Check Engine Like At 3400 Miles!!!!

IvtecN951 · 07-12-2007, 10:39 PM

HELLO 8TH CIVIC FAMILY, YES THE ABOVE TITLE IS CORRECT. I GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT YESTERDAY WHEN I STARTED UP MY RIDE. IT WAS CRAZY I COULDNT BELIEVE THAT MY BABY HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AT ONLY 3400 MILES.

SO I DROVE OFF TO THE DEALER TO SEE WHAT IT WAS

AS I WAS DRIVING TO THE DEALER , I WAS ON THE FREEWAY CRACKING VTEC , I WOULD SHIFT AT 7000 RPMS.MY CAR FELT WEIRD. I DIDNT KNOW IF MAYBE CAUSE I KNEW THE CE LIGHT WAS ON BUT IT DID. I GOT TO THE DEALER AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC. THEY SAID IT WAS A DTC P1009 CODEWHICH IS DEFINED AS A VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL ADVANCE MALFUNCTION. I WAS LIKE UHHH OK WHAT IS THAT. THE DEALER SAID THEY DIDNT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS SO THEY RESETTED THE LIGHT AND SAID THAT IF IT TURNED ON THEN TO BRING IT BACK.DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THE HECK THAT MEANS IT HAS ME WORRIED PLEASE HELPHAS ANYONE ELSE GOTTEN THIS ERROR. PLEASE HELP. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREAT THANKS. OH AND SHOULD I BE WORRIED ABOUT THIS.

***Izzy*** · 07-12-2007, 10:44 PM

Uhh, that actually sounds somewhat serious. It has to do with VTEC (hence Variable Valve Timing). I'm guessing it has to do with being unable to switch to the upper cam. If the dealer doesn't know...take it to someone who does....

iknowmysh1t · 07-12-2007, 10:47 PM

p1009 does not exist

radiocontrolhead · 07-12-2007, 11:12 PM

Something's fishy here. For a dealership to reset it and tell you to come back because they dont know whats wrong with it? What is it, Mickey Mouse Town?

IvtecN951 · 07-12-2007, 11:14 PM

If P1009 Doesnt Exist Then Why Did The Dealer Print Out The Paper For Me. It Says "if An Overadvanced Camshaft Phase (compared To The Directed Value) Continues Or When The Camshaft Phase Is Otherwise Abnormal, A Malfunction Is Detected And A Dtc Is Stored" What Does This Mean In English

IvtecN951 · 07-12-2007, 11:16 PM

I SERIOUSLY DONT KNOW RADIO BUT IT HAS ME WORRIED. ITS NOT LIKE I DRIVE THE CAR FAST EVERYDAY. EVERY NOW AND THEN I CRACK VTEC. AND I ONLY RACED A MAXIMA. ITS NOT LIKE I WAS DRIVING IT HARD AND THE LIGHT TURNED ON. MY CAR WAS SITTING AT MY JOB AND I WAS GETTING TO LEAVE FROM WORK, I TURNED IT ON AND THE LIGHT TURNED ON. ITS TRIPPY.

iknowmysh1t · 07-12-2007, 11:17 PM

well i have alldata and it says p1009 does not exist

iknowmysh1t · 07-12-2007, 11:20 PM

but from what you explained it sounds like your car didnt know which lobe to switch on your cam. sounds like a intermittent problem.

IvtecN951 · 07-12-2007, 11:21 PM

What Do You Think It Can Be "iknow", Why Would My Check Engine Light Turn On

iknowmysh1t · 07-12-2007, 11:21 PM

and btw that is what the mechanic writes down. i used to write up anything to get the customer out the door.

iknowmysh1t · 07-12-2007, 11:22 PM

i wouldnt worry about it. the light shouldnt come back up. it might of been the way you drove it.

iknowmysh1t · 07-12-2007, 11:24 PM

maybe you made the car hiccup? kinda like let off the gas then floor it?

IvtecN951 · 07-12-2007, 11:26 PM

Its Weird Dude Cause I Drove To Work In The Morning All Chill... The Only Thing I Can Remember Is That I Stalled Out When I Was Trying To Park Lol And I Didnt Remove My Foot From The Clutch And I Started It Up Again... Then When I Got Out From Work I Started It Up And The Light Turned On.could That Be It??

iknowmysh1t · 07-12-2007, 11:40 PM

well there you go! that would cause the entire drivetrain to kinda hiccup.

iknowmysh1t · 07-12-2007, 11:42 PM

actually was the light there b4 you shut off the car?

IvtecN951 · 07-12-2007, 11:54 PM

Actually The Light Wasnt On Before I Turned It Off.

iknowmysh1t · 07-12-2007, 11:56 PM

in that case i dont know. maybe the code didnt store until you shut off the car?

iknowmysh1t · 07-12-2007, 11:57 PM

stalling a manual tranny can cause alot of things to happen in the entire drivetrain so i cant really say.

**Yodums** · 07-12-2007, 11:59 PM

Can we not type in caps and at least TRY to use proper grammar?

