[Biturbos4] check engine light

[John M. Harrison]

As Ti says you need to read the fault code(s).  VagCom is an excellent
and economical tool for this.  The only time my engine check light
stayed on the cause was a faulty temperature sensor.  Dealer replaced
under warranty.  Any engine misfire will cause the check engine light to
come on, but if the problem doesn't persist the dash light goes out.
Cheers.  

John M. Harrison  johnmh at uwyo.edu  Laramie, Wyoming
2001 S4 Avant 6 spd loaded stock nearing 30,000 miles

-----Original Message-----
From: Witte, Michael J (HPFS) [mailto:michael.witte at hp.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 6:40 AM
To: David Kavanagh
Cc: a6 at audifans.com; Audi S4 list
Subject: RE: [Biturbos4] check engine light

Most likely, since its a 2000, MAF.....which will be replaced for free,
as per TSB, extended warrantee of 7 yrs and 70,000 Miles on the Bosch
MAF, again, IIRC.

you can check through VAG.COM if there's anybody in your area with a
vag, in order to avoid paying the dealer a $90 diagnostic fee.....

Hope this helps...

-----Original Message-----
From: biturbos4-bounces at www.audifans.com
[mailto:biturbos4-bounces at www.audifans.com]On Behalf Of Ti Kan
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 2:24 AM
To: David Kavanagh
Cc: a6 at audifans.com; Audi S4 list
Subject: Re: [Biturbos4] check engine light


No way to tell for sure unless you check for fault codes stored in
the ECU.  There are hundreds of possible causes of the CEL, and VAG-COM
(or ProDiag if you use PalmOS) is your friend.

-Ti
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David Kavanagh writes:
> The patient is a '00 A6 2.7t. When my wife was driving the car home,
she 
> got a check engine light. She correctly pulled over and called me. I 
> ...
> Thoughts? The import car dealer I got the car from gave me a 1 year 
> warrantee. Since I picked up the car May 1, 2003, I'm taking it there
to 
> get codes pulled. Is it a good idea to drive that 15 minutes? I'm 
> considering a short drive around the block to see if the thing resets 
> itself. Sure wish I had that VAG-COM now!

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