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Old Apr 29, 2006 | 09:27 PM
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So i just filled up my car with gas at chevron (93 octane), and as soon as i turned the car on the check engine light appeared, any thoughts on this?? is this the fuel sensor problem ppl refer to. aslo the range display kept fluctuating... let me know what you think... I am not mechanicly savy.
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CHECK GAS CAP FOR TIGHTNESS,,,OPEN AND RE CLOSE IT AGAIN WAIT 3 DAYS 02 SENSOR WILL CLEAR OUT IF THERE IS NO PROB
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Old Apr 29, 2006 | 10:29 PM
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My Ford got the same result with the gas cap loose. Instead of waiting days I would take the battery cable off for a few minutes. This reset the check engine light. If it comes back on again then you may have a problem.
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Happened to me, it was the gas cap.
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If you got a check engine light,,,then you have DTC codes set!! Check the codes and let us know what they are!!

This is the absolute best C5 Code web site!!!

http://www.corvettedoctor.com/index.html

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If you dont read the codes,,,your only guessing as to what the problem could be!

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