check engine light
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From: Vancouver b.c.
2002 clk 430
check engine light
i did a service b about a year ago did a tranny flush and fillter and 16 sparkplugs and then a year later the engine light came on everything is running fine and up to date so wat would be i bought the car fully serviced at 127000 and did all the above after 40000k more so think the light is on cause of the fuel filter hav any of u had the sa,e prob and tell me wat u did
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From: Vancouver b.c.
2002 clk 430
What do you mean by dumping the codes? Do you mean by hooking up the OBD? It also says in the clk users manual, it has something to do with either the ammasion system or fuel system or the fuel cap must be not on correctly or i've done so many km's and i think it may be the fuel filter? But i am going to take it to the shop, i just havn't had any time. So i was just curious if anyone knew the answer to this. Also how long can i drive with the check engine light on? I live in vancouver & i am in kelowna which is 1000 km's will it last that long without something else going on.
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From: Saint Paul, MN
CLK 430, SLK 230
jreddyroc,
Yes, "dumping the codes" is slang for plugging a code reader into your vehicle's computer to determine what the error message is stemming from. If you've somehow already determined that the message is due to the fuel cap not being on tight enough, that is a common code, which in time goes away without incident. I've found that when I occasionally top up my gas tank the car doesn't like that and it will result in that error code popping up. I can usually just clear the code and it won't come back. Or, if I don't do anything and just drive normally for a couple of days, it will go away on its own.
I grew up in Summerland, B.C., so I know exactly where you are located. If indeed your error code is the gas cap one (I forget what it is called exactly), you needn't be too worried, and making the drive from Kelowna to Vancouver should not be a problem. However, if you haven't pulled/dumped the codes and don't know for sure why the check engine light is on, you should do that first to be certain another more ominous problem isn't lurking, waiting to stall you along the way.
Good luck, and watch out for that Ogopogo as you're driving through the Okanogan Valley!!
Rob
Yes, "dumping the codes" is slang for plugging a code reader into your vehicle's computer to determine what the error message is stemming from. If you've somehow already determined that the message is due to the fuel cap not being on tight enough, that is a common code, which in time goes away without incident. I've found that when I occasionally top up my gas tank the car doesn't like that and it will result in that error code popping up. I can usually just clear the code and it won't come back. Or, if I don't do anything and just drive normally for a couple of days, it will go away on its own.
I grew up in Summerland, B.C., so I know exactly where you are located. If indeed your error code is the gas cap one (I forget what it is called exactly), you needn't be too worried, and making the drive from Kelowna to Vancouver should not be a problem. However, if you haven't pulled/dumped the codes and don't know for sure why the check engine light is on, you should do that first to be certain another more ominous problem isn't lurking, waiting to stall you along the way.
Good luck, and watch out for that Ogopogo as you're driving through the Okanogan Valley!!
Rob
