engine light on??? help!!
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engine light on??? help!!
I just bought a brand new rx-8 grand touring auto this past monday. After putting 160 miles on it, the engine light turns on! Anyone here experience this before?? Should I be worried?? Please reply. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by jhchowchow
I just bought a brand new rx-8 grand touring auto this past monday. After putting 160 miles on it, the engine light turns on! Anyone here experience this before?? Should I be worried?? Please reply. Thanks.
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unless you have a can-scan tool, you should bring it into the dealer and see which code is being brought up. it could be nothing, but it might be something.
my guess, based on very limited info, is that you might have a bad cat or o2 sensor. what else could go wrong on a car with 160 miles on it?
my guess, based on very limited info, is that you might have a bad cat or o2 sensor. what else could go wrong on a car with 160 miles on it?
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Remeber that the CEL comes on if the gas cap is loose.
But, unless he recently added gas, that probably isn't it.
If it was the gas cap, the CEL doen't reset until several restarts after it has been tightened.
But, unless he recently added gas, that probably isn't it.
If it was the gas cap, the CEL doen't reset until several restarts after it has been tightened.
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I guess I wont have a choice but to schedule an appointment with the dealer. I'm still breaking the car in so I havent driven her hard at all. I'm just worried that it can be something serious. If anyone has any other ideas please reply. Thank you all.
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Originally Posted by jhchowchow
I guess I wont have a choice but to schedule an appointment with the dealer. I'm still breaking the car in so I havent driven her hard at all. I'm just worried that it can be something serious. If anyone has any other ideas please reply. Thank you all.
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Originally Posted by jhchowchow
I guess I wont have a choice but to schedule an appointment with the dealer. I'm still breaking the car in so I havent driven her hard at all. I'm just worried that it can be something serious. If anyone has any other ideas please reply. Thank you all.
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Originally Posted by alnielsen
Same thing happened to me when I picked up mine. One week after picking up the car, the check engine light comes on. The only thing the dealer did was to reset the ecu and give it the M flash.
This is one of the reasons I bought a CanScan tool- as well as to check for pending codes before they throw a CEL.
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i'm going to bring the car in first thing tomorrow morning. the light was not flashing. i didnt even know it was able to flash. i'll let you guyz know what happened. btw, love this forum. i've used it to research this car for over 6 months now. thanks again.
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Originally Posted by jhchowchow
I just bought a brand new rx-8 grand touring auto this past monday. After putting 160 miles on it, the engine light turns on! Anyone here experience this before?? Should I be worried?? Please reply. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by jhchowchow
i'm going to bring the car in first thing tomorrow morning. the light was not flashing. i didnt even know it was able to flash. i'll let you guyz know what happened. btw, love this forum. i've used it to research this car for over 6 months now. thanks again.
READ YOUR MANUAL. it has much information that you need to know.
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just got back from the dealer. nothing serious. just found out that my car never got the M flash?? shouldn't all cars be flashed before being sold to customers? service tech said that this car was not flashed with any ECU updates. weird. oh well, i'm happy it wasnt anything serious. my mpg might even increase. thanks for the help.
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Originally Posted by jhchowchow
just got back from the dealer. nothing serious. just found out that my car never got the M flash?? shouldn't all cars be flashed before being sold to customers? service tech said that this car was not flashed with any ECU updates. weird. oh well, i'm happy it wasnt anything serious. my mpg might even increase. thanks for the help.
As far as I know the basic function of the "M" was to prevent floods.
Unless you car was WAY BACK on the "J" and never even had the P0128 flash
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Originally Posted by scott_the_sock
Mine wasn't either. I don't think they really do "updates" to dealer stock unless there's a recall or you request it.
This is for reference:
http://www.finishlineperformance.com/rx8/docs/
I'm taking mine in for brake pad squeal.
This is for reference:
http://www.finishlineperformance.com/rx8/docs/
I'm taking mine in for brake pad squeal.
In the case of a simple update..I agree
When the TSB became a MSP dealers were told to update all the stock units.
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