What does a blinking check engine light mean on a Honda Pilot?
This blinking light ordinarily indicates a exacting engine misfire allowing unburned fuel to be ejected into the exhaust system. There it can quickly raise the temperature of the catalytic converter to a point where damage is likely, requiring an expensive repair.
What causes a flashing check engine light on a Honda Pilot?
While a majority of the time, the flashing check engine light is going to be caused by a misfire related to your Pilot’s ignition system or fuel system (as stated above), there are other issues that can cause it. Your timing chain could have jumped . If you have VVT, it may be having issues.
Why does my check engine light keep blinking?
This flashing light should not be ignored. When your engine is misfiring, it is dumping raw fuel into the exhaust. This raw fuel can detonate, which causes damage to the catalytic converter and the exhaust system itself. There can be other situations that can cause the check engine light to blink as well.
How to change engine light on Honda Pilot?
Easy Change out (Directions on Page 14-204 of the shop manual, free on this website) , although make sure you are ready for a little bit of ATF fluid to spill when you remove the old plug! Codes cleared at startup. Drove it about 5 miles at speed and in D3 to see if the codes would reappear, and so far no.
What to do if your Honda engine light is not working?
If you want to avoid the dealer, go to a parts store and get the code read. However if its a Honda specific code, be ready for them to be unable to read. The switches seem to be a known issue and are very easily replaced.
While a majority of the time, the flashing check engine light is going to be caused by a misfire related to your Pilot’s ignition system or fuel system (as stated above), there are other issues that can cause it. Your timing chain could have jumped . If you have VVT, it may be having issues.
Is the Check Engine light on and D blinking?
I had this problem popped out this morning. Drive light flashing with Check engine light always on. I drove it for about 10 miles, D light stopped flashing and Engine light is still on.
Easy Change out (Directions on Page 14-204 of the shop manual, free on this website) , although make sure you are ready for a little bit of ATF fluid to spill when you remove the old plug! Codes cleared at startup. Drove it about 5 miles at speed and in D3 to see if the codes would reappear, and so far no.
If you want to avoid the dealer, go to a parts store and get the code read. However if its a Honda specific code, be ready for them to be unable to read. The switches seem to be a known issue and are very easily replaced.