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Check engine light goes on for a few minutes then off? What now?

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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 01:40 PM
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Default Check engine light goes on for a few minutes then off? What now?

I had the check engine light go on my car twice today for no more than 5 mins or so when I was driving. When I drove home from work today there was no check engine light appearing. Do you think its something I should worry about or maybe its just a glitch in the system?
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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 01:52 PM
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Try checking your O2 sensor.
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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 04:23 PM
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How do I go about doing that?
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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 04:52 PM
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https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=622563

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Old Oct 19, 2004 | 06:52 AM
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How about checking the ECU for stored trouble codes?
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Old Oct 19, 2004 | 07:04 AM
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Default Re: Check engine light goes on for a few minutes then off? What now? (hondaracin24)

Usually emissions related.

Reset your ECU - disconnect negative battery cable for 15 minutes...

and if you have an aftermarket alarm with battery backup disconnect that as well.


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Old Oct 19, 2004 | 09:22 AM
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wow that is the hard way to reset the ECM

Just open fuse box, pull the radio fuse 7.5amp, wait 5 min. , put back.

And to check the ECM stored codes you have to find the clip and have a wire you can connect the two with. Then look at the engine trouble codes.

Do that before you reset the ECM as once you do then you will lose all the codes. After you reset the ECM you need to let your car run for about 5 min so that it can reprogram its self for the best economy. So make sure that before you reset the ECM that your car is at op. temp. so that it wont miss read and set the fuel too high.

good luck
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