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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 02:41 PM
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Don Hiltz
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Default Re: Check Engine Light
Originally Posted by Bladecutter
I have to point out the huge glaring flaw in covering the CEL with tape:

How are you going to know if the CEL starts flashing if you are no longer able to see the light anymore? You might have started off with a loose gas cap code, and then switched over to a cylinder misfire code that burns a hole in your piston without you ever knowing.

I'm glad I didn't buy that car from you.

BC.
Dear BC,

How much would you be willing to spend to diagnose and fix a problem which had absolutely no effect on the driveabiity of the car? Clearly, more than me.

A serious issue will exhibit itself dramatically. The simple fact that I drove it uneventfully for more than 40K miles attests to my thesis.

If indeed a more serious issue is diagnosed, will the cost to repair it outweigh the money I saved by doing nothing?

Are you also preparing for the apocalypse?

Don
 
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