Engine light came on so i fixed it and went back to fishing

[throttleplate]

2004 honda civic on the way to fish for crappie the engine light came on for the first time ever. The car was running great so no lost cylinder but the light bothered me. We arrived at our first fishing spot and while the wife fished i decided to check my fuel cap as i just filled up earlier.

 

The rubber o-ring on cap was dry rotted and cracked so it was not sealing. I recall the last 3 months when i gassed up when taking the cap off it wasnt releasing the tank pressure as it always did for years. For a quick fix i took vaseline lip balm and applied it aroud the o-ring and around the filler neck and put cap on and made a good tight turn.

 

I then removed the neg cable off the battery to clear the engine codes and turn off the engine light. So far so good. I could just have keep driving with bad cap as it doesnt affect engine performance. It is for keeping the gas tank fumes from eccaping from the fuel system into the atmosphere. But the darn light was annoying me so i had to get it out of my sight.

 

To be prepared i carry a bag of tools, extra belts, a spare coil pack, large can of fix a flat, battery jump starter, tire plug kit, an electric air pump and AAA membership.

[Deleted account]

You know a space shuttle crashed because of an o ring failing, right?...  

I have an '11 Fit, and if I disconnect the battery, I have to reset the radio with a code I keep loosing.

[Bankbeater]

When the odometer hits certain a milage the engine light comes on in my Toyota to let me know its time for maintenance.  I'm old school so I still do my maintenance every 3000 miles. 

[Bird]

Probably 90% of engine light codes are non threatening to engine, I've found.

I personally don't like looking at the engine light while driving as I'm a Guage watcher.

 

I bought a cheap code reader years ago at AutoZone that will erase and it stays in the vehicle.

Glad you found the culprit.

[gim]

I think it’s time to retire the fossil Honda. An upgrade is in order @throttleplate.

[throttleplate]

2 hours ago, Deleted account said:

You know a space shuttle crashed because of an o ring failing, right?...  

I have an '11 Fit, and if I disconnect the battery, I have to reset the radio with a code I keep loosing.

Yeah, i have the code to reset which i keep in the owners manual.

Now i am listening to all new radio stations because i dont remember the  previous stations call signs.

I listen to many stations AM and FM, as soon as there is a news break or a commercial i switch to another station.

1 hour ago, Bankbeater said:

When the odometer hits certain a milage the engine light comes on in my Toyota to let me know its time for maintenance.  I'm old school so I still do my maintenance every 3000 miles. 

same with my honda, a "maintenance" light comes on separate from engine light.

In the owners manual it tells you how to disable that maintenance light which i have to do every so many thousand miles.

54 minutes ago, gimruis said:

I think it’s time to retire the fossil Honda. An upgrade is in order @throttleplate.

she has only 136,000 on her and gets 39mpg on the hwy. I will never break up with her, shes my baby.

[813basstard]

I’ve never owned a vehicle that didn’t have the engine light on…that’s a real thing?

[TnRiver46]

3 hours ago, Deleted account said:

You know a space shuttle crashed because of an o ring failing, right?...  

I have an '11 Fit, and if I disconnect the battery, I have to reset the radio with a code I keep loosing.

My wife has 08 fit, I have used that silly code 10 million times it feels like haha 

[BrianMDTX]

On 5/12/2022 at 5:10 PM, Deleted account said:

You know a space shuttle crashed because of an o ring failing, right?...  

I have an '11 Fit, and if I disconnect the battery, I have to reset the radio with a code I keep loosing.

Pull the PCM fuse to clear codes. It won’t cause you to reset the radio.