Hey guys, New owner. 2013 base. 2000 miles. Got a "Service Eng. Soon" light today. The book says it's connected to the EGR system and to first check the gas
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10-26-2013, 07:14 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Service engine soon light
Hey guys,
New owner. 2013 base. 2000 miles. Got a "Service Eng. Soon" light today. The book says it's connected to the EGR system and to first check the gas cap. I fuel it. I know how to screw the cap on, but I check it anyway. Unscrew. Remove. Rescrew the cap. I've driven the car on 4 short trips today. Still got the light. Any suggestions before I take it to the dealer? Thanks, Greg |
10-26-2013, 07:49 PM | #2 (permalink) |
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Stop by an advanced auto, pep boys, etc and ask them to hook up an OBD-2 scanner. They will give you the code for free. That will give you a good point to start.
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did you fill the gas with the car on? it usually takes 3-5 starts before the light will go away if it was the gas cap.
give it a few starts if it does not go away , see above
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10-26-2013, 10:00 PM | #5 (permalink) |
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If it was the gas cap and you "fixed" it, pull the negative cable for 10 minutes. Then go for a drive, if you are still having the check engine light autozone will pull the code.
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10-27-2013, 12:44 AM | #6 (permalink) |
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Yea, on my Honda when the check engine light comes out (due to gas cap) it usually takes a couple drives for it to turn off. Sometimes it wont turn off, but I have found that filling up with more gas usually does the trick.
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This has happened several times and always self corrects. It did take hundreds of miles one time and many starts. I have not had this happen for over a year now. Good luck.
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10-27-2013, 09:01 PM | #8 (permalink) |
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I had this problem with my 2009 shortly after purchase. Checked by dealer and pronounced vapor leak at gas cap. I started giving the cap a few extra turns (not that it makes it any more tight) and have not had the problem since. And yes, it does take several cycles to resolve itself.
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10-27-2013, 09:55 PM | #9 (permalink) |
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FYI if you find out this is not related to the fuel cap...
I had to take my 2013 to the dealer around the same mileage. I thought it was this issue but turns out it was related to the trans (and occurred after some manual shifting) dealer reflashed my computer and I was good to go. Just wanted to throw that out there because I sat on my problem for a few weeks waiting to see if the gas cap was at fault. |
10-28-2013, 08:57 AM | #10 (permalink) |
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Thanks for the input guys.
I filled up yesterday and drove a few short trips. Still got the light on. Gonna drive the car afew days this week and see if it self-corrects. I never really did believe it was a loose fuel cap. I'm just working it from that direction. I'll let you know how it works out. |
10-28-2013, 09:50 AM | #11 (permalink) |
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My SES light comes on randomly anymore, due to my HFCs.
Most of the time it takes 1/2 tank of gas before it goes out. I've given up worrying about it. I can't pinpoint it to bad gasoline, because it does it from multiple stations, etc. so... oh well. |
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