Thanks for the heads-up and the reference. DG
--- Harry �M.) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey Dave, being a VW owner I seem to recall there > was something else that causes a false reading for > the glow plug fault you describe. I remember reading > it in a website called VWVortex. They have a > discussion site for almost all VW's The false > readings on Vag-Coms seems to be a common normality > with alot of VW's > > > > > David Goldsmith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >The full story: very shortly after getting my car > back > >from Dr. Dan's last Thurs., the "Check Engine" > light > >came on, so I quickly brought it back to him. �His > >VAG-COM returned a glow plug #3 problem, which he > >reported is a very common problem on that car. �But > >upon checking it (removing it and sending a current > >through it), it appeared to be working fine (it > glowed > >orange-red), so he put it back in, reset my onboard > >diagnostic computer, and sent me on my merry way. > �I > >got back to Oly without the check engine light > >reawakening, but the next day my wife reports that > >it's lit again. �I was going to take the car (my > >wife's) back to Dr. Dan's today, but she needed it > >down in Oly, so I thought I'd continue to try to > find > >someone down in Oly I could prevail upon to see if > >it's still complaining about GP3 before taking it > back > >to Dan's, probably tomorrow. �Thanks! > > > >DG > > > >--- Zeitgeist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Did you trip a fault code? �If I had kept my '96 > >> Passat, I'd of picked > >> up the VAG-COM myself. �I wanted to bypass the > EGR > >> to avoid coking up > >> the intake, which requires that the computer be > >> tricked into accepting > >> this as normal operation. �Good luck. > >> > >> On 9/6/05, David Goldsmith > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> wrote: > >> > Yeah, two different places (I waited a couple > days > >> > after the first post before cross-posting) and > >> also to > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED], all before posting > here; > >> no > >> > positive responses yet. �Thanks. > >> > >> Casey > >> Olympia, WA > >> Biodiesel: > >> '87 300TD intercooler (208k) > >> '84 300D (203k) > >> Gashuffer: > >> '89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (185K) > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> > >http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > >> > > > > > > > > � � > > � � � � > >______________________________________________________ > >Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina > relief effort. > >http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ > > > >_______________________________________ > >For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > -- > 69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles > 72 350SL � 108,000 Miles > 2004 VW Passat 4 Motion > 1999 Mazda Miata � > > > __________________________________________________________________ > Switch to Netscape Internet Service. > As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at > http://isp.netscape.com/register > > Netscape. Just the Net You Need. > > New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer > Search from anywhere on the Web and block those > annoying pop-ups. > Download now at > http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp > > _______________________________________ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
