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Old February 7th 07, 10:23 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
al
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Default 1999 Jetta check engine light question

saxman wrote:

> I have a 1999 (new body style) Jetta I just had a quick question about
> my check engine light. It was extremely cold here a few days ago, and
> I don't think I let the car warm up enough before I took off. As such,
> the car ran a little rough at first, and the check engine light came
> on. I stopped, let the car idle for a bit, and since then (2 days ago)
> the car has run perfectly fine - but the check engine light is still
> on. I'm planning on taking it to get the codes read, but my question
> is this: Does the check engine light remaining on mean there could
> still be a problem? Or does the light remain on after an error code is
> stored (at least until the code is cleared)?
>
> The reason that I ask the question is that the check engine light
> seemed to come on because of a specific event (starting when too
> cold). Since it runs perfectly normally now - my first thought is to
> get the code read / cleared, and see if the light comes back on. Does
> this sound reasonable?

Pobably the oxygen sensor getting tired...no matter the outside temperature.
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Old February 7th 07, 02:59 PM posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
saxman
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Default 1999 Jetta check engine light question

I have a 1999 (new body style) Jetta I just had a quick question about
my check engine light. It was extremely cold here a few days ago, and
I don't think I let the car warm up enough before I took off. As such,
the car ran a little rough at first, and the check engine light came
on. I stopped, let the car idle for a bit, and since then (2 days ago)
the car has run perfectly fine - but the check engine light is still
on. I'm planning on taking it to get the codes read, but my question
is this: Does the check engine light remaining on mean there could
still be a problem? Or does the light remain on after an error code is
stored (at least until the code is cleared)?

The reason that I ask the question is that the check engine light
seemed to come on because of a specific event (starting when too
cold). Since it runs perfectly normally now - my first thought is to
get the code read / cleared, and see if the light comes back on. Does
this sound reasonable?

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Old February 8th 07, 12:14 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
Lost In Space/Woodchuck
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Default 1999 Jetta check engine light question

or maybe 100 or so other reason that can turn a mile light on. That's why
you need to post the fault codes, and I bet it's not the O2 sensors. "the
car ran a little rough at first"... my money is you have a few misfire
faults and if that's the case the MIL will turn itself off in a few more
days.



"al" > wrote in message
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> saxman wrote:
>
>> I have a 1999 (new body style) Jetta I just had a quick question about
>> my check engine light. It was extremely cold here a few days ago, and
>> I don't think I let the car warm up enough before I took off. As such,
>> the car ran a little rough at first, and the check engine light came
>> on. I stopped, let the car idle for a bit, and since then (2 days ago)
>> the car has run perfectly fine - but the check engine light is still
>> on. I'm planning on taking it to get the codes read, but my question
>> is this: Does the check engine light remaining on mean there could
>> still be a problem? Or does the light remain on after an error code is
>> stored (at least until the code is cleared)?
>>
>> The reason that I ask the question is that the check engine light
>> seemed to come on because of a specific event (starting when too
>> cold). Since it runs perfectly normally now - my first thought is to
>> get the code read / cleared, and see if the light comes back on. Does
>> this sound reasonable?

> Pobably the oxygen sensor getting tired...no matter the outside
> temperature.



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Old February 10th 07, 08:25 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
Matt B.
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Default 1999 Jetta check engine light question

"saxman" > wrote in message
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>I have a 1999 (new body style) Jetta I just had a quick question about
> my check engine light. It was extremely cold here a few days ago, and
> I don't think I let the car warm up enough before I took off. As such,
> the car ran a little rough at first, and the check engine light came
> on. I stopped, let the car idle for a bit, and since then (2 days ago)
> the car has run perfectly fine - but the check engine light is still
> on. I'm planning on taking it to get the codes read, but my question
> is this: Does the check engine light remaining on mean there could
> still be a problem? Or does the light remain on after an error code is
> stored (at least until the code is cleared)?
>
> The reason that I ask the question is that the check engine light
> seemed to come on because of a specific event (starting when too
> cold). Since it runs perfectly normally now - my first thought is to
> get the code read / cleared, and see if the light comes back on. Does
> this sound reasonable?


I'd wait a little longer and see if it clears. If it ran rough the system
probably just detected a misfire and when it's "happy" that the misfire is a
random thing and not a constant recurring item it might go out.


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Old February 28th 07, 05:07 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
Jem Berkes
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Default 1999 Jetta check engine light question

> I have a 1999 (new body style) Jetta I just had a quick question about
> my check engine light. It was extremely cold here a few days ago, and
> I don't think I let the car warm up enough before I took off. As such,
> the car ran a little rough at first, and the check engine light came
> on. I stopped, let the car idle for a bit, and since then (2 days ago)
> the car has run perfectly fine - but the check engine light is still
> on. I'm planning on taking it to get the codes read, but my question
> is this: Does the check engine light remaining on mean there could
> still be a problem? Or does the light remain on after an error code is
> stored (at least until the code is cleared)?


Sometimes I have observed this if the car sat unused for a long time. I
haven't been able to reliably reproduce it because it happens under those
conditions only, for instance after such a period of non-use, the car will
not idle smoothly or idles at a higher rpm than normal until the condition
clears.

The light generally has to do with an emissions failure/warning and will
clear itself if the car is started without that condition recurring a few
times (might last a few days).

If the problem is recurring however this definitely requires attention.

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Jem Berkes
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