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i have a BMW 1994 318i, since on week i have the check engine ligth on occationaly...(on off) What is the basic to check first... THank You
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This might sound silly but my check engine light went on because the gas cap was loose. If you plan on doing any do it your self work, buy a reset tool with code reader and a Bentley manual. Saves lots of $$$ in no time.
Keith
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The code reader is the best value - we sell it for $139. It will tell you all that the computer finds wrong with the fuel injection...
-Wayne
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If not a loose gas cap...
It sounds like the O2 sensor. Is it the original? Did it first happen within 10 miles of a putting gas in the tank?
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i thing to know what is happining,
in my area Shell (the gas station ) have contaminated fuel, and now it is OK Thank You for your help... Raynald
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It just may come back
Bad gas can often wreck an O2 sensor. Don't be surprised if it comes back. O2 sensors are fairly easy to change at least.
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Out here in CA, the gas is so bad that the car will knock sometimes, even on high octane. The knock sensor in my 325is keeps going off...
-Wayne
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