Or just unhook the battery, if it throws the code again that’s not the problem.
This is what I did. Cleared the lights.
Been driving it around all afternoon. No new lights.
Or just unhook the battery, if it throws the code again that’s not the problem.
Possibly problem with mass flow/primary o2 sensor. Get the ombd II diagnostic codes and see if it’s at fault. $80 part autozone, $800 at your local dealer fyi.The check engine light came on in my old RAV4 this morning.
Engine starts and runs smoothly/normal.
Oil level good, Transmission fluid level normal. Coolant levels good. No noise or other external evidence of problems.
What might be some other quick and easy things to check?
I don't have a diagnostic tool so I gotta go old school until tomorrow and I can get it in to a shop.
Would a bad battery cause the check engine light to come on?
Are you one of the guys that drives around with a rag for a gas cap?Our expedition doesn't have a gas cap.....a Ford thing?
Are you one of the guys that drives around with a rag for a gas cap?
Then you have the trick with the filler door. Spouses current and prior Hondas like many other vehicles I've owned have an inside release, in theory to prevent someone from gaining access. Awhile back, had to drive my kid's 2019 Honda minivan due to an emergency and it was out of gas. Stopped at the station and spent forever trying to find the release. Nope, you just push in on the filler door and it opens. Doh! I miss the old days where you just pulled down the license plate on the back and filled 'er up.nope I have a ford and they don't have gas caps anymore or at least the last 2 f150s and an escape did not. Open fuel door fill that sucker and slam the door closed.
Driving conditions play a part too. The vehicle monitors weather, towing, and driving habits.Mileage and or time.
Driving conditions play a part too. The vehicle monitors weather, towing, and driving habits.
If you're hot rodding during the Summer while towing the oil change light comes on quicker for good reason.
you can get the stickers for free at the parts storeMy oil change monitor is a piece of masking tape with date the mileage of the last oil changs on it.
True, but masking tape adds a touch of class to the job. Kind of like saying "bubba was here"you can get the stickers for free at the parts store
I didn't stay in a Holiday Inn last week but I'd question the link between TC and AWD lights and a check engine light. Could a voltage problem (battery or intermittent connection) be causing these codes?Well crud. The lights are back.
Check engine, traction control, AWD lights are on.
I took it back to O'rielly. Their scanner is telling me the same things it saw the other day.
Gas Cap and a leak on an oxygen sensor.
Why the other lights are on is a total mystery.
Yes.I didn't stay in a Holiday Inn last week but I'd question the link between TC and AWD lights and a check engine light. Could a voltage problem (battery or intermittent connection) be causing these codes?
Yep, that cheap ass one is perfectly adequate for reading and clearing DTCs and freeze frames. Don't use the software that comes with it. Get Torque Lite. I paid for Torque Pro like 10 years ago and it's been worth the $5, but you can do the basic stuff with the free Lite version.Cheap little tool I have can read codes and clear them.
Torque xxx only works on Android though. I got a VeePeak OBDCheck BLE scanner and downloaded Car Scanner ELM OBD2. It seems to work really well.Yep, that cheap ass one is perfectly adequate for reading and clearing DTCs and freeze frames. Don't use the software that comes with it. Get Torque Lite. I paid for Torque Pro like 10 years ago and it's been worth the $5, but you can do the basic stuff with the free Lite version.
There's a lot more stuff to geek out on, but that'll cover the basics.