360 Spider Engine Light is on!?!

[brian360spider]

I have a 2003 360 Spider with 8800 miles, serviced very recently, my check engine light is on, I checked the oil and the hydraulic steering fluids topped everything off and the light is still on..Any ideas guys. Thanks in advance!

[k4site]

I have the same problem... Try the gas cap... Any ideas?

[ferrarilou]

You need to read the error codes to have an idea of what is causing the ECU to turn on the check engine light. If your car has had the free Ferrari service campaign to fix the issue that kept many readers from working, then you can read the code yourself with a OBDII scanner. These are available at auto parts store and some are relatively cheap ($50.00 or less). Trivial to use.


Lou

[bestuning]

As K4site said, if the gas cap was not screwed in correctly then the tank pressure system sent out this mulfunction message. If this is true, you can switch off the battery for 5 minuts and then on again to cancel the Check engine light. You will have to turn on Ignition switch for 30 seconds before starting the engine to do a self learn of the throttle then start the engine and let it idle for 10 minuts before driving.

[ferrrari-tech]

Originally Posted by bestuning

As K4site said, if the gas cap was not screwed in correctly then the tank pressure system sent out this mulfunction message. If this is true, you can switch off the battery for 5 minuts and then on again to cancel the Check engine light. You will have to turn on Ignition switch for 30 seconds before starting the engine to do a self learn of the throttle then start the engine and let it idle for 10 minuts before driving.

Resetting the battery will clear the codes, but check what the codes are first before doing so. If it is something trivial then go ahead and erase the codes as described. All codes are related to emission systems, some are more important than others.

[Tonga360]

I've had the Check Engine lamp a couple times now. Although the loose gas cap is an easy check, my dealer found a Grounding recall that seemed to work for a couple weeks. When lamp came back on, stopped by to have him check it and he reports it may be a minor vacuum problem w/ fuel adjustment trying to either enriched or lean the mix. He feels it's ok to drive for now till he can look at it next month.
That said, I've noticed that sometimes on first start if engine is not smooth, I'll immediately turn off, wait 5-10 seconds, the it restarts smoothly (this happens about 1 out of 3 times when cold). Don't know if others experience this or not.