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YOUR RESEARCHPesky Check Engine Light
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Check filler cap and it's tight
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Check codes yourself, i don't think you have any choice
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Unless you have the software to check the codes yourself, I don't think you have any choice but to have it checked out by the dealer.
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As with all newer cars the 996 check engine light can be set off by an endless list of small problems.
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I don't know if this has been beaten to death yet. My "check engine" light came on today. Is this just a bug in the software or should I high tail it to the dealer? I've heard a few stories concerning the light but never heard what the source for problems might be. I already checked the filler cap and it's tight.
As with all newer cars the 996 check engine light can be set off by an endless list of small problems. Recently I had a loose wire on an O2 sensor set mine off. On early 99s the gas cap seal was another cause. Unless you have the software to check the codes yourself, I don't think you have any choice but to have it checked out by the dealer.
I have the same problem with check engine light after installing high flow CAT from Phoenix (Champions Porsche). The local dealer checked it out but couldnot find anything wrong with the engine except the CAT is not approved by Porsche...
Anyone on the board knows how to remove the check engine light except removing the bulb itself??????
Thanks for you help and info. I took it to the local dealer today and they acted like they had never heard of this happening. Took it behind the wall and sorted it all out. Still don't know what caused it. A good experience all in all though, the dealer was great about getting it in without any prior appointment.
As noted in one of the earlier replies to your post, a common cause of this problem (albeit not the only possible cause) is the failure to completely close the gas cap after filling up at the gas station. Make sure that you turn (or if full service, the attendant turns) the gas cap completely after filling up and you hear several clicks. Once the light comes on, it takes a trip to the dealer to get it off.
I've been getting a check engine light on my 1999 996 most often when the gas pump doesn't have a good seal. I've found that the light goes off after a few days so I don't bother to go to the dealer every time it happens
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