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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 09:42 PM
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this will sound really stupid.....but check you gas cap and make sure its tight. I had a passat and paid to find out that the gas cap wasnt on tight enought which caused the cel to come on.
just filled up this morning and made sure to click it since i read about that as well. thanks
 
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 05:35 PM
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i was at autozone yesterday and they said they no longer can rent the tools because it takes business away from auto repair shops....
 
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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Cant you buy one then and just return it after using it? lol
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 02:32 PM
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I just bought a really expensive code reader that can record live sensor data, clear codes, etc.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 02:37 PM
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I have the elmscan5 which interfaces with my laptop, if anyone needs to check their codes, your free to use it. I'm in SF btw.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by matthimself
this will sound really stupid.....but check you gas cap and make sure its tight. I had a passat and paid to find out that the gas cap wasnt on tight enought which caused the cel to come on.

sounds stupid but its not, this happend to me too, it was puzzling me so i went to check on the gas cap to tighten it and after that the cel light went away.
 
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