uh-oh.. check engine lite came on..

[Mighty~Mart]

a lil after i left my house before hitting the highway i noticed the check engine lite came on... got off the next exit and saw my intake manifold and the filter both disconnected (the filter from the manifold and the manifold from the TB.) i immediately reconnected everything back to it's usual manner but still notice the check engine lite on..

anyone have suggestions as to why this may be? can i reset it?

[Nico]

I don't know about your model but perhaps resetting the ecu would do ...

[amerikim]

yup, or battery terminals. How did it get disconnected???
thats really weird

[Mighty~Mart]

gonna try disconnecting the battery terminals today... but after i bring it to Autozone to scan for the problem.

i have no clue how it came apart. i parked it up my block (usually don't park there) and luckily i checked under the hood... i was going to keep driving and check it when i got to my destination.
oy~

[Edmond]

Just disconnect the battery to reset the system. It won't go off immediately.

I read that if the car runs through so many cycles without that error coming up again, the light will shut off by itself. I got that out of my Haynes manual.

[2wickedtoyz]

just put it back together and everything will be fine it will clear itself after about 400 miles i had the same problem in my 97 corolle i forgot to put the iat sensor back in and the light came on but after the long drive it shut off

[Mighty~Mart]

Originally posted by 2wickedtoyz
just put it back together and everything will be fine it will clear itself after about 400 miles i had the same problem in my 97 corolle i forgot to put the iat sensor back in and the light came on but after the long drive it shut off

u were right... yesterday after work i went to my car and behold... it was off..

i'll probably look deeper into it and try to find out why it came apart.. Thanks for all the input guys.

[Wraith]

Originally posted by amerikim
yup, or battery terminals. How did it get disconnected???
thats really weird

disconnect the battery negative terminal. put key in the ignition and switch it to on position. Hold for 90sec... Take key off ignition reconnect battery terminal and that should reset your ecu and you'll have to drive it slow for awhile ... Because your ecu would have to re-learn everything...

[zoni]

the ecu will reset if you take the 15Amp EFI fuse out for 15 seconds and put it back in.

[userlain]

maybe some punky civic-boiz decided to put the superior automobile out of commision.

stupid ricers cant do anything right.