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What real life engine does the Check Engine light most resemble?

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#1 ·
It's not a flat-6 that's for sure. I noticed it's a consistent icon in all cars. Sometimes it's got a lightning bolt through it, but other than that it's always the same.

So, which real life engine does it most resemble by it's outline? I figure it's something from the 70s because it's got a big circular air filter on top. But hey what do I know. Guesses?

For reference here's the icon in several different cars. Always the same.







 
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#24 ·
According to "What happened to TCL?" thread from five years ago, this place jumped the shark in the mid 2000s. ;)

Change is the only constant.

And when was the engine profile CEL first used?
My 70's domestic vehicles just had a rectangular light with [Check Engine] text.
 
#28 ·
Fun story: My wife was driving home one day and asked me why the helicopter light came on. I could not for the life of me figure out what she was talking about.

She thought the CEL looked like a cartoon helicopter.

I laughed and laughed.

Chris
 
#29 ·
^^

Hahahahaha!

My wife did something similar. The front left parking light bulb is out on my GTI. The MFD indicates that on start-up, and then the failed bulb warning light stays on. My wife and I had switched cars a couple of weeks agostopped the car, called me, and asked me what she should do, if it was safe to drive. I asked her why? She said there was a warning light that looks like an exploding bomb and thought maybe it meant the engine was going to blow up.

I laughed and laughed.
 
#31 ·
The red dashboard warning lights mean stop immediately while the orange ones mean you can keep driving but should get it checked out as soon as possible. Makes sense.
 
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