CEL Check Engine Light on after intake install
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CEL Check Engine Light on after intake install
Well ive got this funky intake, it looks like the iceman but pretty much its a really thick intake.
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In order to install the thing i had to relocate the fuse box closer to the firewall its mounted vertically now. And for the huge intake to fit i had to move around the fuel wires a bit, There's one coming from the firewall and its covered with some black mesh (anyone know what im talking about?) well this one made a click when I pulled it down too far by mistake. Thats all i can think of thats making the CEL light on..Oh also before this i had the fuse box too low and it was interfering with the trassmission and it was hard to put it in reverse, 3rd, 4th, and 5th but that is fixed. Now I dont really know why the CEL is on. Any tips? Do i have to take it to honda.....I have to do a whole lot of **** if i have to take it back to honda...
Here the story:
In order to install the thing i had to relocate the fuse box closer to the firewall its mounted vertically now. And for the huge intake to fit i had to move around the fuel wires a bit, There's one coming from the firewall and its covered with some black mesh (anyone know what im talking about?) well this one made a click when I pulled it down too far by mistake. Thats all i can think of thats making the CEL light on..Oh also before this i had the fuse box too low and it was interfering with the trassmission and it was hard to put it in reverse, 3rd, 4th, and 5th but that is fixed. Now I dont really know why the CEL is on. Any tips? Do i have to take it to honda.....I have to do a whole lot of **** if i have to take it back to honda...
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Rep Power: 375 the intake is huge, could the mass air flow be causing the CEL to turn on??
Can someone give me some troubleshooting to find out what the problem is? Ask me any questions that may help you help me...thanks guys (ive tried reseting the ECU, that didn 't work)
Can someone give me some troubleshooting to find out what the problem is? Ask me any questions that may help you help me...thanks guys (ive tried reseting the ECU, that didn 't work)
Last edited by cdmx; Sep 11, 2003 at 12:09 AM.
If i was you, I would ditch the intake and buy an aem! You shouldnt have to go through that much trouble just to install an intake.
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You said fuel wire, were you talking about a fuel hose. Maybe you broke a vapor return line and thats why your throwing a check light. See if you can get someone to check your ECU for what code it's throwing. The honda dealer may or may not do it for you, otherwise your gonna have to find a shop which will be nice enough to scan the code for free or real cheap.
that thing is HUGE!!! lol 
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yo reset the light first.. then see if it goes on.. then work from there.
yo reset the light first.. then see if it goes on.. then work from there.
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Rep Power: 375 ok thanks guys, i left the neg battery terminal off for about 40 min now...im going to go see if it will stay off now and ill drive it around. Thanks for your help.
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