Hey guys this might be a noob question but i just put in my cold air intake from procarparts.com for my 06' tC, and i intalled everything correct (or it looks that way) and everything sounds normal but after driving it for a little bit the check engine light came on .... is that normal? or what do i do???

 

Which intake did you install firstly... and then, have you gone to a place like autozone to get the code scanned... both those things will help us immensely.

 

pull the ground on teh battery, step on the brake until the brake lights fade away. plug the ground back in. roll ur windows down, open ur sunroof, close ur windows and hold it up for 2 secs, close ur sunroof. ur good to go.


this is the steps of HOW TO reset ur ECU. it is also listed in ur owners manual

 

Do and also let your car idle for 10-15 minutes after that without even touching the gas pedal. And don't rev it right away.

 

The ecu needs to be reset so you need to pull the neg on the battery and drain the reserve power for the computer and the radio stations ect. then let the car idle for 10 mins. and it should reset if not get some one to scan your car for the codes

 

If you pull another code after your reset... get it scanned... don't continue to reset it over and over please.

 

do u drive an auto or 5? what intake? did u put the air senser back in aaaalll the way (no gap)? y does your avitar have a blue tc in it, but u own a black 1?

i didnt have to reset anything after i put mine on.

 

check your vacuum lines make sure you didnt mix them up and then do what everyone else said to do

 

this might be a little out dated compared to your post. however, I am a mechanic and have been for years.
I too have an 06 tC. the reason that your CEL is coming on is probably because of the MAS ( mass airflow sensor). depending on the type of CAI you installed, the light is probably tripping because of the increased air flow. assuming the MAS did not get damaged in the process.

 

Yeaaa, its an oldie lol... i took that piece schiit out and got a trd intake

 

well.. all I have to say to that is " to each his/her own" ... Injen Technologies has done their homework. They are specifically designed and dyno tested to be tuned specifically for the scion tC engine.