Audi Cabrio..check engine light..what do i do?
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There is a DIY on here or on Quattroworld that shows exactly how to replace the bulbs.
The gear selector has one or two small bulbs that are soldered on a circuit board. I have done a couple gear indicators and temp displays and if you have the right equipment it is a pretty easy job.
I have 2 or 3 extra gear indicator units sitting around that I could put new bulbs in if you don't feel like attmepting the DIY.
The gear selector has one or two small bulbs that are soldered on a circuit board. I have done a couple gear indicators and temp displays and if you have the right equipment it is a pretty easy job.
I have 2 or 3 extra gear indicator units sitting around that I could put new bulbs in if you don't feel like attmepting the DIY.
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We've been waiting on the results of your codes. If you are having trouble with that, you could always go to a shop and get a code scan, probably $50-$60. A parts store usually doesn't have a sophisticated enough scanner and additionally you are an OBD-I vehicle. My experience on my '95 Cabriolet was to throw oxygen sensor codes. Replaced them and still same thing, car warms up and get a check engine light (CEL). This leads to the good advice I received from Crazy Russian and Loudgoldwing, that codes do not necessarily reflect the problem, just the symptom. In my case, that the O2 sensor was detecting the symptoms of O2 failure but it was not necessarily O2 sensor failure. Cleaned out the intake filter box, cleaned the Mass Airflow Sensor (MAF), replaced the noise damper gasket (or do the phone wire mod) replaced a few vacuum hoses and the problem went away. In short, cleaning and tightening up the system to prevent unmetered or poorly metered air in the system brought it back into acceptable parameters. I would recommend doing those things, as they can't hurt and are reasonably cheap, and then see how it goes. O2 sensors are pricy. Play it safe and use MAF cleaner on the MAF wire.
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