What a great week its been...first my hsuband drives the integra into a telephone pole and now on my way home from work the CEL in the Si came on while i was trying to think happy thoughts about the whole situation!! ANd i guess our fedex truck is flashing water and oil lights too damnit ><;;;;;;; anybody have any clue why a car with 10k miles would through a CEL??? its was rainy and foggy tonight, oil was changed saturday and it still ran fine all the way home (least i didnt get stranded) i'm going to take it up to the dealer in the morning but that means missing time form work...this is why i bought a new car so this wasnt supposed to happen

 

wow..strings of bad lucks..

does you car got aftermarket header or CAI intake?

 

nope nothing...brian thinks its just a fluke...my old 90 DA did that once...CEL came on and when i turned off the car and restarted it never came on ever after that...but i might still stop at the dealership tomarrow even if it doesnt come back on

 

gas cap click atleast 3 time when closed? lil thing like that might cause it..

 

yupi always do that...and i havent been to the gas station since like thursday or friday

 

Could maybe be a faulty O2 sensor...

 

i hope not....like i said its why i bought a brand new car so i wouldnt have to worry about this crap...but ill just take it up there super early if it comes on again...because when it came on the engine and everything ran fine

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by modifyORdie &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i hope not....like i said its why i bought a brand new car so i wouldnt have to worry about this crap...but ill just take it up there super early if it comes on again...because when it came on the engine and everything ran fine</TD></TR></TABLE>

Hopefully it's just a loose connection somewhere...

Sometimes shiz happens though, like for example my parents new Jetta a few years back had 2 bad O2 sensors

 

I hope I don't like some smart *** but uh...
After that oil change, did you reset the oil percentage?
If you did, then I don't know what could be the problem.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jonness &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I hope I don't like some smart *** but uh...
After that oil change, did you reset the oil percentage?
If you did, then I don't know what could be the problem.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I don't think that would cause a CEL. It would just leave the maintenance minder light on (the wrench). But I could be wrong.

 

i never click my cap 3 times, just once... never had a prob.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jonness &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I hope I don't like some smart *** but uh...
After that oil change, did you reset the oil percentage?
If you did, then I don't know what could be the problem.</TD></TR></TABLE>

the dealership did it and yes they reset it....they're too busy too fit me in today so ill have to wait till tomarrow to find out what it is...and i havent gotten gas in a week so i dont think its the cap

 

disconnect your battery,wait 30 secs and reconnect,i had the same problem but fixed it,you should check everything like fuses,belts,sensors,etc.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 06civicracer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">disconnect your battery,wait 30 secs and reconnect,i had the same problem but fixed it,you should check everything like fuses,belts,sensors,etc.</TD></TR></TABLE>

thats why i bought a brand new car so i wouldn;t have to ever open my hood and try to "guess" what the problem is...why should i have to check all that crap on a 10k mile car?....ill let the free warranty take care of it tomarrow

 

werid on the cel , did you do anything to the car that might of caused it? anything? but yea dont even bother to check under the hood thats why u have a warranty take it up to stealership

 

oh when i went to get gas today, the CEL finally turned off when i started it back up so i guess it was the cap...but its weird how i drove around for almost a week before it ifnally triggered the CEL..so im gonna cancel my appt tomarrow i guess

 

you might not wanna cancel that app there yet , when its the gas cap shouldnt their also be another light??? why only the cel ? you should atlest go 2 auto zone scan your car see if anything pops up or show up to the dealer ,, better be safe then sorry

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gus738 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> you should atlest go 2 <FONT COLOR="red">auto zone</FONT> scan your car see if anything pops up or show up to the dealer ,, better be safe then sorry </TD></TR></TABLE>

Auto Zone??

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gus738 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you might not wanna cancel that app there yet , when its the gas cap shouldnt their also be another light??? why only the cel ? you should atlest go 2 auto zone scan your car see if anything pops up or show up to the dealer ,, better be safe then sorry </TD></TR></TABLE>

because its the CEL light that comes on if the gas isnt on all the way...something about gases...seen it on all the new cars....CEL was on all day yesterday and the day before until i filled up with gas...so im not worried about unless it comes on again...didn really want to do it today anyways

 

Rico, auto zone can pull CEL codes for free, I'm sure that's why he posted that just to find out exactly what code was thrown rather than to just reset it

 

Well ****. I didn't know that. lmao. And i spent all that time waiting at the dealership.

Thanx bro!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TheMuffinMan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Rico, auto zone can pull CEL codes for free, I'm sure that's why he posted that just to find out exactly what code was thrown rather than to just reset it</TD></TR></TABLE>

EXACTLY , they give you a scanner you do your thing and give it back , if not buy it off them a meer 30-60 isnt bad (30 for pocket 60 or more for screen and all the extres)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RICO_ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Well ****. I didn't know that. lmao. And i spent all that time waiting at the dealership.

Thanx bro! </TD></TR></TABLE> NP


and i didnt knew that by having a bit of gas or not having enough it could cause it lol

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gus738 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

EXACTLY , they give you a scanner you do your thing and give it back , if not buy it off them a meer 30-60 isnt bad (30 for pocket 60 or more for screen and all the extres)

NP


and i didnt knew that by having a bit of gas or not having enough it could cause it lol</TD></TR></TABLE>

its not the amount of gas its how tight the cap is...im trying to think who filled up tank last, me or brian, because i always try to turn the cap until it clicks a few times

 

Yep, usually it's 3 clicks or so for it to guarentee not throw a CEL but I've never had a problem with it. My guess is it was just a fluke, still have them pull the code - I believe they're stored in memory for a time - to see what it was

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by modifyORdie &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">oh when i went to get gas today, the CEL finally turned off when i started it back up so i guess it was the cap</TD></TR></TABLE>

Check Fuel Cap message should appear if the cap is loose and it wont turn on the MIL for 2 drive cycles. Your problem lies elsewhere.

If you never noticed the message then refueling and tightening the cap and driving to allow the evap monitor to run and it didnt detect any leaks it wouldve turned off the mil. Still, you didnt mention fuel cap msg.

Keep the appointment and have the courtesy shuttle take you to work or get a loaner/rental on the dealership.