malfunction indicator lamp
03-06-2004 | 07:44 PM
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Re: malfunction indicator lamp
Thank all for your help. It turned
out to be the fuel cap.
"T. Nelson" <tnelson@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:tnelson-0503041556290001@pm1-broad-121.snlo.dialup.fix.net...
> In article <L5Z1c.32166$p93.5428@newssvr16.news.prodigy.com >,
> <philip.pham@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Does anyone know the causes of the
> > malfunction indicator lamp beside loose
> > fill cap? My 2001 Accord has only 37K miles,
> > and start to see this problem. In the past,
> > I simply tighten the fuel cap (turning until
> > it click three times), and it goes away after
> > three or four trips.
> >
> > I wonder if my fuel cap need to be replaced. If so, how often does one
has
> > to replace his/her fuel cap?
> >
> > Does anyone have this problem?
> >
> > Thanx.
>
> The advice you received from other posters should help you more than my
> advice but I just wanted to add that you should buy a new fuel cap to see
> if it solves the problem. It's possible that the old one may have a crack
> in it. Have you dropped it recently? If a new fuel cap is expensive--just
> carefully check the old cap for cracks or other signs of damage.
out to be the fuel cap.
"T. Nelson" <tnelson@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:tnelson-0503041556290001@pm1-broad-121.snlo.dialup.fix.net...
> In article <L5Z1c.32166$p93.5428@newssvr16.news.prodigy.com >,
> <philip.pham@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Does anyone know the causes of the
> > malfunction indicator lamp beside loose
> > fill cap? My 2001 Accord has only 37K miles,
> > and start to see this problem. In the past,
> > I simply tighten the fuel cap (turning until
> > it click three times), and it goes away after
> > three or four trips.
> >
> > I wonder if my fuel cap need to be replaced. If so, how often does one
has
> > to replace his/her fuel cap?
> >
> > Does anyone have this problem?
> >
> > Thanx.
>
> The advice you received from other posters should help you more than my
> advice but I just wanted to add that you should buy a new fuel cap to see
> if it solves the problem. It's possible that the old one may have a crack
> in it. Have you dropped it recently? If a new fuel cap is expensive--just
> carefully check the old cap for cracks or other signs of damage.
03-06-2004 | 07:44 PM
#17
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Re: malfunction indicator lamp
Thank all for your help. It turned
out to be the fuel cap.
"T. Nelson" <tnelson@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:tnelson-0503041556290001@pm1-broad-121.snlo.dialup.fix.net...
> In article <L5Z1c.32166$p93.5428@newssvr16.news.prodigy.com >,
> <philip.pham@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Does anyone know the causes of the
> > malfunction indicator lamp beside loose
> > fill cap? My 2001 Accord has only 37K miles,
> > and start to see this problem. In the past,
> > I simply tighten the fuel cap (turning until
> > it click three times), and it goes away after
> > three or four trips.
> >
> > I wonder if my fuel cap need to be replaced. If so, how often does one
has
> > to replace his/her fuel cap?
> >
> > Does anyone have this problem?
> >
> > Thanx.
>
> The advice you received from other posters should help you more than my
> advice but I just wanted to add that you should buy a new fuel cap to see
> if it solves the problem. It's possible that the old one may have a crack
> in it. Have you dropped it recently? If a new fuel cap is expensive--just
> carefully check the old cap for cracks or other signs of damage.
out to be the fuel cap.
"T. Nelson" <tnelson@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:tnelson-0503041556290001@pm1-broad-121.snlo.dialup.fix.net...
> In article <L5Z1c.32166$p93.5428@newssvr16.news.prodigy.com >,
> <philip.pham@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Does anyone know the causes of the
> > malfunction indicator lamp beside loose
> > fill cap? My 2001 Accord has only 37K miles,
> > and start to see this problem. In the past,
> > I simply tighten the fuel cap (turning until
> > it click three times), and it goes away after
> > three or four trips.
> >
> > I wonder if my fuel cap need to be replaced. If so, how often does one
has
> > to replace his/her fuel cap?
> >
> > Does anyone have this problem?
> >
> > Thanx.
>
> The advice you received from other posters should help you more than my
> advice but I just wanted to add that you should buy a new fuel cap to see
> if it solves the problem. It's possible that the old one may have a crack
> in it. Have you dropped it recently? If a new fuel cap is expensive--just
> carefully check the old cap for cracks or other signs of damage.
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