98 accord check engine light help
 

I have a 98 accord ex 4 cylinder 5 speed. the check engine light is on. I do not know the code cause a shop told me that it came up being a emission malfunction. anyone know what this could be? also I am planning on changing my oil in the transmission. Anyone know how to drain, add the oil and how much does it take?


Thanks.

Go to someplace like AutoZone to read the code again. Get the number.

Remove left-front wheel & lower the jack just enough so the car is back level again. Support it solidly, don't trust the JACK alone.

Look through the wheel well alongside the axle. Drain valve is directly below the axle with a square hole in the bolt-head. Use a 3/8" socket extension without a socket.

But first, find the FILL bolt at about 3-oclock from the axle. It's a larger bolt (17mm wrench??) with a wide flange that looks different than all the other bolts. Check owner's manual for capacity, maybe 2 quarts or 3? Fill until it just runs back out of the fill hole (with the car level). You'll probably want to use a funnel with a hose that snakes down & into the fill hole.

here is the code it is throwing.
 

Po 1457

P1457 = EVAP system leak in the canister system.

Check out this thread.
https://www.hondaaccordforum.com/for...ad.php?t=27179

thanks. but i dont know how to do that stuff. how much you think it would cost a shop to do this?

Don't know. You'll have to ask.

You could look for bad vacuum hoses at the purge valve & all around the EVAP canister.

speed sensor gone bad?
 

The speedometer & cruise sound like the VSS is the culprit. But I don't know whether that can mess up the idle...?

I guess I'd chase the VSS first, at least to check for bad wiring connections at the VSS. If you're lucky, that'll fix everything. If not, you're left with a coincidence that it had an idle problem at the same time.

The thing is it use to happen every once in a while now its almost every day and when it happens everytime i come to a stop it idles really low and kinda rough and it also makes it a little doggy when it does happen. kinda feels like you have the air on when the air is off.

what would cause the speedo to go wacky along with the temp gauge?