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70rs/ss · 06-26-2007, 02:40 PM

For once I am in total agreement with Shifty!! J/K, but he is correct, go to Autozone and let them scan for free, they will then point you in the right place for the part. That light can come on for overfilling the gastank, not screwing the gas cap on tight enough, etc. The flat rate they charge at the dealer is a money maker, they go by the book, even if it took 30 minutes to do a 3 hr job, they charge the 3 hrs. I'd be pi$$ed and would demand a refund for the labor (and the part depending on what the new scan says is wrong). It is very easy for a tech to become a parts changer if they do not understand the way systems work together and one trouble code does not in and of itself mean a part is failed, but could be another part upstream that triggered it!! A good tech is worth their weight in gold!! Good Luck, and get you're money back!!

06-26-2007, 02:40 PM	#3
70rs/ss Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Northern AZ Posts: 7,271	Re: "Check engine" light For once I am in total agreement with Shifty!! J/K, but he is correct, go to Autozone and let them scan for free, they will then point you in the right place for the part. That light can come on for overfilling the gastank, not screwing the gas cap on tight enough, etc. The flat rate they charge at the dealer is a money maker, they go by the book, even if it took 30 minutes to do a 3 hr job, they charge the 3 hrs. I'd be pi$$ed and would demand a refund for the labor (and the part depending on what the new scan says is wrong). It is very easy for a tech to become a parts changer if they do not understand the way systems work together and one trouble code does not in and of itself mean a part is failed, but could be another part upstream that triggered it!! A good tech is worth their weight in gold!! Good Luck, and get you're money back!! Last edited by 70rs/ss; 06-26-2007 at 02:41 PM.