Dec 2nd, 2005, 05:30 PM
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Fuel empty meter blinking?
Any mechanics in here? My car's fuel empty meter is blinking (I have half a tank left, which it reads fine), and now the 'check engine' light is also on. Any ideas at all what's wrong? I just filled up a my car a bit yesterday at Shell, as I usually do.
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Dec 2nd, 2005, 05:48 PM
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stpd vibe
my stupid vibe with like 50000 sensors in it did similar thing.. it was because my wife did not clse the gas cap all tehe way and the sensor wehnt off, had to take the car in and get the sensor cleared...
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Dec 2nd, 2005, 07:49 PM
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its part of evaporation control system
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Dec 2nd, 2005, 07:58 PM
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codes that appear due to the famous gas cap incident can be removed by unhooking your negative battery cable for 15 mins and re-attaching it . thats all they do at the dealers ......been there and done that .
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Dec 3rd, 2005, 10:54 PM
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My brother did the same thing with his '03 Pathfinder. Hilarous, I laughed in his face, he was lucky the mechanic didn't charge him the $50 diagnostic fee. |
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Dec 5th, 2005, 01:20 PM
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You see the battery? Negative is usually the black ground wire... and usually uncovered.
(the positive connector is generally red and is usually covered) At least it's like that for most of the cars I've seen...
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Dec 5th, 2005, 01:36 PM
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The gas cap is for fuel pressure....i usually turn it until i hear 3 clicks.
Yes pull the negative (-) terminal off the battery under your hood for about 15 mins, that should reset your ECU and everything should be back to normal. If you have a car alarm, make sure you have the remote handy because its going to set off when you re-attach the negative. |
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