'98 A6 Avant: Malfunction light, no auto-shifting

[Kent McLean]

Ti Kan wrote:
> Bart Oleksy writes:
>>I understand the diagnostic code(s) will need to be checked, so I'll be 
>>on that as early as I can this week (want to go on a trip next week!), 
>>but just wondered if there were any suggestions on things to watch out 
>>for or to ask the mechanic about, that sort of thing.
> 
> That check engine light can come on for literally hundreds of different
> reasons ...

One of which is a loose gas cap.  So the mechanic was
right on that score, especially since it is common and
it is free to check.  But if that doesn't solve the CEL,
then a scan tool is required.

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Kent McLean
'94 100 S Avant, "Moody"
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke