What does the EPC indicator light mean.. besides loss of power... mine is lit.. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
06-17-2001, 09:58 AM
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may be something VERY serious. swap ECU's ASAP and get yo *** down to a dealership!
do you feel a noticable power loss?
is your car "hesitating" or "shuddering"
have you changed brands of gas or gone to a gas station you dont regularly visit? have you done any "performance" driving?
what's your build date?
keep us all posted Mondo
Al
is your car "hesitating" or "shuddering"
have you changed brands of gas or gone to a gas station you dont regularly visit? have you done any "performance" driving?
what's your build date?
keep us all posted Mondo
Al
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06-17-2001, 10:34 AM
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Did you get gas recently from a station you don't normally go to?
You could have gotten a load of crappy gas. This happened to me last week. I went to a new station, and they must have been putting regular in their premium pump. I was getting cylinder too lean DTCs. A DTC is a diagnostic test code and can be read by plugging in a laptop with appropriate software on it. The software is call a VAG tool. There are a few manufacturers that sell the software and cable to plug in a laptop.
I ended up looking at the message last week and had remembered that I tried the new gas station right before I got the check engine light. The light stayed on continuously. After determining that the gas was the problem, I drove enough to put in a can of actane boost, and then topped off the tank at my favorite station. The check engine light stayed off at that point. When I ran the tank dry, I filled it up at a known good station.
I always carry a bottle of octane boost in my trunk, as I travel to a lot of small towns that don't sell a lot of premium gas.....it's usually pretty crappy.
Doug
I ended up looking at the message last week and had remembered that I tried the new gas station right before I got the check engine light. The light stayed on continuously. After determining that the gas was the problem, I drove enough to put in a can of actane boost, and then topped off the tank at my favorite station. The check engine light stayed off at that point. When I ran the tank dry, I filled it up at a known good station.
I always carry a bottle of octane boost in my trunk, as I travel to a lot of small towns that don't sell a lot of premium gas.....it's usually pretty crappy.
Doug