Honda Check Engine Light

When your check-engine light comes on, it can be indicative of a number of problems with your vehicle.

Top 5 Reasons Your Check-Engine Light May Be On

1. Oxygen (O2) Sensor needs replacing — If you don’t replace a faulty oxygen sensor, your engine will burn more fuel than is necessary. If this problem is ignored, you may experience as much as 40% loss on your vehicle’s fuel economy as well as suffer damage to your spark plugs or catalytic converter.
2. Gas Cap is loose, damaged, or missing —  If this issue is not resolved, you will lose fuel through evaporation and end up making more trips to the gas pumps.
3. Catalytic Converter needs replacing — Your Catalytic Converter helps protect the environment by converting harmful carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide. If you don’t replace this part when necessary, your vehicle will fail its emissions test, you will experience reduced performance and fuel economy, and your car will run at a higher temperature than normal.
4. Mass Airflow Sensor (MAF) needs replacing — The MAF measures the amount of air entering the engine and determines how much fuel is needed for your vehicle to run. A faulty sensor can cause damage to your vehicle’s spark plugs, O2 sensor, and catalytic converter. You will experience reduced vehicle performance and fuel economy if this problem is left unchecked.
5. Spark Plugs or Plug Wires need replacing — Your spark plugs ignite the oxygen/fuel mixture in your vehicle’s combustion chamber. Without functioning spark plugs or spark plug wires, your vehicle will not run properly (if it runs at all). You will experience poor vehicle performance, reduced power, and reduced fuel economy if this problem is not resolved.

The problems listed above are cause for concern and need to be dealt with immediately.

They are not, however, the only possible reasons your check-engine light has come on. This means your best bet of a true diagnosis is to trust the experts to determine what’s wrong.

Failure to receive a reliable diagnosis — and any necessary services — can result in unsafe driving conditions and more costly repairs in the future.

Here at Norm Reeves Honda North Richland Hills, we understand all of this and because we are dedicated to keeping our customers safe on the road, we offer a check-engine-light diagnostic test.

Schedule your diagnostic test with Norm Reeves Honda North Richland Hills today!

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