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Car Forum / Honda Cars / November 2006Mysterious Check Engine Light
I have been having this problem with my 1991 Accura Integra for about a year now: Usually when i first put the key in the ignition, the check engine light will come on, but go off after a couple of seconds, and the car will start perfectly. However, other times, the light will stay on and as long as the light is lit, the engine refuses to start. It SOUNDS perfectly normal, just like it does when it starts with the light off, (i mean the cranking and everything it usually does before it starts), but nothing actually ever catches on. If i wait sometimes, the light will go off, and immediately the car will be able to start. It seems that as long as the light is on - it will not start. But if light is off - it always starts perfectly fine. So it APPEARS from the driver's perspective that the car's ability to start is purely a function of the light's being on or off. Does anybody know why this happens? it seems to happen slightly more when it is hot outside. Thanks in advance for any info kevin bieri This light is there to tell you something is wrong with your engine. Have your car serviced.  SignatureMishaA http://www.automotiveforums.com > This light is there to tell you something is wrong with your engine. > Have your car serviced. brilliant. jim beam Wrote: > > This light is there to tell you something is wrong with your engine. > > Have your car serviced. > > > brilliant. Is it irony? SignatureMishaA http://www.automotiveforums.com >> This light is there to tell you something is wrong with your engine. >> Have your car serviced. >> > brilliant. The light blinds me. Help. SignatureTeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ TeGGeR® Wrote: > >> This light is there to tell you something is wrong with your engine. > >> Have your car serviced. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ > 'www.tegger.com/hondafaq/' (http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/) Another puzzle for non-native speaker. Irony again? SignatureMishaA http://www.automotiveforums.com > TeGGeR® Wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Another puzzle for non-native speaker. Irony again? No iron-y here. Is all-aluminum. Honda, y'know. Sorry. My joke (for those who missed it) played off jim's sarcastic reply to MishaA's somewhat...silly...reply. SignatureTeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ TeGGeR® Wrote: > > TeGGeR® Wrote: > >> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ > 'www.tegger.com/hondafaq/' (http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/) That kind of reply was given considering most probable level of car knowledge and skills posessed by OP, based on his post. Not sure what is silly about that. SignatureMishaA http://www.automotiveforums.com > TeGGeR® Wrote: >> Sorry. My joke (for those who missed it) played off jim's sarcastic >> reply to MishaA's somewhat...silly...reply. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > knowledge and skills posessed by OP, based on his post. Not sure what > is silly about that. Damn, son. Strip the sig when you reply. Oh, wait, you're posting through a Web interface, not actual Usenet... SignatureTeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ You'll probably need to get the error code for more assistance. Usually even if the light is out, the code will be stored in the ECU. Get the code and report back. Nick >I have been having this problem with my 1991 Accura Integra for about a >year now: [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >kevin bieri > I have been having this problem with my 1991 Accura Integra for about > a year now: [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > will start perfectly. However, other times, the light will stay on and > as long as the light is lit, the engine refuses to start. 1) Pull the carpet back from the passenger footwell to expose the ECU in its yellow frame. 2) Turn ignition to "II" (dash lights will come on). 3) Read the blinks from the round red LED in the face of the ECU. There may be both long and short blinks, and more than one code stored. If there is more than one code, the blink sequences will be separated by a 2-second pause. Long is worth 10, short is worth 1. Examples: long-long-short= Code 21. short-short-short_pause_long-long <repeat>= codes 3 and 20. Report the code here. SignatureTeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ OK, sorry its taking so long... im looking for a flashlight well, of course, now that I've gone through all the trouble the car is not having the problem at the moment. So ill have to wait until tomorrow to check it, or maybe in a few hours. But thanks for the help so far, if nothing else that should be enough for me to work off of. i hate going to repair shops having no idea what im talking about. thanks kevin > well, of course, now that I've gone through all the trouble the car is > not having the problem at the moment. So ill have to wait until tomorrow [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > thanks > kevin the ecu will still store the code and flash it when the ignition is on, so you can still read it. >> well, of course, now that I've gone through all the trouble the car >> is not having the problem at the moment. So ill have to wait until [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > the ecu will still store the code and flash it when the ignition is > on, so you can still read it. The code is stored for a certain number of key-on cycles if the error does not recur, so check fast! SignatureTeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ > >> well, of course, now that I've gone through all the trouble the car > >> is not having the problem at the moment. So ill have to wait until [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > The code is stored for a certain number of key-on cycles if the error does > not recur, so check fast! Do you have a reference for that? My 05 HAH has been having a problem with the engine light flashing at WOT since day one. It used to store the codes for misfiring. A few software updates later, Honda claims that there are no stored codes when I bring it in. I'm wondering what they changed in the software. Does it no longer store codes for misfiring or does it erase the codes sooner? My plan is to lemon-law the car for ongoing engine problems. My 97 Civic HX was a terrific car but I have a big stack or repair receipts for this HAH. Just yesterday the windshield cracked :( I can't afford this car once the warranty is up. >> The code is stored for a certain number of key-on cycles if the error >> does not recur, so check fast! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > My 05 HAH has been having a problem with the engine light flashing at > WOT since day one. I'm referring to the older non-OBD-II cars, like the OP's Integra. SignatureTeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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