Random CEL ? 9000k miles... cai only

[JosueSI]

I drive an 06 honda civic si...with about 9,000 miles...and today i just recieved my 3rd check engine light and my service advisor is denyin to work on my car under warranty...which i am extremely upset about and im about to talk to a manager pretty soon. The 1st time it came up...it was on a friday.. i took it straight to honda and they told me to bring it back money since i didnt have time...so i didnt drive my car at all that weekend...and the followin monday...no cel..but i still took it to honda and they told me they found nothin. 2nd time i took it straight to honda and they told me it was a random cel and said that i was runnin too rich ? i also asked them about my poppin noise when i shift...so a tech rode with me and my dumb self powershifted once just to show how noticable the pop was....because it wont always pop if i just shift normally...so the guy accused me of abusin my car... so now they dont wanna work on my car cuz of that....i asked a tech at mercedes ( i work there and he use to be a tech at honda for 10 yrs and was a silver somethin..) and he told me that it was bull crap and they dont know what they're doin....ive also asked the mercedes service advisors and they told me that was crap too. why am i gettin these random cel ? please serious responses.

[NIGHTHAWKSI]

well you kinda messed up by powershifting whiel on a test drive....just take your car to another dealer.

[RWatters]

Let me guess, Injen CAI? Tends to happen randomly on the highway but turns itself off?

Edit: Looked at your profile and saw that you DO have the Injen CAI. Join the club (which is starting to grow in popularity it seems, myself included) of those randomly getting check engine lights thanks to this "incredibly well-engineered" product that this forum is so biased towards. Hell, I got another check engine light today while driving on the highway. Why it's happening I do not know, but it's not just happening to me.

And why the hell would you powershift and then expect them to fix it?

[USDM-FG2]

Check your gas cap hehe

[NcSi]

like i said before josue some honda dealer in cary not saying any names sucks ass

[RWatters]

Originally Posted by NcSi

like i said before josue some honda dealer in cary not saying any names sucks ass

Why? It's not their fault this CAI causes check engine lights now is it? They fix defective products, not products that have issues/failures as a direct result of an aftermarket part put on the car. This is truley a case where Honda can refuse to work on the car and I have no hard feelings against them for it. If you want the CEL to go away, $10 says if your intake goes bye-bye that CEL will go bye-bye.

As far as dropping the hammer in the car while a Honda tech is in the car, what the hell do you honestly expect them to say? Any dealership is going to do that as far as I'm concerned. If you abuse the car, you better pay for the stuff you break. Hell, if you would have taken 5 minutes to read this forum you would have known that a HUGE amount of Si owners have the clunking problem and that no one knows the solution. You could have completely saved face at that dealership.

[rkalloo]

i have an injen cai and i NEVER got a cel

[RWatters]

Originally Posted by rkalloo

i have an injen cai and i NEVER got a cel

I've checked every nut, bolt, hose and screw on mine and it's all done perfectly. My MAF isn't dirty, has been cleaned, and I still get random CEL's while driving on the highway that NEVER appeared until that thing was put on.

I wonder how many people argued this when people first started getting CEL's with the AEM intake..

[NcSi]

ive had my injen cai for about 6months n no cel here had mine about 3weeks or so before josue

[radiocontrolhead]

I'm sorry to say, but your not so smart. I wonder why there is a poping noise if you don't shift normally, because your not doing it right! This car wasn't meant to powershift.

[JosueSI]

Originally Posted by radiocontrolhead

I'm sorry to say, but your not so smart. I wonder why there is a poping noise if you don't shift normally, because your not doing it right! This car wasn't meant to powershift.

yea, i do realize it was my mistake for powershiftin....its a rarity that i do that..but i try to do it on the dragstrip... but what cars are made to powershift than ? seems like the si is quite faster when power shiftin... also they told me that the engine is fine and the mounts are fine....i posted this thread durin lunch....thank you

[JosueSI]

Originally Posted by USDM-FG2

Check your gas cap hehe

lol, did that too

[JosueSI]

Originally Posted by NcSi

ive had my injen cai for about 6months n no cel here had mine about 3weeks or so before josue

yea, ive just taken the time to search around and it seems like theirs quite a few other ppl that has this issue with injen...

[rkalloo]

watters...i dont know, i can honestly say that ive had it for about 3-4 months now and i NEVER got a cel... maybe ur elbow isnt all the way inside the throttle body? is ur maf in TIGHT or a bit loose? that has to be really tight.... how long have u had this installed?

[RWatters]

Originally Posted by rkalloo

watters...i dont know, i can honestly say that ive had it for about 3-4 months now and i NEVER got a cel... maybe ur elbow isnt all the way inside the throttle body? is ur maf in TIGHT or a bit loose? that has to be really tight.... how long have u had this installed?

Elbow is on and well over the throttle body inlet. MAF is in VERY tight as I've checked that a few times.

Had it installed for around 3 months, now, and I've had a check engine light every few weeks.

[JosueSI]

its not hurtin the engine now is it ?

[Yodums]

Originally Posted by JosueSI

yea, i do realize it was my mistake for powershiftin....its a rarity that i do that..but i try to do it on the dragstrip... but what cars are made to powershift than ? seems like the si is quite faster when power shiftin... also they told me that the engine is fine and the mounts are fine....i posted this thread durin lunch....thank you

No car is meant to power shift. You will greatly reduce the life of your transmission and clutch when you do that. Put yourself in service manager's shoes. If a customer came in and said they had a problem, you'd tell them you'd take care of them, given that you can. But if they had to drive the car in a way that it wasn't meant to be driven to create the problem, you'd probably tell them the problem happens because of a driver error or the fact that you're just not using it the way it was originally intended.

[Freq18hz]

Originally Posted by RWatters

Let me guess, Injen CAI? Tends to happen randomly on the highway but turns itself off?

Edit: Looked at your profile and saw that you DO have the Injen CAI. Join the club (which is starting to grow in popularity it seems, myself included) of those randomly getting check engine lights thanks to this "incredibly well-engineered" product that this forum is so biased towards. Hell, I got another check engine light today while driving on the highway. Why it's happening I do not know, but it's not just happening to me.

And why the hell would you powershift and then expect them to fix it?

Incredibly biased, and from what I can tell stupidly so. No one on this forum can even provide proven intake temps....which I can tell you mine are MUCH hotter than stock, being that the intake pipe is scalding freakin hot. I've been saying Injen CAI FTL! for two weeks now, ever since summer started.


-Freq

[RWatters]

Originally Posted by JosueSI

its not hurtin the engine now is it ?

Nope, just annoying to have it popping on and off.

[JosueSI]

Originally Posted by RWatters

Nope, just annoying to have it popping on and off.

thank you