hey everyone, does anyone know what the orange engine light means ? whenever i turn on my car the serveral lights light up and turn off which is normal, but after i have been driving for 10 minutes or so this orange engine light will turn on and stay on for the remainder of the trip .

anyone know why ?




cheers in advance

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go to yur local mitsi to run a scan on the comp to see wat the prob is,
id do it asap aswell

emission control problem

go to yur local mitsi to run a scan on the comp to see wat the prob is,
id do it asap aswell




:stoopid: do it now asap

:stoopid:

agreed..

If you wanna check it out yourself though, there's a howto on checking engine fault codes on the FAQ (http://www.wermspowke.net/wiki/index.php/Engine#How_can_I_read_a_fault_code_from_the_ECU_wi thout_a_MUT-II.3F).

emission control problem
Not necessarily. The engine warning ligh will illuminate to indicate the ECU has recorded a fault event - which could be anything. For example I had a broken vacuum hose going to my TCL control valve, and it would light up the engine light and the TCL OFF light together. But bottom line, get it to a Mitsu service centre as the others have said.

ok thanks for the replies,

the engine runs smooth as , normal power, normal oil temp etc. so hopefully it isn't something too serious

but i will definetly try to book it in today ! , otherwise monday ,...



later :cool:

actually, has anyone else experienced this after they have put their pod filter down near the front bumper? i think it must be my temp sensor or air flow sensor being blocked or somthing, as that red air filter oil i put on it seems to have seeped through the air filter onto parts of the honeycombe section.

Over-oiling can confuse or kill MAF sensors.

I'd suggest checking the fault codes yourself as per the link i posted.. it may well be MAF related.

If your ECU is getting bad signals from the MAF it'll fall back to using the TPS for its load setting, so your car will still drive ok, but it's worth checking it out anyway.

Yeh, I consistently have the orange engine light coming on. Started after swapping over engines. Before that, with CAI etc, not a problem.

I agree that it is a fault code registered by ECU. My aftermarket ECU is managing the engine stuff, and the Mitsi original ECU manages the rest. The engine warning light is linked to the Mitsi ECU, and I think it is not getting some feedback from engine operation and therefore assuming a fault.

The light comes on when the car is warmed up. Don't have an answer, though!

if any sensor on the motor fails or has bad conection it will turn the enging light on

we had 6 or 7 magnas at work have the enginelight come on and 95% it was the emission control failing to read a sensior. nothing alarming they said but cause we r a rental car company, we have to have our car in 100% condition for rent so we get them fix asap, im not making sense so i will go.. :neutral:

which emission control stuff do u know ? i have a TE 3L, if that helps narrow it down..

cheers for all replies so far !

wouldnt have a clue cobber and thats for tl-tw 3.5 v6

get o2 sensor checked

if u changed your engine and forgot to connect a sensor (say for example throttle position sensor) Your ECU will log a CMDTC ( continuous memory diagnostic trouble code ). This will cause the engine light to come on. Even if you reconnect that sensor straight away the fault of the throttle positioning sensor will be fixed the code will forever stay in the ECU until you take it to a dealership that will plug into your ECU and clear the code. So you may not have a fault but the memory of the fault in your ECU. Hope this makes sense

well i turned on my motor with the MAS sensor not properly connected and it died a few times .....before i got the connections correct, so hopefully that is it !


cheers guys, getting it checked on monday