First CEL - loose gas cap
#27
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Yeah, push the DSC off button once and it will let you hang your tail out a good amount (+ spin tires etc), but will kick in once you really lose it (45 degree angle or something). If you hold the DSC off for 7+ seconds, you will see the car w/ squiggly lines icon appear and DSC is fully off at that point, you can spin 'er right round to your heart's content and it won't ever kick in. If you do the 7-second hold, you can't turn it back on again unless you restart the car.
Nah you fine, as long as no lights are on and you turned the wheel all the way left and right once (which i'm sure you've done by now), you're fine.
Should I disconnect the battery again, and turn the wheels fully to the left and right again (after reconnecting the battery, but before the starting the car)?
Or am I okay? The car is driving great.
Or am I okay? The car is driving great.
#29
my wife's a new RX-8 owner (used 2007, 4000 miles) and the CEL came on today...tightened the fuel cap and i'll try the reset procedure. and have her read the manual! lol
thanks for the great info, looking forward to learning more about the car!
hangar
thanks for the great info, looking forward to learning more about the car!
hangar
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Check the sticky about clearing your CEL in the Tech forum.
Also it's always a good idea to swing by Autozone when your CEL comes on even if you're confident it's the gas cap. Mine came on ~5 miles from a gas station so I figured that was it. Checked it tho and it turns out it was related to my vacuum line from something I missed a few weeks before working on my intake.
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#31
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That's NVRAM (Non-Volatile Random Access Memory)... but close enough (we're still working with RK)
When I had this issue (and purchased a new gas cap) I couldn't eliminate the CEL by resetting the KAM or NVRAM.
I had to wait the two full drive cycles and let it clear itself.
So give it a couple days to clear.
When I had this issue (and purchased a new gas cap) I couldn't eliminate the CEL by resetting the KAM or NVRAM.
I had to wait the two full drive cycles and let it clear itself.
So give it a couple days to clear.
#33
thanks all...that's exactly what i decided to do, see if it clears itself after the driving cycles. and my wife will make sure the cap is on straight with a few clicks. (although the ratchet clicks are pretty weak, like there's not much torque on the cap anyway.)
also, she was near Empty...any correlation between not holding vacuum and fuel level?
hangar
also, she was near Empty...any correlation between not holding vacuum and fuel level?
hangar
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