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Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 11:11:57 +0000
From: Colin Stamp <col.dustbinnospamp.plus.com>
Subject: Re: 99 9-3 "Time for Service" went away by itself?


On 14 Mar 2005 11:56:48 -0800, "Mitch Knight" <mitchell.knightnospaml.com> wrote: >Thanks Collin. > >No i did not reset the sid, however I think that i refueled the car >right before it went away. The Nashville dealership said that it would >say time for service if it a sensor told it that it was extremely low >on fuel. Problem being when i was a teenager was on a road trip and got >stranded in the middle of nowhere and ended up paying a tow truck a >hefty fee for bring me gas. Since then ive never let a car get below a >quarter tank before refueling. Apologies. I've just read the service manual, and you're right The message can clear itself - apparently it's only displayed 20 times before automatically being reset. It really is nothing more than a time and distance counter though - nothing to do with fuel or anything else. There's a separate SID message for very low fuel. > >Yes i can hear the pump running, and ive checked to see if the sprayer >is clogged. I figure theres air in the line or something. Air shouldn't cause a problem. I'd guess at a blockage somewhere in the system, or a pipe disconnected. Does the car make any puddles from unusual places when you try to wash the back window? There's a connector in the hose behind the C pillar trim next to the left-hand rear speaker. It might be worth digging that out, disconnecting it and checking for flow there. That would eliminate roughly half of the system. > >What octane rating do you fuel you car with? I've been fueling it with >whatever is 2.00 pg or less. With fluctuating fuel prices sometimes >that highest grade, sometimes middle and sometimes even lowest. The >manual reccomended a minimum octane rating of 87 I normally use the "premium" fuel here in the UK. 95 RON I think, though our units might be different to yours. You might find the engine can make more peak torque on higher octanes. One day, I'll get round to actually measuring the difference. Cheers, Colin.

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