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Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 04:28:51 GMT
From: "Mike" <mjlbnopsami.com>
Subject: Re: Check engine light (check the gas cap)


Check your gas cap - the o-ring may be wrapped around the threads. Low tank pressure will definitely cause the check engine light. That was my problem one day. Mike "Kenneth S." <nimrodnopsams.com> wrote in message news:3D990FF7.4C30nopsams.com... > Rich wrote: > > > > The Saab is a 94 with 100,000 miles. It had a tune up at 95000. > > Yesterday we were going on a 200 mile trip. We stopped for gas 4 miles from > > our house. > > After filling up the check engine light came on. We did not want to drive > > that far with the possiblity of something wrong so we took another car. > > Today I drove the car around town to do some errands. > > After the 4th start the check engine light went out and has not come on > > again. > > Can anyone explain what is happening? > > > > Thanks > > > > Richard > > I had this problem with my 1996 900SE. I have seen it referred to > enough times in this news group to conclude that it is one of the > characteristic problems (quirks) of Saabs. In every other car I have > owned the check engine light was a sign that the oxygen sensor needed to > be replaced. Replace the oxygen sensor and the problem was fixed. Not > on my Saab. > > I had it in the dealers three or four times, while they tried various > fixes, starting with telling me that I must not have tightened up the > gas cap sufficiently, and ending with changing the oxygen sensor or a > trial basis. In the end, they decided there was a problem with the > wiring harness, and fixed that. So far, that has taken care of the > problem.

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