'Check Engine' Light On Dashboard

[ematrixLS]

I LOVE YOU, thankyou so much lol

[JDMDB7]

[boosted k20]

to find the "maintainance" reset button, pull ur seat all the way back so u have some room to get under the dash on the drivers side. look under the dash, not towards the firewall or any thing, but where the dash ends. it's more towards the right of the car. u'll see a whole bunch of wires, a fuse box, relays, etc. look for a black box with a BLUE button in it. the button is not pertruding out or anything, but is flush with the box. this is the button u gotta press.

[xhundredproofx]

wait wait wait...the thing JDMDB7 said....is that what I have to to?! ahh im comfused...

[JDMDB7]

That's for resetting the "maintenence required" light, not the "check engine" light.

[boosted k20]

xhundredproofx to reset ur check engine light take out the 7.5 Amp BACK UP fuse from the fuse box under the hood for about 15 seconds. this will reset ur ECU. if u didnt fix the problem thats causing the CEL to come on then it will come on again after driving the car for a while.

[smfitch]

Does the wire trick to test the engine blink codes apply to all years and models? I've got a 2000 Acura Integra. What is something I could use to connect the wires and try this?

[whtteg]

Originally Posted by smfitch

Does the wire trick to test the engine blink codes apply to all years and models? I've got a 2000 Acura Integra. What is something I could use to connect the wires and try this?

Yes it will work for you too, try using a paperclip or a small spade connector that goes onto the end of a wire. Just anything that you can push into the socket and connect the two wires.

[smfitch]

Can anyone help? I'm getting 9 (what seem to be long) blinks, then a pause, and it repeats. Can anyone help?

[whtteg]

Umm try to do it againa nd see how many are long and how many are short b/c that would be a code 90 and that is not possible.

[smfitch]

I tried it again. The CEL came on, blinked off briefly, then came back on...help?

[boosted k20]

Hey whats up, if you got 9 long blinks and no blinks after that then you got an error code 90, which is possible. this code means that you have an EVAP system leak detected in fuel tank area. i dont know how u would go about fix n this problem but look at the diagram of the EVAP system which is located on the underside of the hood. check all the hoses to make sure that their all connected to the EVAP canister and check to see if there are any holes in the hoses. if you can, raise ur car on jack stands and follow the hoses to the fuel tank to see if there are any leaks in the hoses that route from the EVAP canister to the fuel tank. if you found leaks in the hoses replace them and reset ur ECU to get rid of the Check Engine Light (CEL). u reset the ECU by taking out the 7.5 Amp "Back Up" fuse from the fuse box in the engine bay for about 15 seconds then put it back in. If you didnte fix the problem the CEL will come on again after drive n the car for a while.
I would take the car to a mechanic to see what they say. tell em that u think it's a EVAP system leak oki.
laterz

[skylinedo]

I get 6 short flashes then no flashes. Must mean problem #6, can anyone decode this?

[boosted k20]

the error code you have is that the ECT Sensor (Engine Coolant Temperature) defective circuit or unplugged / defective sensor.

[wickedplastikman]

when i am driving my car, the check engine light will pop on and off occasionally. sometimes it will pop on, and then stay on. will this trick tell me what the problem is if the code is only coming on occasionally? i was thinking that it is an o2 sensor. if it wont work, can i drive until the light pops and check it with the car running?