Re: Check Engine Light

["Naresh H. Singh" <nhs1681@is4.nyu.edu>]

Hey, 

It could be the Oxygen sensor (O2). Mine was tripping the MIL light,
dealer fixed it Fri, luckily my extended warranty covered the cost.

Later,
-Naresh

'95 Jetta GL- Black

--
"Many are educated, few are learned."


On Mon, 21 Feb 2000, Brian McDonald wrote:

> The check engine light or (MIL from the VW owner's manual) goes on when
> there is something wrong with emissions system.  Unfortunatly that narrows
> down nothing. The thing about the gas cap is true and is also very common
> when it comes to VWs. So long as the light does not blink you should be ok
> to drive (but not push your engine) until someone can pull the code from the
> ECU.  Mine went on causing my dealer to replace the ECU.  Two weeks later it
> went on again and they replaced my what they called "something with the
> oxygen".  (I'm still trying to figure out what they ment by that.  Anyway,
> it could be nothing but have it checked out.  If it does start to blink,
> know that there is a problem with you cat and call the dealer.
> 
> -Brian
> '00 Jetta VR6
>