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Sometimes it pays off to work in the automotive industry ... |
SirAndy |
Sep 13 2010, 02:57 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,669 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
This morning on my way to work the check engine light came on in the Jetta.
The car seemed to operate normally, so after i got to work i took one of our CarChip OBDII loggers, plugged it into the OBDII port and went for a short drive. When i read out the trouble code it said: P0455 Evaporative Emission (EVAP) System Leak Detected (large leak) I goggled the code and found a post on a bbs where someone mentioned: "The most likely cause is a loose or poorly fitting gas cap." Which rang a bell as my GF told me this morning she had filled up the car last night before coming home. So i walk out to the car and check on the gas-cap, and sure enough, it wasn't all the way on! Easy fix. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif) Now, how do i clear a DTC code? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Andy |
tradisrad |
Sep 13 2010, 08:57 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 985 Joined: 11-September 06 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 6,815 Region Association: Northern California |
My OBD 2 scanner is a great tool. Have you seen the VAG-COM by Ross- Tech http://www.ross-tech.com/ ?
The wife has a Jetta and the sun roof drain started to leak, which required removal of the head liner to fix, I moved the car with the passenger seat removed and the air bag light came on. It did not go out after I reinstalled the seat nor would my OBD 2 clear it. I found a local guy who rents his VAG-COM and I was able to clear the light. But the VAG-COM can also do much more; I wanted to buy it but the price is a bit high for a one time use.. |
JamesM |
Oct 5 2010, 12:18 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,915 Joined: 6-April 06 From: Kearns, UT Member No.: 5,834 Region Association: Intermountain Region |
My OBD 2 scanner is a great tool. Have you seen the VAG-COM by Ross- Tech http://www.ross-tech.com/ ? The wife has a Jetta and the sun roof drain started to leak, which required removal of the head liner to fix, I moved the car with the passenger seat removed and the air bag light came on. It did not go out after I reinstalled the seat nor would my OBD 2 clear it. I found a local guy who rents his VAG-COM and I was able to clear the light. But the VAG-COM can also do much more; I wanted to buy it but the price is a bit high for a one time use.. That is no so bad, something like that you should almost expect to happen. On the other hand, E36 BMW's have an issue where overweight people in the passenger seat can trigger the airbag light. Its sort of funny until you realize how much shops charge to reset it. It was much cheaper for me just to get a carsoft interface off of ebay and reset it myself with my laptop. I keep a peak tool in my glove box as well for the random check engine codes that might pop up when i am out and about. |
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