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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 09:29 AM
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flashing low gas light. 97 s420

my low fuel light flashes here and there when i have about 1/8 of a tank left. i never once gotten the yellow lights flashing on me no matter how low my tank has been. i do have a check engine light that recently came on. does anyone know what this it?
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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 03:05 PM
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You can get the CEL checked out with a scanner - might yield something related to your fuel issues.
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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 05:47 PM
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yea i wanna get a scanner, but has anyone had this problem before
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by johnny conkaroo
yea i wanna get a scanner, but has anyone had this problem before
All you need for this is a cheap basic OBD2 code scanner.
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 02:20 PM
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pelican i figured it out some dude in jersey forgot to put my gas cap back on.
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