my warning egine light is on - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

vinpan · 05-06-2013, 12:25 AM

I live in canada (montreal) so i had stored my car for the winter (6 months) in my heated garage
Before i storage the car i went to tank up the car with gas I went to Petro Canada and used 94 octane and i also added about 500ml a small bottle of gas stabilizer
I had disconnected the negative side of the battery for storage
So today after 6 month of storage i reconnected the battery
Started the car
drove it out of the garage and after idling for a about a minute
and on the dash the slip indicator light came on the engine light came on
and has i press on the gas paddle to move the car it wouldn't go i gave gas and i would see the RPM up needle go just up a little and back down
So i turn off the car
Waited a minute and re started the car
this time the Slip Indicator light was not present good but the engine light was still lit
but i was able to drive the car
And the car drove very well i notice no problems while driving
the only thing is the engine light is on
Does anyone know why this engine light is still on
thanks

feldy · 05-06-2013, 01:09 AM

Need codes

m.wood0213 · 05-06-2013, 01:12 AM

take to dealer should be under warranty unless battery is bad. diag should be free or local auto parts store.

vinpan · 05-06-2013, 07:50 AM

it a manual transmission
The car only has 2900km
If i continue to drive the car with the engine light on is this dangerous for the car
Do i have to bring the car in right away

SportInjected · 05-06-2013, 10:54 PM

You can drive, it'll be fine. But either bring it to the daler or get the codes pulled at any auto parts store.

vinpan · 05-07-2013, 10:50 AM

Yesterday i brought the car to the dealer when i started the car the engine light was on
Drove it to the dealer parked the car
The lady told me to bring the car in
So i restarted the car and the engine light was did not appear
The service guy told me well no need to leave the car with us
He told me maybe because the car was in storage for 6 months with the battery disconnected
The car is running fine and the engine light is not there any more

whtchocla7e · 05-07-2013, 11:02 AM

Did they try to scan for any saved codes?

The problem with these damn dealerships is they won't touch anything unless they themselves are able to reproduce the issue on the spot... That's very frustrating for the buyers of first years models.

Gords_zenith · 05-07-2013, 11:19 AM

The ethonal in the 94 has prolly turned to water and may have gummed up your fuel system, always only store with ethonal free gas. Use an injector cleaner and some octane booster. And fill up with fresh gas if you can. That should help.

SportInjected · 05-07-2013, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Gords_zenith

The ethonal in the 94 has prolly turned to water and may have gummed up your fuel system, always only store with ethonal free gas. Use an injector cleaner and some octane booster. And fill up with fresh gas if you can. That should help.

Hmmm, would this be specific to DI? Just wondering, since I've stored multiple cars with full tank of 93 (up to 10% ethanol) and a can of stabil, and never had an issue.

Gords_zenith · 05-07-2013, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SportInjected

Hmmm, would this be specific to DI? Just wondering, since I've stored multiple cars with full tank of 93 (up to 10% ethanol) and a can of stabil, and never had an issue.

Hmmm not too sure on that, but I've always been told to store with ethanol free gas which i did this year and not one issue when I brought her out.

SportInjected · 05-08-2013, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gords_zenith

Hmmm not too sure on that, but I've always been told to store with ethanol free gas which i did this year and not one issue when I brought her out.

I got ya, thanks for the tip; something to keep in mind for the future.

05-06-2013, 12:25 AM	#1
vinpan Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Montreal Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	my warning egine light is on I live in canada (montreal) so i had stored my car for the winter (6 months) in my heated garage Before i storage the car i went to tank up the car with gas I went to Petro Canada and used 94 octane and i also added about 500ml a small bottle of gas stabilizer I had disconnected the negative side of the battery for storage So today after 6 month of storage i reconnected the battery Started the car drove it out of the garage and after idling for a about a minute and on the dash the slip indicator light came on the engine light came on and has i press on the gas paddle to move the car it wouldn't go i gave gas and i would see the RPM up needle go just up a little and back down So i turn off the car Waited a minute and re started the car this time the Slip Indicator light was not present good but the engine light was still lit but i was able to drive the car And the car drove very well i notice no problems while driving the only thing is the engine light is on Does anyone know why this engine light is still on thanks

05-06-2013, 01:09 AM	#2
feldy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Drives: 2013 FRS Asphalt Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 1,155 Thanks: 309 Thanked 335 Times in 212 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Need codes __________________ 2013 Scion FR-S AT Picked up 5/30/2012

05-06-2013, 07:50 AM	#4
vinpan Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Montreal Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	it a manual transmission The car only has 2900km If i continue to drive the car with the engine light on is this dangerous for the car Do i have to bring the car in right away Last edited by vinpan; 05-06-2013 at 12:19 PM.

05-07-2013, 11:02 AM	#7
whtchocla7e Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 FR-S Hot Lava Location: CT Posts: 424 Thanks: 30 Thanked 222 Times in 81 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Did they try to scan for any saved codes? The problem with these damn dealerships is they won't touch anything unless they themselves are able to reproduce the issue on the spot... That's very frustrating for the buyers of first years models. __________________ Live to drive another day

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vinpan Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Montreal Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yesterday i brought the car to the dealer when i started the car the engine light was on Drove it to the dealer parked the car The lady told me to bring the car in So i restarted the car and the engine light was did not appear The service guy told me well no need to leave the car with us He told me maybe because the car was in storage for 6 months with the battery disconnected The car is running fine and the engine light is not there any more

05-07-2013, 11:19 AM	#8
Gords_zenith Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: WRB BRZ Sport Tech Location: Durham, Canada Posts: 354 Thanks: 178 Thanked 110 Times in 64 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The ethonal in the 94 has prolly turned to water and may have gummed up your fuel system, always only store with ethonal free gas. Use an injector cleaner and some octane booster. And fill up with fresh gas if you can. That should help.

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