my check engine light just came on today while i was driving for no apparent reason, i tried popping the hood and looking around but found nothing wrong. i have a honda civic 2000 hatch with stock motor with only 42,000 miles changed oil regularly

 

Jump the ecu cable and see what CEL Code it is.
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If you didn`t notice any performance decreases then whatever threw the code did not cause your system to go in limp mode (safe mode)... It probably isn`t something major... hopefully not anyway. Jump the service connector to get the code to at least get peace of mind.

 

thanks i will try and figure this out and let you guys know how it goes

 

sorry guys i'm new at this but i gave it a try, but the part i don't get in the instructions says 4) WITH THE CAR OFF, insert either a 2pin connector clip, bent paper clip (has to be the right kind), or if you have a thin enough piece of wire, you can loop that into both holes on the connector.

i don't know what kind of clip and what it has to be touching or going through can anyone help??? thanks alot

 

Did you find that blue connector? All you need is a normal paperclip bent into a "U" shape. Don't use the heavy-gauge big ones, they're too fat to fit in there. All you need to do is make an electrical connection between the 2 wires in that plug.

If you don't wanna do that, go to AutoZone & let them plug in an OBD-2 code reader. They'll get a code (letter P with 4 digits) which is a little more detailed than that list in the link. Get the code number & come back here - sometimes their explanation of what's wrong is kinda creative.

 

Thanks blake that cleared up alot of things, at autozone would they charge to see what's wrong? thanks

 

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THANKS EVERYONE for your help i finally figured out what was wrong it was my distributor cap that was cracked got a new one and replaced it. check engine light is now off thanks everyone

 

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