CEL issue - Help!
 

Thanks in advance for your help!

I have a 1994 Del Sol that I've been trying to fix for two weeks when it died (no spark) after a major water leak on the passenger side...

I've replaced the ECU, which was fryed - engine still wouldn't crank.

Replaced the distributor - Engine cranked after the CEL went off, after 10 - 12 minutes.

Replaced the main relay - CEL takes about two minutes to go off after the car's been sitting for awhile, and the engine will start. If I turn the car off and right back on, the CEL goes off after 2 seconds like it should...

Any ideas on why the CEL takes so long to go off after the car's been sitting?

I've also noticed, for lack of knowing what else to call them, "RPM spikes" it never noticed before...

Any help for this "newbie" would be greatly appreciated!

You might wanna check the code

http://www.c-speedracing.com/faq/06.php

Then click the Trouble shoot link for a list of codes.

:confused: Many thanks for the response. I thought I should check for codes if the CEL stayed on... It doesn't.

The CEL:

-goes off after a few seconds when I turn the engine off, then immediately on again.

-turns off, it seems, in direct proportion to the time the engine has been off, i.e. the longer the engine hasn't been running, the longer it takes for the CEL to go off. If the car sits all night, it takes 10 -12 minutes for the light to go off. If it sits for an hour, it might take five...

...like something that's supposed to stay charged is grounding out?

I replaced the fryed ECU with a remanufactured one - might there be an issue there?

Thanks again,

Christina