97 Legacy wagon - very random check engine light

Aug 28, 2009 4 Replies

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Duh_OZ 16 years ago

Is it possible to have it tested when the check engine light isn't on? Blasted thing comes on about once a month and twice it went off on the way to my local mechanic and last night it came on again but the shop was closed up. All fine this A.M. and may stay that way for another month *ugh*.

Have to take the car back to the guy anyway as I was having trouble with the hood not latching completely (would partially open when you went over 65MPH) and he fixed it all right, now I can't get the hood open LOL.

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Fuzzy Logic 16 years ago

Duh_OZ wrote in news:db56eee6-d3d4-4d77-8665- snipped-for-privacy@r38g2000yqn.googlegroups.com:

A common cause for CEL is a loose gas cap. Make sure it's tightened after a refill.

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johninky 16 years ago

Sure is. The trouble code is now stored. Take a drive to AutoZone and there they'll plug in a code reader and pull the code for you for no charge.

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Brad 16 years ago

Change the place your getting your gas, mine comes on when I use Sheetz gas, goes off when I use another brand.

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Duh_OZ 16 years ago

Sorry for the late reply, just had the code checked out. The "infamous' P0325 (knock sensor). It's come on a few times and goes off just as randomly as it goes on.

As to the hood, I may have to rig something up, although it opens if you have someone lift the hood release along with someone else lifting the hood a crack.

BTW, for the heck of it I did fill it up at a different gas station.

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