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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 07:45 AM
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Okay. I got in my car around 8ish this morning. Started the car up and notice that the "Check Fuel Cap" is blinking. Even before 8 this morning I drove the car to work at 5 in the morning and it wasn't on. I immediately opened my gas door and check to see if it is tight. Then I checked my owner's manual to see what can I do to get rid of it. You can't get rid of the light. It says several days of normal driving will get rid of it. If it continues to blink after serveral day I have to take it to the dealership. I wonder what the problem is. I closed the cap tight and everything. It's just weird how out of no where the "Check Fuel Cap" is blinking.
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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 08:23 AM
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I used to do this all the time when I first got the car. It should go away in a couple of days. You can also go to autozone and have them reset the code for free.
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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 08:35 AM
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^^ Awesome! Thanks Jimmy!
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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 11:53 AM
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Make your your cap "clicks" at leat 3 times went putting it on. This was a much bigger issue with AP1's
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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 05:22 PM
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You all with the NEWER model (AP2) have ALL the bells & whistles - GEEZ.

You have a light for that ??

There's a TSB on the AP1 for a weak seal on the gas cap. I posted several times complaining about the CEL after gassing up. The solution was to PUSH DOWN HARD when screwing the gas cap on, then wait for three clicks.

The check engine light (CEL) would go out automatically after several (e.g., 3-4) trips. I'm guessing that has not changed for the AP2 and your "Check Fuel Cap" light.
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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 09:47 PM
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^^ It actuallly blinks "Check Fuel Cap" and not the regular CEL light. Oh well... couple of days of normal driving should go off. I might just head to autozone like Jimmy said and get it reseted.
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