IT'S REALLY HARD TO READ YOUR POST WHEN IT'S WRITTEN LIKE THIS. IT'S ALSO AGAINST THE FORUM RULES.

iknowmysh1t · 07-13-2007, 12:04 AM

uh oh you in trouble ivtec! lol

07-12-2007, 10:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
IvtecN951 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 94 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Check Engine Like At 3400 Miles!!!! HELLO 8TH CIVIC FAMILY, YES THE ABOVE TITLE IS CORRECT. I GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT YESTERDAY WHEN I STARTED UP MY RIDE. IT WAS CRAZY I COULDNT BELIEVE THAT MY BABY HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AT ONLY 3400 MILES. SO I DROVE OFF TO THE DEALER TO SEE WHAT IT WAS AS I WAS DRIVING TO THE DEALER , I WAS ON THE FREEWAY CRACKING VTEC , I WOULD SHIFT AT 7000 RPMS.MY CAR FELT WEIRD. I DIDNT KNOW IF MAYBE CAUSE I KNEW THE CE LIGHT WAS ON BUT IT DID. I GOT TO THE DEALER AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC. THEY SAID IT WAS A DTC P1009 CODEWHICH IS DEFINED AS A VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL ADVANCE MALFUNCTION. I WAS LIKE UHHH OK WHAT IS THAT. THE DEALER SAID THEY DIDNT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS SO THEY RESETTED THE LIGHT AND SAID THAT IF IT TURNED ON THEN TO BRING IT BACK.DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THE HECK THAT MEANS IT HAS ME WORRIED PLEASE HELPHAS ANYONE ELSE GOTTEN THIS ERROR. PLEASE HELP. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREAT THANKS. OH AND SHOULD I BE WORRIED ABOUT THIS.

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Yodums Scrodums Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 8,480 HIRO - ಠ_ಠ iTrader: 10 / 100%	Can we not type in caps and at least TRY to use proper grammar? IT'S REALLY HARD TO READ YOUR POST WHEN IT'S WRITTEN LIKE THIS. IT'S ALSO AGAINST THE FORUM RULES. __________________ 2007 Taffeta White Civic Si Coupe

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07-12-2007, 10:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
*Izzy* Supreme Pizza! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Azusa, CA Age: 25 Posts: 11,935 iTrader: 5 / 100%	Uhh, that actually sounds somewhat serious. It has to do with VTEC (hence Variable Valve Timing). I'm guessing it has to do with being unable to switch to the upper cam. If the dealer doesn't know...take it to someone who does....

07-12-2007, 10:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
iknowmysh1t Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 970 iTrader: 0 / 0%	p1009 does not exist

07-12-2007, 11:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
radiocontrolhead Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hollywood, ca Age: 21 Posts: 2,927 Danny iTrader: 0 / 0%	Something's fishy here. For a dealership to reset it and tell you to come back because they dont know whats wrong with it? What is it, Mickey Mouse Town?

07-12-2007, 11:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
IvtecN951 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 94 iTrader: 0 / 0%	If P1009 Doesnt Exist Then Why Did The Dealer Print Out The Paper For Me. It Says "if An Overadvanced Camshaft Phase (compared To The Directed Value) Continues Or When The Camshaft Phase Is Otherwise Abnormal, A Malfunction Is Detected And A Dtc Is Stored" What Does This Mean In English

07-12-2007, 11:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
IvtecN951 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 94 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I SERIOUSLY DONT KNOW RADIO BUT IT HAS ME WORRIED. ITS NOT LIKE I DRIVE THE CAR FAST EVERYDAY. EVERY NOW AND THEN I CRACK VTEC. AND I ONLY RACED A MAXIMA. ITS NOT LIKE I WAS DRIVING IT HARD AND THE LIGHT TURNED ON. MY CAR WAS SITTING AT MY JOB AND I WAS GETTING TO LEAVE FROM WORK, I TURNED IT ON AND THE LIGHT TURNED ON. ITS TRIPPY.

07-12-2007, 11:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
iknowmysh1t Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 970 iTrader: 0 / 0%	well i have alldata and it says p1009 does not exist

07-12-2007, 11:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
iknowmysh1t Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 970 iTrader: 0 / 0%	but from what you explained it sounds like your car didnt know which lobe to switch on your cam. sounds like a intermittent problem.

07-12-2007, 11:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
IvtecN951 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 94 iTrader: 0 / 0%	What Do You Think It Can Be "iknow", Why Would My Check Engine Light Turn On

07-12-2007, 11:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
iknowmysh1t Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 970 iTrader: 0 / 0%	and btw that is what the mechanic writes down. i used to write up anything to get the customer out the door.

07-12-2007, 11:22 PM	#11 (permalink)
iknowmysh1t Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 970 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i wouldnt worry about it. the light shouldnt come back up. it might of been the way you drove it.

07-12-2007, 11:24 PM	#12 (permalink)
iknowmysh1t Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 970 iTrader: 0 / 0%	maybe you made the car hiccup? kinda like let off the gas then floor it?

07-12-2007, 11:26 PM	#13 (permalink)
IvtecN951 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 94 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Its Weird Dude Cause I Drove To Work In The Morning All Chill... The Only Thing I Can Remember Is That I Stalled Out When I Was Trying To Park Lol And I Didnt Remove My Foot From The Clutch And I Started It Up Again... Then When I Got Out From Work I Started It Up And The Light Turned On.could That Be It??

07-12-2007, 11:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
iknowmysh1t Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 970 iTrader: 0 / 0%	well there you go! that would cause the entire drivetrain to kinda hiccup.

07-12-2007, 11:42 PM	#15 (permalink)
iknowmysh1t Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 970 iTrader: 0 / 0%	actually was the light there b4 you shut off the car?

07-12-2007, 11:54 PM	#16 (permalink)
IvtecN951 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 94 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Actually The Light Wasnt On Before I Turned It Off.

07-12-2007, 11:56 PM	#17 (permalink)
iknowmysh1t Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 970 iTrader: 0 / 0%	in that case i dont know. maybe the code didnt store until you shut off the car?

07-12-2007, 11:57 PM	#18 (permalink)
iknowmysh1t Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 970 iTrader: 0 / 0%	stalling a manual tranny can cause alot of things to happen in the entire drivetrain so i cant really say.

07-13-2007, 12:04 AM	#20 (permalink)
iknowmysh1t Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 970 iTrader: 0 / 0%	uh oh you in trouble ivtec! lol