Check Engine Light Help
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From: Tallahassee
Check Engine Light Help
Hey guys,
I had a sticky gas pedal and the throttle wasnt as responsive as it should, so after doing some research here I decided to clean the throttle body out, so disconnected the intake pipe from the throttle body, turned on the engine and sprayed throttle body cleaner while working the butterfly valve like the instructions on the cleaner said to do, after it was cleaned, I connected everything back the way it was, the gas pedal and the response is much better, however the check engine light came on and I thought maybe it would shut off, I havent driven much after it came on but what should I do ? I thought about resetting it but I would hate to do that without really knowing the reason it came on, if anything I could take it to the shop and have them fix it but hey if its something I could do I rather try to figure it out. any suggestions will be appreciated, thanks!
I had a sticky gas pedal and the throttle wasnt as responsive as it should, so after doing some research here I decided to clean the throttle body out, so disconnected the intake pipe from the throttle body, turned on the engine and sprayed throttle body cleaner while working the butterfly valve like the instructions on the cleaner said to do, after it was cleaned, I connected everything back the way it was, the gas pedal and the response is much better, however the check engine light came on and I thought maybe it would shut off, I havent driven much after it came on but what should I do ? I thought about resetting it but I would hate to do that without really knowing the reason it came on, if anything I could take it to the shop and have them fix it but hey if its something I could do I rather try to figure it out. any suggestions will be appreciated, thanks!
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Joined: Sep 2004
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From: Chicago, IL
it's nothing, but because you disconnected something while the car was on, the car automatically turns on the check engine light because it believes there's something wrong.. I don't thing there's a problem...try resetting your ECU and if it comes on again, thn theres something wrong.......unplug the negative battery terminal for about 10 mins,..plug it back up and start the car,..DO NOT touch the gas pedal,..let the car idle for 10 mins,..shut her off and then your ECU will be reset
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From: NC
im thinkin its on because theres an air sensor in the intake pipes, and since you took off these pipes and were revving the engine, the ECU prolly thought there was something wrong with that sensor, because it wasn't detecting any air flowing through the intake pipes. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.
