off, so i assume it cleared. if anyone knows anything, please let me know, but for now i'm going to let it go., Thanks everyone for the help
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shouldn't be too worried about it if all that happened was a stall.
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it could be something that got knocked loose when your engine stalled is the light still on?
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its not a big deal if ur car stalled and the CEL came on. it went off which means its a temporary dtc. if it was a real problem it would stay on. go get a scanner and see what code u get. maybe a sensor tripped cuz it lost signal when u stalled. cmp or ckp sensor or mainshaft speed sensor. some crap like that. like ur the first one thats ever stalled their car. lol its nothing.
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