so yea, my check engine light came on while i was driving on the freeway. i wasnt revving it hella high, racing or anything and it just suddenly came on. the car is pretty much stock except for an ebay intake, which i had for about 2 years and the engine is pretty new. does anyone know what's going on or have a hypothesis to what's going on? thanks

 

pull the code...

http://www.c-speedracing.com/faq/06.php

 

code 90
96-98 Civic
97-98 Prelude
94+ Integra Evaporative Emission Control System leak detected in the fuel tank area

 

i know some cars throw codes if u dotn tite the gas cap i dont kwno if integras r like that

 

Evaporative Emission [EVAP] controls

i cant tell you how to fix it but it has to do with the black canister to the lower right of the battery..that is the EVAP purge control diaphragm valve..a hose or vacuum line might have gotten disconnected..also check the little black circular cap [EVAP purge control solenoid valve] to the left of the intake manifold.

 

thanks guys. i did fuel up yesterday tho. doesnt driving it hard have to do with anything?

 

if you dont turn the gas cap till it clicks 3 times, its not getting enough fuel pressure. so it will throw a cel.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RedLinedGSR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if you dont turn the gas cap till it clicks 3 times, its not getting enough fuel pressure. so it will throw a cel.</TD></TR></TABLE>

its happend to me and my g/f before. just check your gas cap and reset your ecu after. it should go away.

 

ooo ahhh nice site to find those codes i threw a code 17...

 

i checked the gas cap and turned it like 10 clicks. also checked the canister to the right of the battery, but coudlnt find the black cap on the left of the intake. light is still on. guess i gotta take it to the shop to get it checked.

 

Did you reset the CEL first? Disconnect the battery for a minute and reconnect. The cel wont turn off regardless if u fixed the problem until u reset it

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tekstyle &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so yea, my check engine light came on while i was driving on the freeway. i wasnt revving it hella high, racing or anything and it just suddenly came on. the car is pretty much stock except for an ebay intake, which i had for about 2 years and the engine is pretty new. does anyone know what's going on or have a hypothesis to what's going on? thanks</TD></TR></TABLE>

check your fluids..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nolex7 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Evaporative Emission [EVAP] controls

i cant tell you how to fix it but it has to do with the black canister to the lower right of the battery..that is the EVAP purge control diaphragm valve..a hose or vacuum line might have gotten disconnected..also check the little black circular cap [EVAP purge control solenoid valve] to the left of the intake manifold.</TD></TR></TABLE>Looks like nolex7 has a '95 & tekstyle has a '99. I think the EVAP system is a lot different between those 2 years. It was pretty simple in OBD-1...