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Originally Posted by janea
Just a little info regarding your check engine light.I noticed someone replyed by asking what kind of mechanic did you take it to and why could they NOT find the problem with your CK Eng LT.Well...listen to this:My 95JettaGL broke down on the highway after stalling a few times it finally just quit.Took it to the dealer (VW in Connecticut)and they did$3000 worth of work on it(replaced the mass airflow meter,and,well I do not have all the info w/me) but 10 minutes after driving off the lot the check engine light came on.I took it back and they replaced the temperature gauge sensor.It came on again.I took it back and they hooked it up to do another diagnosis.....no body could tell why the Ck Eng Lt kept coming on and this is a DEALER!I gave up and this was 2 years ago and the damn thing STILL comes on but the car always ran damn well.To this day I still have a check engine Lt that goes on.It DID stop for 5 months straight when I found a gas station with particularly good,clean gas but when I moved and switched stations the light came back on.I would,however,like to see it go off once and for all.You would think $3000 would have done it!Good luck~~~~~J
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I'm not surprised with your story janea as it's typical of a lot with dealers these days. My dad was an auto mechanic for 45 years and I can remember in his days when most of the techs had years of experience. Today, and this is not to give any short comings to the younger guys, but a lot of the techs are a lot younger. I've met and talked with some of them and some are pretty sharp, but most lack the experience that's also needed to help diagnose autos. Anyway, for people who like to save money and do their own work, a person needs to learn all they can to be successful in their own car repairs. By the way, do you remember what the code was and if not, why don't you go ahead and read the code for yourself. I understand that you don't even need a scanner or code reader for a 95 and try to do some diagnosis for yourself.