I own a 1997 civic DX model has 253,000 miles on it. I let it sit for about a week in my parents garage. I went to start it up and it was idling rough and the engine light came on. Any ideas what might be the problem

 

You can pull the code and then get it with the link below. You could also try cleaning your IACV, there is also a DIY below.

92-00 Civic Check Engine Light (CEL)---> http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=1901557

IACV cleaning---> https://www.hondacivicforum.com/forum...ad.php?t=62836

 

wrong section.. someone move this over to the tech section

 

Thanks cronic...helped a lot...had to reset the ecu though...so I just disconnected the negative battery cable...lol