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So last week, despite my dilligence in taking my car in for regular service, the "Check Engine" light decides to come on. You know that light..it could indicate ANY NUMBER of messed up problems...the light itself is a headache! Now, not that I would mind a small problem, but to be honest, my car has been in to Volkswagen TWICE in the last month and a half and quite frankly, I'd be urked if I had to send it in once again!
A little background, in case you don't remember, I bought this 2002 Volkswagen Golf last May when I was hit by a girl who totalled my car. I specifically hunted out the Golf, 5 speed, 4 door..and I've run into the STUPIDEST problems with it..So here I was, a little dismayed, thinking I'd truly bought a lemon..but you know..the car was running just fine! What the heck, right?!
I don't know who owned the car before me. It was probably some suped up guido from Jersey City (yea, that's where I bought the car, right in North Bergen). But he decided to supe up the car...tinted windows, mega stereo (that he dismantled most of before selling), and a performance air filter..yup! I never have to replace it!! (mind you, noone told me how to care for it either!)
So I started doing research on this "Malfunction Indicator Lamp"..Apparently it's a known VW problem..When something fails in the car 3 times, the light comes on..then it takes 3 times of working properly for it to go off..
just take the air filter off, clean it with special air filter cleaner solvent, and clean the Mass Air Flow Sensor..yes, two little wires that closely resemble the filament for a lightbulb..and you must do that without breaking them, which will amount to a 300 dollar expense to replace it!! So yesterday, I set aside the day to dismantle my air intake..Carefully, I cleaned the filter..Carefully, I removed the MAF sensor..cleaned them all up..reinstalled them..got in the car, light still on, just as expected..drove a few places last night, and WHALA! After our last stop at McGuinn's, we got in the car to find NO light!!
I did it! I fixed my car!
So last week, despite my dilligence in taking my car in for regular service, the "Check Engine" light decides to come on. You know that light..it could indicate ANY NUMBER of messed up problems...the light itself is a headache! Now, not that I would mind a small problem, but to be honest, my car has been in to Volkswagen TWICE in the last month and a half and quite frankly, I'd be urked if I had to send it in once again!
A little background, in case you don't remember, I bought this 2002 Volkswagen Golf last May when I was hit by a girl who totalled my car. I specifically hunted out the Golf, 5 speed, 4 door..and I've run into the STUPIDEST problems with it..So here I was, a little dismayed, thinking I'd truly bought a lemon..but you know..the car was running just fine! What the heck, right?!
I don't know who owned the car before me. It was probably some suped up guido from Jersey City (yea, that's where I bought the car, right in North Bergen). But he decided to supe up the car...tinted windows, mega stereo (that he dismantled most of before selling), and a performance air filter..yup! I never have to replace it!! (mind you, noone told me how to care for it either!)
So I started doing research on this "Malfunction Indicator Lamp"..Apparently it's a known VW problem..When something fails in the car 3 times, the light comes on..then it takes 3 times of working properly for it to go off..
just take the air filter off, clean it with special air filter cleaner solvent, and clean the Mass Air Flow Sensor..yes, two little wires that closely resemble the filament for a lightbulb..and you must do that without breaking them, which will amount to a 300 dollar expense to replace it!! So yesterday, I set aside the day to dismantle my air intake..Carefully, I cleaned the filter..Carefully, I removed the MAF sensor..cleaned them all up..reinstalled them..got in the car, light still on, just as expected..drove a few places last night, and WHALA! After our last stop at McGuinn's, we got in the car to find NO light!!
I did it! I fixed my car!
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