2000 VW Bug check engine light.

My Yellow Check Engine light has just recently come on. Are there any
basic things I can do/change before I take the car to the dealer to rip
me off ?

Many Thanks.

Don't take it to a dealer with a check engine light on.....You are
better of just going to a regular mechanic who has the computer reader
and he can tell you the problem. As to what it can be,there are many
different things.....
JW wrote:

My Yellow Check Engine light has just recently come on. Are there any
basic things I can do/change before I take the car to the dealer to rip
me off ?

Many Thanks.

Yes, send me all your money first so the dealer can't rip you off! If it's
not flashing then it should be OK to drive and may go off within the week if
issue was minor.


"JW" <Watnots (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

My Yellow Check Engine light has just recently come on. Are there any
basic things I can do/change before I take the car to the dealer to rip
me off ?

Many Thanks.

Check if your fuel cap is closed tightly.

T.-




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My Yellow Check Engine light has just recently come on. Are there any
basic things I can do/change before I take the car to the dealer to rip
me off ?

Many Thanks.

Oh that is such a common problem along with a missing gas cap or just a bad
vacuum hose! Reading the codes help not to guess! ;-)

Hmmm which is worse getting ripped off or allowing yourself to get ripped
off? <g>

You could purchase some tools so you can read the Check Engine light
yourself.
Or possibly take it to some auto parts stores, or repair places, that will
read the codes for free.
Or find someone with the vag-com tool (ross-tech.com) in your area that
might read your codes cheaply or free.
http://www.steve-hall.com/cgi-bin/VAG-Locator.pl

later,
dave
(One out of many daves)

"Gustavo Arriagada" <no (AT) hay (DOT) cl> wrote

Check if your fuel cap is closed tightly.

T.-




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My Yellow Check Engine light has just recently come on. Are there any
basic things I can do/change before I take the car to the dealer to rip
me off ?