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Old 06-06-11, 07:51 AM
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A couple of years ago the engine light came on and I took it to the Lexus service. They said it was the gas cap and if it ever happens again, get a new cap, put it on, disconnect the battery and should be good to go. Plus, save a bundle of money. It happened again, and I did what they said. That lasted about a month, happened again, took off old cap, put back on, disconnected battery and engine light off for about 3 days. Back on. Has this happened to anyone else??
Old 06-06-11, 01:51 PM
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Yah, there are hundreds of reasons that light can come on... my guess is that it is not related to the original reason it came on a couple of years ago...

go get the codes pulled (or buy a code reader) and let us know what the codes are and we can give some advice from there...
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What he mitsuguy said.. you need to find out what code you have, then proceed to diagnosis.
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