CEL After Failed COSTCO fill + OBD II Scan
In the past, the CEL came on maybe twice, and we fooled w/ gas cap and within a day, light went off. Looks like it wants to stay on tho not blinking. It came on after COSTCO pumps were under too m...
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Autozone (and probably some other auto parts places) will still scan for free. It shouldn't be too hard to find one you can finagle parking at.
As Scott said, there are a vast number of things that can cause a CEL. It basically just means that the engine computer found something amiss somewhere. Reading and interpreting the code is, of course, the best first step towards diagnosis of the underlying problem.
Since you had difficulty pumping gas, I would inspect the tank vent line. Maybe it's pinched or cracked or sagging or something along those lines. I think it generally is a smaller hose routed along with the gas tank fill hose. Some problems with it may not cause the CEL, but still affect the tank filling.
As Scott said, there are a vast number of things that can cause a CEL. It basically just means that the engine computer found something amiss somewhere. Reading and interpreting the code is, of course, the best first step towards diagnosis of the underlying problem.
Since you had difficulty pumping gas, I would inspect the tank vent line. Maybe it's pinched or cracked or sagging or something along those lines. I think it generally is a smaller hose routed along with the gas tank fill hose. Some problems with it may not cause the CEL, but still affect the tank filling.
