Hi, I have a problem with my check engine light, it lights intermittently and usually it lights after going fast. upon turning off the engine and turning it on again, the cel does not light. I followed a step by step procedure to diagnose the codes, but when I do it, the light is only steady and does not give me the blink I need to diagnose. my car is a Honda civic ESi 95. (ph16/d16z6)


Modified by syler at 5:28 PM 4/14/2007

 

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Mine did this once... I just left the car on so the cel wouldnt disappear and checked it with it running.

 

Ohhh, is that so, it needs to be on, but the engine off right? il try that when it lights on. tnx man...

 

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No, when you get the cel, and you get home check the code, leave the car on meaning keep the engine running and check the code.

 

I see. yeah, il try it later when i receive it and keeps this thread updated. thanks again

 

quick question, why in this article that the engine is suppose to be off?

4) WITH THE CAR OFF, insert either a 2pin connector clip, or loop a thin enough piece of wire into both holes on the connector.

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1901557

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by syler &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">quick question, why in this article that the engine is suppose to be off?

4) WITH THE CAR OFF, insert either a 2pin connector clip, or loop a thin enough piece of wire into both holes on the connector.

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1901557</TD></TR></TABLE>

Damn are you hard headed or something? Yes its supposed to be off, but if the cel goes off every time you turn the car off then theres not really any other way to get the cel code unless you just wait till one day it stays on all the time. My car would throw a cel when driving, but when I turned the car off it disappeared, so the next time it came on I just checked the code while it was running... got the code and then fixed it.

 

ok, thanks for the clarification, sorry for the bother, im just new when it comes to cars thats why i need clarification just to make sure I dont go breakin on somethin. thanks anyway

 

did you ever think that the cel went off because the car had no power when the key is not in the on position. you are suppose to turn the car off, jump the ecu, turn ignition but not the crank the engine.

 

found the code of the CEL, its 17, one long pause and 7 blinks. its my vss, vehicle speedo sensor. can this be repaired?

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1741285

Yes. One of the threads I found after searching for VSS. If you ever have a question it can usually be found with searching, select archived content and search several different things like if you're looking on how to fix a vss search vss, code 17, fixing vss, fixing coe 17 untill you find your answer.

 

Thanks for the tip Todd!