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Car Forum / Honda Cars / September 20042000 Honda Odyssey Check engine light caused by gas cap
Just had a dealer tell me that our check engine light was caused by a gas cap not adequately tightened. After paying a pretty hefty service fee (we have always tightened the cap 10 - 20 clicks) it has happened again. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, what did you do, and was it covered under warranty? >Just had a dealer tell me that our check engine light was caused by a gas >cap not adequately tightened. After paying a pretty hefty service fee (we >have always tightened the cap 10 - 20 clicks) it has happened again. Has >anyone else had this problem? It can sometimes be a little bit of crud caught in the purge solenoid. >If so, what did you do, and was it covered under warranty? There are dozens of causes for check engine light to appear. Some are trivial, like a loose gas cap, some are more important. Many Hondas have a simple way of reading the fault code http://www3.telus.net/public/johnings/faq.html#retrieve I don't know if yours does or not. Some dealer charges for pulling a code are highway robbery, especially when the standard procedure is to reset the ECU and wait to see if it recurs before doing anything. If you are clicking it 10 times and you are still turning on the light, then that ain't it. (One or two clicks is all that's needed.) Either the cap is defective or there is a leak somewhere else. Either way, it should be covered under the extended emissions warranty if it hasn't expired - not sure if it was 50 or 100K in 2000. >>Just had a dealer tell me that our check engine light was caused by a gas >>cap not adequately tightened. After paying a pretty hefty service fee (we [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >code are highway robbery, especially when the standard procedure is to >reset the ECU and wait to see if it recurs before doing anything. >>>Just had a dealer tell me that our check engine light was caused by a gas >>>cap not adequately tightened. After paying a pretty hefty service fee (we >>>have always tightened the cap 10 - 20 clicks) it has happened again. Has >>>anyone else had this problem? what was the code they gave you? i thought that mighta been the case with my 98 civic, but once i bought a code reader, i found out it was an oxygen sensor. it was lazy at first, then just went titsup. The code Honda gave me was P1456 Evap Leak at Tank In article <1adaec61e82620bac701596a363bfaff@localhost.talkaboutautos.com>, > The code Honda gave me was P1456 Evap Leak at Tank This is an emissions issue, and they will fix (new cap) free. Happened to me. Once light starts comign on, it will contunue, even if reset. Usually takes a few engine cycles before light comes on. What kind of code reader did you get, cost?? Can it reset the check engine light? thanks. > Just had a dealer tell me that our check engine light was caused by a gas > cap not adequately tightened. After paying a pretty hefty service fee (we > have always tightened the cap 10 - 20 clicks) it has happened again. Has > anyone else had this problem? If so, what did you do, and was it covered > under warranty? ============== Will 'topping up' set that code when the evap canister gets pumped full of liquid gas? Are you 'topping up'? 'Curly' No. In fact the light came back on a couple of days later on the same tank of gas, at about 1/2 tank full |
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