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If the DME is fried, I would expect that the car would run pretty bad.

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If the DME is fried, I would expect that the car would run pretty bad.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

The check engine light came on in my 996 last week but it seemed to still run fine. I took it into one of the local dealers and they called and said that that the code indicated a vario cam actuator problem. Bam 2400.00 bucks. They tell me they will have the car back in a couple of days. 4 days go by and they don't call me. So I call them and they now say there is another problem. The DME is fried. Bam another 2400.00 bucks. The car was running fine when i brought it in and now a 4800.00 bill ? Their explanation is that the bad DME caused the actuator to fail and when they put the new actuator in the DME wouldn't communicate. If the DME was bad before i brought the car in wouldn't the car not have run ? Wouldn't they have gotten a code when they diagnosed it originally that the DME was bad ? I am not a wrench and would appreciate any input anyone has regarding this situation. __________________

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cel are usually triggered by fault codes. It pays to have a scanner. At least you can verify codes and if you cant fix the problem, you can at least have an idea if the stealers are actually trying to rip you off. Especially since you drove it with a cel and rides fine. If the DME is fried, I would expect that the car would run pretty bad. What dealer is this BTW... $4800 seems like alot of money. My .02 cents and GL

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a fried dme could run fine and just not comunicate.

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No yelling, I did a search. What's the DME? My apologies in advance. Stefan

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