what is this icon that lit up on my dash?
#1
what is this icon that lit up on my dash?
I'm in the process of moving and my manual is buried in one of about 20 huge boxes so i can't get to it for a week probably. Just today a little yellow icon of an engine lit up over the tachometer in my 2004 accord coupe. Can someone tell me what this is? I a bit worried about this because i don't want to keep driving it if theres something that seriously needs to be tended to. Thank you.
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No, that would be the oil light. I called honda and they said it has to do with emission controls having an issue, and could even be a loose gas cap. The cap was indeed loose, but the icon remains so i'm worried.
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if it's the yellow CEL, and the gas cap not being fully tightened was the cause, it can take a day (or 2 separate trips) for the CEL to go off(once cap is on properly, 3 clicks). Otherwise, you could remove the corresponding ECU fuse(s) or remove neg. battery cable for ~15 seconds, to reset and remove the CEL faster.
#7
A-series nailed it. tho i already found my manual and found out it takes a few days. However, it hasn't gone out yet so i will try the fuse trick to see if it goes back on when i replace it. The cap was loose when it went on, so thats gotta be it, tho i do still worry since it's on after 3 days still.
the little yellow engine does NOT say "check" in it, and i think the icon is dual purpose....icon with no "check"=gas cap or emissions issue, icon with "check" in it=check engine. The pic in a couple posts above is a different model then mine.
the little yellow engine does NOT say "check" in it, and i think the icon is dual purpose....icon with no "check"=gas cap or emissions issue, icon with "check" in it=check engine. The pic in a couple posts above is a different model then mine.
Last edited by dazco; 10-29-2008 at 08:49 AM.