Engine warning light switches on but then off the next morning.
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:55 pm
On travelling about 35 Km in the morning to work no problem with my 2008 Gen 4 diesel 3.2. (± 270,000 km)
On sitting for 8 hours, on the way home, the check engine light came on at around 15 Km.
When at home, checked the engine oil level, ATF, water, brake and steering fluids and all OK as was coolant temperature (around the 1/4 mark)
Last time I had a check engine light it was the Mass Airflow sensor.
Around an hour after checking the fluid levels I took out the mass air flow sensor and sprayed it with mass airflow cleaning fluid. Waited for the solvent to evaporate then put the sensor back in.
Voila, check engine light didn't come on.
Today, the CEL was off on the outward journey, no problem. On return the CEL came on again at round the same distance.
My OBDII 'dongle' has stopped working (the cheap blue type - won't connect via Bluetooth) so I don't have one available at the moment
The 'outward' time takes around 30 minutes but the return journey can take almost twice that time.
Have cleaned the sensor with fluid again but the CEL (thus far) won't extinguish. So perhaps it's a temperature issue somewhere.
Will check again later when the engine is a bit colder but thought I'd ask the forum if anyone had something similar to this happen to them?
Thanks all!
On sitting for 8 hours, on the way home, the check engine light came on at around 15 Km.
When at home, checked the engine oil level, ATF, water, brake and steering fluids and all OK as was coolant temperature (around the 1/4 mark)
Last time I had a check engine light it was the Mass Airflow sensor.
Around an hour after checking the fluid levels I took out the mass air flow sensor and sprayed it with mass airflow cleaning fluid. Waited for the solvent to evaporate then put the sensor back in.
Voila, check engine light didn't come on.
Today, the CEL was off on the outward journey, no problem. On return the CEL came on again at round the same distance.
My OBDII 'dongle' has stopped working (the cheap blue type - won't connect via Bluetooth) so I don't have one available at the moment
The 'outward' time takes around 30 minutes but the return journey can take almost twice that time.
Have cleaned the sensor with fluid again but the CEL (thus far) won't extinguish. So perhaps it's a temperature issue somewhere.
Will check again later when the engine is a bit colder but thought I'd ask the forum if anyone had something similar to this happen to them?
Thanks all!