So my dad just bought 1992 Integra LS a week ago, but the oil light is on. My dad already put in new oil, but the light is still on. Also, the check engine light goes on when I drive around the neighborhood, but doesn’t go on immediately as the engine is turned on. Anybody can help me with these problems?
oil pressure can be low…
faulty oil pressure switch/sending unit
not enough oil…
a bad icu(integrated control unit) behind driver kick panel fusebox…
Not sure what it could be exactly, but the fact that the oil light is triggering the CEL could indicate low oil pressure… have a mechanic hook an oil pressure gauge to it and get a psi reading… could be what the guy above said or possibly the oil pump is failing in which case driving the car could be doing some serious damage if the top isn’t getting enough oil across the cams etc…
If its throwing a Check Engine Light… check it?
There are plenty of walkthroughs posted that tell you how to do so. The car is trying to tell you what’s wrong… we can’t diagnose the problem without adequate information.
http://www.daintegra.com/da-integra-ecu-trouble-codes/
Etc etc… a quick Google-search would help you a lot.
I’m kinda new (and new to restoring/building cars in general) so I’m still learning. Those suggestions about the oil light problem make a lot of sense, hopefully my mechanic can figure things out this weekend. And I’ll try decoding the CEL tomorrow. Thanks for the replies.
for 2nd gen tegs with OEM ODB0 ECU you can pull back the passenger side floor pan/carpet to expose a cover plate for the ECU. there will be a clear small round window near the top… turn the key to the on position and a red led will flash.
count the long flashes, then count the short flashes so _ … would equal 17 (VSS Issue for example) _ _ … would equal 23 and so on.
from there you can google 1991 acura integra engine codes and findd a few hits to read thru and get the codes and meanings.
Its a '92, its OBD1…He would have to find the service connector under the passenger side dash/kick-panel, jump the connection with a wire, and count the CEL flashes on the dashboard.