It's pretty much impossible to predict what the code may be by when/how
often the light is on. If the gas cap is obviously damaged/leaking that's a
place to start, but I'd say the chances of a new one fixing the problem are
low..

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> I have a check service engine soon idiot light coming on my 2000 sl1
single
> cam. I thought it might be time to invest in a obd-ii code reader but I
did
> have a co-worker suggest that the frequency of my light coming might be a
> gas cap problem. The light comes on and stays on when I start the car but
> every 4th or 5th start the light goes out ONLY to come on aging for the
next
> 4 stops and thus the process is repeated.
>
> He used to have a 97 tarus with the same problem and a new gas cap solved.
>
> Any suggestions if a 97 tarus emissions system give the same idiot light
> sequecences as a sl1? (both are obd-ii)
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