Engine Light.....what ?????

[chambers]

I have not driven my RT in 3 weeks. It has no mods. I started it up this morning and let it idle for about 15 minutes. When I got in the car I noticed the check engine light was on. I did replace the gas caps with a lock gas cap about 2 months ago. So I decided to put the factor gas cap back on. The engine still stays on. I drove it on the beltway 50 miles and the light is still on. It drives and rides just great. It just passed state emissions 4 weeks ago. I am thinking maybe I put some bad gas in it. Sometimes I go to these discount gas stations to fill up. Does anyone have any suggestions before I take it to my Viper tech?

 

[Voodoo Rob]

Check the code and clear it, most likely your gas cap switcheroo set it off.

 

[chambers]

Check the code and clear it, most likely your gas cap switcheroo set it off.

Excuse my ignorance but how do you clear the code

 

[V10SpeedLuvr]

Excuse my ignorance but how do you clear the code

Go to Advance Auto or a place like that. They will scan it and clear it for free. Or you can buy a code reader for $100 and do it yourself.

 

[plumcrazy]

gas cap or cat code i bet. mine went back in the day when the weather changed. tator told me not to worry about it. clear it and drive.

just get the code to be sure what it is

 

[Voodoo Rob]

Excuse my ignorance but how do you clear the code

Go to Advance Auto or a place like that. They will scan it and clear it for free. Or you can buy a code reader for $100 and do it yourself.

Agree with this or on fleebay. Great tool to have .

 

[plumcrazy]

roe used to sell one for like $30...same one was on ebay cheap too

 

[LifeIsGood]

These site hasve a wealth of information on ODB (On-Board Diagnostic) codes...

ODB-Codes.com

ODB II

You can do a Google search for ODB II Scanners and get links to many.

I use an Actron CP9125 because I only need to find out and then erase codes. They can get a lot more sophisticated, but that costs more money. Mine was in the $50-$60 range. It's worked fine for me.

 

[Fatboy 18]

I need to get one of these

 

[VIPER BAZ UK]

Got one Mark if you need it in a rush......

 

[Fatboy 18]

No problem Baz, Got one coming to me now

Thanks for the offer

 

[dave6666]

Starting the vehicle and letting it idle cold for 15 minutes is probably not the smartest thing to do.

 

[Grisoman]

If you don't care about the code, you might be able to clear it by R&Ring the ECU/ECM fuse . . . others will correct me if I'm wrong. This will also reset all the adaptives (which is not a bad thing to do once in awhile).

 

[chambers]

I have not driven my RT in 3 weeks. It has no mods. I started it up this morning and let it idle for about 15 minutes. When I got in the car I noticed the check engine light was on. I did replace the gas caps with a lock gas cap about 2 months ago. So I decided to put the factor gas cap back on. The engine still stays on. I drove it on the beltway 50 miles and the light is still on. It drives and rides just great. It just passed state emissions 4 weeks ago. I am thinking maybe I put some bad gas in it. Sometimes I go to these discount gas stations to fill up. Does anyone have any suggestions before I take it to my Viper tech?

Well the very next day after replacing the gas cap and driving for 50 miles I started her up and let her idle for 10 minutes and the check engine light went out.

 

[lxadeuce]

Starting the vehicle and letting it idle cold for 15 minutes is probably not the smartest thing to do.

how else do you let it warm up?

 

[DrumrBoy]

Drive it gently (no WOT) on roads you know for 5-6 minutes ought to be better than idling for 10.