Karen,
You might consider buying a lower end OBDII scanner like I did and I
bought mine from my and everyone's favorite retailer, Walmart. It
can be used on any post 96 vehicle. Need I say more. I keep it in my
EVC and can get an immediate reading of the code whenever the CEL
came on and then get rid of it using the scanner. This is real peace
o mind in case a real serious CEL came after the first one.
The connection is behind a tab that is located on the upper left side
of a gang of such tabs on the dash.
Buy it and you will like it a lot like I do. I think everyone should
do this. My EVC came to me with a VAG-COM that I never used. No need
for it yet.
AC
--- In ev_update@..., "cactuspaws" <awaytome@...> wrote:
I have a 2002 EV Weekender. A few months ago the check engine light
came on and stayed on till I was able to get it in to the shop a
month later. Miraculously, the light went off some time before I
reached the shop and didn't come on when the mechanic took it in.
The
computer showed that it had been on but they couldn't determine what
caused it. I was told that when it comes on the engine is running
rich
so gas mileage is reduced but there is no damage. I left without
having
any more diagnostics performed and the light stayed off for several
months... then came on again a few days ago.
Anyone have an idea what might be going on? I don't really want to
make the 35 mile drive to the shop to run another inconclusive
diagnostic, but I'm not happy about it running rich when gas is so
expensive, and I worry that something awful is happening to the
engine. Is this a quirk anyone is familiar with?
Karen
