check engine light stays on
5/13/17, 01:43 AM
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check engine light stays on
Hello,yesterday after refuelling i drove around town 20 miles and the check engine light appeared for first time since i bought the car.
The car has 30k and everything works perfect.
I read the manual and it says bad gas can do this.
Anybody experienced this before because of gas ?
And if this is the problem the light will go off by itself ?
Also can nybody recommend a good code reader, wich can read the codes, delete it also , and maybe fix the little ones ?
Thank you much!
The car has 30k and everything works perfect.
I read the manual and it says bad gas can do this.
Anybody experienced this before because of gas ?
And if this is the problem the light will go off by itself ?
Also can nybody recommend a good code reader, wich can read the codes, delete it also , and maybe fix the little ones ?
Thank you much!
5/13/17, 01:58 AM
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I would bet your gas cap is bad. Happened to me. Get a new gas cap, problem solved.
The light will go out as the code will go away once the cap is replaced.
BUT... and this is important... going to an Autozone or such and having the codes read would be a better indicator of what's upsetting the car. Which is how I found out indeed... my gas cap was bad. It could be something else.
As far as what reader to get... all readers are pretty much the same, just features and such. As such, just look at the features, including the ability to clear codes, and how it's displayed maybe... Just have to search out what's available nearby, go to a store and see, or get it from Amazon or such...
The light will go out as the code will go away once the cap is replaced.
BUT... and this is important... going to an Autozone or such and having the codes read would be a better indicator of what's upsetting the car. Which is how I found out indeed... my gas cap was bad. It could be something else.
As far as what reader to get... all readers are pretty much the same, just features and such. As such, just look at the features, including the ability to clear codes, and how it's displayed maybe... Just have to search out what's available nearby, go to a store and see, or get it from Amazon or such...
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5/13/17, 04:42 AM
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Yeah go to Autozone and have them pull the code and report back
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5/13/17, 03:38 PM
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I would bet your gas cap is bad. Happened to me. Get a new gas cap, problem solved.
The light will go out as the code will go away once the cap is replaced.
BUT... and this is important... going to an Autozone or such and having the codes read would be a better indicator of what's upsetting the car. Which is how I found out indeed... my gas cap was bad. It could be something else.
The light will go out as the code will go away once the cap is replaced.
BUT... and this is important... going to an Autozone or such and having the codes read would be a better indicator of what's upsetting the car. Which is how I found out indeed... my gas cap was bad. It could be something else.
5/13/17, 08:04 PM
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5/14/17, 07:07 AM
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5/15/17, 05:08 AM
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Yeah i live in Romania,Europe. Dont have those part stores here but i can find somebody to read the codes, or buy a code reader and do it by myself.
5/15/17, 05:45 AM
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