[V8] check engine light question...

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

You may want to be a little more concerned about the MIL light. It is trying to
tell you something - and it does not come on without a pretty good reason (on
our cars anyway). It sounds like you are running too lean - because of the
un-metered air entering the system. This can be very bad if left un-checked, and
the idle air system cannot correct.

If it is just a hose, replace it.

Dave



Quoting Carter Johnson <carterjohnson3 at yahoo.com>:

> Without fault coding the engine, the hose that I broke
> the other day seems to have resulted in a check engine
> light last night.  The hose, as previously mentioned,
> was a burnt orange color, about 4 mill. in diamater,
> running from the left (passenger) bank under the air
> intake.  It ends in a canister-like device.  I presume
> this is metering air for the emissions system, and the
> break in the hose caused the check engine light.
> Sound reasonable?  As such, I'm not terribly concerned
> about it, but wanted to hear opinions...as always :-)
>
> W. Carter Johnson
> University of Rhode Island
> 401-874-4947 office
> 401-789-3217 home
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