EML light. Civic 1.8. Can you guess what's up?
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Hi. The car in question is a 1.8 petrol civic. 2015.
I have a number of warning lights appearing at start up and before it's gets diagnosed tomorrow im wondering if anyone has any advice or guesses as to what it could be.
Warning lights are: check system (assuming this is the main etl warning), check tyre pressure system, check traction control/stability system, check power steering system.
There is nothing untoward on the engine but it does stink of petrol when idling and very lumpy at idle and when driving (e.g like a misfire).
https://youtube.com/shorts/llzruoJy5os?feature=sha...
If anyone has any ideas or things I can try before tomorrow if be greatful
Thanks.
I have a number of warning lights appearing at start up and before it's gets diagnosed tomorrow im wondering if anyone has any advice or guesses as to what it could be.
Warning lights are: check system (assuming this is the main etl warning), check tyre pressure system, check traction control/stability system, check power steering system.
There is nothing untoward on the engine but it does stink of petrol when idling and very lumpy at idle and when driving (e.g like a misfire).
https://youtube.com/shorts/llzruoJy5os?feature=sha...
If anyone has any ideas or things I can try before tomorrow if be greatful
Thanks.
SuperPav said:
Shagged battery (and alternator?)?
Those seem like unrelated warnings, which on all cars I've had similar issues on have been caused by a duff battery, so when it's low and struggles to turn over/at idle when flat, it triggers low voltage DTC's on virtually all the modules.
This was my first thought (had similar Christmas tree dash on a Skoda Fabia) and easy enough to check!Those seem like unrelated warnings, which on all cars I've had similar issues on have been caused by a duff battery, so when it's low and struggles to turn over/at idle when flat, it triggers low voltage DTC's on virtually all the modules.
Chris
12.0 is a discharged battery - and cranking to start will pull it down even further.
Not beyond the realms of possibility that that's part of your problem as low battery voltage is a common cause of modern cars throwing all sorts of odd fault codes.
A very rough guide: www.thebatteryshop.co.uk/car-battery-voltage-guide...
Not beyond the realms of possibility that that's part of your problem as low battery voltage is a common cause of modern cars throwing all sorts of odd fault codes.
A very rough guide: www.thebatteryshop.co.uk/car-battery-voltage-guide...
Op here.
The latest update from the garage is that the problem is an injector. I'm waiting for a new 1 to arrive on Wednesday.
They say this is quite common since the introduction of E10 fuel. I also recall an RAC mech telling me this about Honda engines a while ago, which I dismissed at BS at the time.
- Is E10 fuel really likely to be the problem?
- Also - are injectors generally replaced 1 at a time? At £240 each im not sure I fancy doing all 4!
- Should i start running it on E5 every other refill?
Of course. The garage could still be wrong, until a replacement injector is in and proves to be correct.
Thanks for ask the advice so far.
The latest update from the garage is that the problem is an injector. I'm waiting for a new 1 to arrive on Wednesday.
They say this is quite common since the introduction of E10 fuel. I also recall an RAC mech telling me this about Honda engines a while ago, which I dismissed at BS at the time.
- Is E10 fuel really likely to be the problem?
- Also - are injectors generally replaced 1 at a time? At £240 each im not sure I fancy doing all 4!
- Should i start running it on E5 every other refill?
Of course. The garage could still be wrong, until a replacement injector is in and proves to be correct.
Thanks for ask the advice so far.
If it is just a regular petrol injection engine, which pretty sure it is....you're getting seriously ripped off at £240 for one injector.
It isn't direct injection ?
As to whether that is your actual problem....
Did they send the injectors to the likes of ASNU to have them tested ? Would only cost a few quid.
It isn't direct injection ?
As to whether that is your actual problem....
Did they send the injectors to the likes of ASNU to have them tested ? Would only cost a few quid.
Just to wrap this up in case it comes up in a search.
It turned out to be a faulty injector. Once it was replaced a second injector failed pretty much straight after. So I decided to change all 4 anyway.
The injectors are only available from Honda at a cost of £270 each. Other owners have searched extensively and failed to get them cheaper.
Having read up a lot and had the opinion of several mechanics, I'm 80% convinced this was caused by E10 fuel. From now on I'll be using E5.
It turned out to be a faulty injector. Once it was replaced a second injector failed pretty much straight after. So I decided to change all 4 anyway.
The injectors are only available from Honda at a cost of £270 each. Other owners have searched extensively and failed to get them cheaper.
Having read up a lot and had the opinion of several mechanics, I'm 80% convinced this was caused by E10 fuel. From now on I'll be using E5.
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