"ufatbastehd" <ufatbasted@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> > This is usually a sensor going bad. If you don't fix it nothing may
happen
> > for a while, but eventually the car will stop running. Good
preventative
> > maintenance is to take the car to Autozone or a service center, and have
> > them read the stored fault codes out of the computer. This will usually
> > indicate what needs to be replaced, cleaned or adjusted.
> >
> > Sometimes it is just a gas cap leaking.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "nesscam" <nessamom2000@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:91547ab31e0a8e3f0f72eaa81148803a@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
> > > the check engine light comes on every once and awhile when i drive my
> > honda
> > > civic dx can not figute it out
> > >
>
>
> Earl are you the same Earl from the Jeep forum. I read and post there
> once in while
> Just got a 94 civic DX coup for ny daughter so now I'm here trying to
> learn a little
>

That's me. Change the fluids. It's a lot like a Jeep. It's probably time
for a timing belt though. Use Honda Genuine Antifreeze, unless you want a
hole in the cylinder head. Assume the previous owner never changed spark
plugs, etc.

They're good cars, once you get to know them.

Earle