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Honda Fit Spark Plug Issue
Just finished doing some maintenance on out Honda Fit and came aross a few interesting quirks.
I was running a power line for the new dashcam. In order to go through the firewall, I had to remove the fascia below the windshield and the engine compartment cover, Since I was that deep, I decided to replace the spark plugs. Good thing I did as plug#3 was loose and the coil was scorched.
After reading on some Fit boards, this is not uncommon.
Now for the bizarre part. When I started up the car, I had the stability control (VSA) dash light on, then check engine light came on. I figured I hit a wire while. Well sorta, turns out the 4th coil wire was not fully snapped on and it popped off. I re-torqued all the plugs to 20 ft-lbs and reattached all the wires.
The traction control light would not go out. After reading a few more Honda Fit blogs, I discovered the coil error will often trigger the traction control light.
I hooked up the OBD2 reader and reset the coil errors, but the traction control icon was still on. I decided to run the ABS code scan, and cleared a speed sensor error, then I ran the Honda OEM advanced scan and cleared a PCM error.
Clearing the PCM error extinguished the traction control light.
I decided to try and clear a persistent airbag error. A resistance error in left airbag. I unhooked the negative battery cable, waited a few minutes, reached under the drivers seat and unconnected/reconnected the airbag connector. This connector requires you to slide the locking cover back while unplugging.
Hooked up the battery and all is well.
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2018 Thor Freedom Elite 24
on 2016 Sprinter Chassis
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