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Old May 13th 05, 10:41 PM
Rob Guenther
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Yep... they told me 42.50 to do it now (1/2 an hour of labour - for a 30
second job) but my car wasn't booked in or anything... They said they'd just
take care of it at my next oil change.

Do you know if someone with a generic OBD-II computer can just clear it?
"Woodchuck" > wrote in message
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> When your car is in the shop, run back to the tech and see if he will turn
> it off for $10 or $20? He get's beer money and you get it done cheaply!
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> "Rob Guenther" > wrote in message
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>> Thanks... visited the dealer (had to pick up a wiper motor and nice, new,
>> clear side indicators to replace my ugly circa-1999 era ones that
>> yellowed terribly)... They told me the same thing, said if it doesn't go
>> out on its own or if I unplug the battery, they will clear it next oil
>> change.
>> "Woodchuck" > wrote in message
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>>> The majority of the faults will not clear that way. If they do then only
>>> about 5 minutes is all that's needed.
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>>> "Rob Guenther" > wrote in message
>>> . ..
>>>> Hi.
>>>>
>>>> Got the check engine light today, pretty sure why - had my power box
>>>> running and gave it the accelerator a good prodding to pass someone,
>>>> but the engine was only just starting to warm up... The light came on
>>>> pretty much right after that. - Happened once before, basically telling
>>>> me too much fuel was dumped into the cylinders... which is what the
>>>> power box does.
>>>>
>>>> If I get a check engine with a flashing glowplug light I can clear it
>>>> by disabling the box and restarting the car, this light I can't clear
>>>> in that way... So I was wondering if I should leave the battery
>>>> unplugged while I'm sitting in class tomorrow. (In a bad area of
>>>> Toronto... would be good if nothing electrical worked... never know -
>>>> VW locks/unlocks mechanically with the key right? - or do electrical
>>>> acctuators come into play?).
>>>>
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