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
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>> Hi.
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>> 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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