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Bottomed out, now the emissions control warning light is on

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Old 10-23-2011, 06:49 AM
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So I was pulling into work today and accidentally bottomed out, fairly hard, somewhere in the middle of the car. When I came back out 5 hours later and started the car the emissions control system (looks like an engine with a lightning bolt) warning light was on, solid, not flashing. The diagnostic check that runs on the main screen reads OK. I'm thinking maybe I screwed an O2 sensor but I'm also reading about some exhaust valve as well. Any suggestions? It's a 2002 S4 tip. Thanks.
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Might have cracked an evap line
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Where might I look for the evap lines? Do they run along the exhaust? Thanks for the help.
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No they run along the bottom of the car on the left or right side not near the center tube where exhaust is
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You should plug in a code reader to see what the code is, that would narrow things down. My best guess would be that you messed up one of your rear O2 sensors.
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