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| SirAndy |
  Sep 13 2010, 02:57 PM
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Resident German  Group: Admin Posts: 41,676 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 |
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| balljoint |
Sep 13 2010, 05:48 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,000 Joined: 6-April 04 Member No.: 1,897 Region Association: None |
Can a CarChip OBDII detect a hidden cd changer? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
My wife lost the gas cap from her Honda Civic and I bouoght one at my local FLAPS which apparently did not seal properly and still ended up producing a code. |
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Sep 13 2010, 06:15 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
QUOTE(balljoint @ Sep 13 2010, 04:48 PM)  Can a CarChip OBDII detect a hidden cd changer? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) My wife lost the gas cap from her Honda Civic and I bouoght one at my local FLAPS which apparently did not seal properly and still ended up producing a code. See! Your FLAPS isn't just NOT for 914s. The Cap'n, aka the ANTIFLAPS SEVEN auto parts stores in town and NOT ONE had a timing chain set for a 460 Ford. |
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| ClayPerrine |
Oct 5 2010, 02:02 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,514 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille 
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QUOTE(Cap'n Krusty @ Sep 13 2010, 07:15 PM) QUOTE(balljoint @ Sep 13 2010, 04:48 PM) Can a CarChip OBDII detect a hidden cd changer? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) My wife lost the gas cap from her Honda Civic and I bouoght one at my local FLAPS which apparently did not seal properly and still ended up producing a code. See! Your FLAPS isn't just NOT for 914s. The Cap'n, aka the ANTIFLAPS SEVEN auto parts stores in town and NOT ONE had a timing chain set for a 460 Ford. Cap'n.. How many of the parts monkeys at FLAPS even know what a 460 Ford is? All they know is the current crop of 4 bangers. I miss the ground pounder V-8 engines from high school. |
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SirAndy Sometimes it pays off to work in the automotive industry ... Sep 13 2010, 02:57 PM
SirAndy Now, how do i clear a DTC code?
Found it. :D
Lo... Sep 13 2010, 03:05 PM underthetire Sounds familiar. Nissan wanted 1K to change a cani... Sep 13 2010, 03:11 PM trojanhorsepower That's great Andy!
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