Talk:Check engine light

Merge suggestion

 * Support merge from "Idiot light": same topic, and slang term cannot be main title. Mukadderat 17:13, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Both article speaks of the same thing. Not that to forget about 'Idiot light' once and for all, just add a new section talking about it.ADouBTor 16:45, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Do Not Support Idiot light is a generic term for any on/off indicator used to indicate an analog value. On that, alone, I'm not sure it is notable enough to stand on its own.  However, the MIL is a strictly defined standard for OBDII based vehicles. --Mdwyer 02:46, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
 * If it is a generic term, then make a generic article from it, basing on reliable sources. Mukadderat 03:01, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Don't misunderstand me: I don't support the Idiot Light article.  It could probably be AFD'd on notability.  But it is separate and distinct from MIL, and as such, should not be merged. --Mdwyer 05:05, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
 * We don't have disagreement. Probaby this page may be turned into disambiguation. My point of supporting the merge is that the title of a technical article cannot be a derogatory slang term, but OK as a redirect. Please explain whhat technical content about automobiles from the Idiot light section cannot be merged into the MEL article and what would be the correct title for this content? Mukadderat 17:21, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Article issues
This article is basically one long HOWTO on MILs. Removing the instructional information and the anecdotes shouldn't be too hard, but the article is a mess without all that and would be some restructuring at least (and possibly a merge with On-Board Diagnostics). What do people think about this? -lee 15:06, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Suggest rename to Malfunction Idicator Light
This is about one particular kind of indicator light - would it not be useful to rename this to "Malfunction Indicator Light" and get rid of the pointer required to turn signals? --Wtshymanski (talk) 13:51, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Done. --Wtshymanski (talk) 19:56, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Removing Ethanol Part
What does "ethanol" has to do with the "Malfunction Idicator Light"? It's one of the cuases but there are hundres of other cuases. The ethanol part should be removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by OBDII-Tech (talk • contribs) 20:54, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

Requested move 3 October 2015

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The result of the move request was: moved. Jenks24 (talk) 08:39, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

Malfunction indicator lamp → Check engine light – Per WP:COMMONNAME. I never heard the term "Malfunction indicator lamp" before until I came across this article. ANDROS1337 TALK 00:42, 3 October 2015 (UTC)


 * Support. I'd never heard this term before either, and the sole reference in the article, the US Code of Federal Regulations, calls it a "malfunction indicator light" (not "lamp"). following US usage. As I've never heard that term in the wild either, it seems obvious that the common term "check engine light" should be the page title. 209.211.131.181 (talk) 03:19, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Support the automotive industry is not the only topic area where malfunction indication lights exist -- 70.51.202.113 (talk) 04:50, 3 October 2015 (UTC)


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