My check engine light is on in my car.?

Question

I have a 2001 Honda Civic

I think its the fuel pump, but it also might just be a hose. This happened to me before when a hose came loose near the fuel pump. I'm not getting any pressure when I open the gas cap. When I step on the gas two quickly the car almost stalls.

Answer 1

Your car should be equipped with an OBD it connects to the computer and is a port for access to what may be wrong their are 2 ways to check the light

You can turn the key 5 times to the on/off switch and then the light will blink in a code of long blink and short blinks. Long blink means 100 and short blink means 1 so say it was long long short short short. That would mean 203 that would be the code. you would have to look it up what it means somewhere on the net or some dealerships will offer the information.

Take it to a Auto Zone they do it for FREE. They will hook a computer in the OBD I mentioned earlier and read what is wrong and they can tell you what it is. They can make it go away but it may come back unless you fix it obviously.

I doubt you want to take it to a dealer they are over rated when it comes to little things like this. Until you find out what exactly is Wrong.

Answer 2

Sounds like a bad MAS air flow sensor, time for new NGK spark plugs, or your injectors are going out. Something in the fuel line can't handle the flow, which is why when you stomp on it, it stalls.

Your fuel pump and rail may be fine, but if your injectors aren't flowing, or the plugs aren't combusting all of the fuel, it will lag and feel like it's stalling. If you smell fuel when you stomp on it, I would change the plugs.

Or just go have it checked out, the OBD II jack can let Autozone plug in and see what the sensor "check engine" light code is showing.

Be glad it isn't a Nissan, they have 6 injectors at $1,300 for a swap to new ones. Errgghh!

Answer 3

i have never had much success repairing cars over the internet.my arms don't reach that far.take it to a mechanic, he will run a series of tests, including checking what fault codes are stored, checking the fuel pump for output pressure, checking the manifold rail pressure at the injectors, etc. then you won't have to guess. if a hose was loose, i think you would see gas on the ground.

Answer 4

Your pollution control system is acting up. Not to worry. No big $$ outlay is necessary. (liking it already, don't ya?)

Now, here is the solution. Go to your friendly garage. They will put a diagnostic system on your engine. It gives them a code. That code, according to the mechanics book is pollution control valve or circuitry. It costs $85 approx. to replace. Or $ 0 to reset. Tell them to reset. Drive away.

The check engine light will come on after another 5,000 kms or so. Nothing to be alarmed You are just burning a bit more gasoline than usual until you get it checked out.

Answer 5

Check your air filter first and make sure its clean, I didn't understand why but my bf is a Honda mechanic and said it would cause it to stall when stepping on the gas. second was the fuel pump, and fuel fillter. Good luck

Answer 6

Could be a number of different things. Any good garage would be able to run a diagnostic test for a small fee and it will tell them what it is that is exactly sending the error code. It could be a bad vacuum line or anything really. Best bet is to take it to get the test ran and all should be fine. Good luck!

Answer 7

This happened to me a few days and all I did was do the routine oil change and after 1 day or 2 after the change the light urned off.

Answer 8

The only correct answers here are the one's telling you to get the car scanned. Everything else is pure BS.

I love the answers referring to oil changes fixing check engine lights.

Answer 9

Use a code reader to get the code that the computer recorded which will give you a starting point. If you don't have one you can take your car to most parts stores and they will read the code for you, usually for free.

Answer 10

Take it to your local autozone or pepboys or advanced auto and they can come out to your car and hook up there reader to it and tell you exactly what code is being thrown to cause the check engine light.