.:HSTuners::

*pdiggitydogg* · 08-21-2004, 03:55 PM

I was driving my moms '02 jeep yesterday to pick up a bunch of drunk friends and the cel came on.
I just got around to checking the thing today (and its a lot easier to check it than mine) and it comes up P 0456. I search some jeep places and find out what that means....

LOOSE GAS CAP

WTF???? Thats the dumbest reason for a cel in the world! Big deal! Its not like the cap's gonna fall off...theres a door there. Its not like gas is going to spray out of the filler...theres a flap, the "loose" cap AND the door.

So now I have to take it to the dealership and have it cleared there, since I cant do it by removing the battery cable. HASSLE!!!

...just thought Id share my opinion.
(F U chysler!)

ebpda9 · 08-21-2004, 04:49 PM

GT40FIED · 08-21-2004, 05:08 PM

That's actually insanely common. I'm not even sure why there's a light for it. Probably has something to do with tank pressurization. Either it's it's lame as shit. You might be able to clear it by unhooking the battery and leaving the key in the "acc on" position for about 15 minutes. That will usually clear it if unhooking the battery alone won't work. You'll just have to reset the clock and radio presets.

Speaking of worthless MILs (or CELs...whatever), a few weeks ago I was helping a friend work on his Mustang when we get a code for "bank 1 lean". WTF? There's 4 fucking cylinders in "bank 1". Dumb bastards. There are individual codes for different cylinders running lean or rich (which was the original problem), but no...I get a code for a whole damn side of the engine instead. Bullshit.

IALuder · 08-21-2004, 06:18 PM

thats AWESOME. lol hahaha

*pdiggitydogg* · 08-21-2004, 06:53 PM

Yeah gt, I heard of the batt/key combo thing...tried it too.
Didnt work.

Its all because they wanted to use this stupid non-threaded gas cap pos. Whats wrong w/ a design that works??? These fango-mango caps are junk.

thermal · 08-21-2004, 06:57 PM

ha ha.... my ex-wife's Jetta VR6 used to get that gas cap code.

08-21-2004, 07:43 PM

Its pry so idiots know if they forgot their gas cap while fuling up

*pdiggitydogg* · 08-21-2004, 07:46 PM

maybe...but its tethered to the mouth.

GT40FIED · 08-21-2004, 08:48 PM

Actually, It's just a way to make money. They know that sooner or later that code will get thrown and 90% of people will go running to their dealerships to get the code cleared. That and, in the case of cars like Pdigg's, some ECUs can't be cleared in normal ways...you HAVE to have a shop do it.

*pdiggitydogg* · 08-21-2004, 09:16 PM

man gt that was the first thing i thought of.....bastards....

drdingo21 · 08-21-2004, 10:47 PM

My accord throws a CEL if the gas cap is loose.

VR4_Craver · 08-22-2004, 02:22 PM

I think its because if your tank isnt pressurized enough and you turn hard you might experience a lean condition on the engine or something like that.

*ChrisCantSkate* · 08-22-2004, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by VR4_Craver
I think its because if your tank isnt pressurized enough and you turn hard you might experience a lean condition on the engine or something like that.

gas shouldnt be under pressure i thought... i know most newer cars gas caps vent out when pressure is too high

VR4_Craver · 08-22-2004, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ChrisCantSkate
gas shouldnt be under pressure i thought... i know most newer cars gas caps vent out when pressure is too high

No I mean so that it can be circulated and everything so the pump doesnt pump air. Not pressure like being compressed just enough to make it stay pressurized inside the tank

08-21-2004, 03:55 PM	#1
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 42 Posts: 10,579	The dumbest reason for a cel I was driving my moms '02 jeep yesterday to pick up a bunch of drunk friends and the cel came on. I just got around to checking the thing today (and its a lot easier to check it than mine) and it comes up P 0456. I search some jeep places and find out what that means.... LOOSE GAS CAP WTF???? Thats the dumbest reason for a cel in the world! Big deal! Its not like the cap's gonna fall off...theres a door there. Its not like gas is going to spray out of the filler...theres a flap, the "loose" cap AND the door. So now I have to take it to the dealership and have it cleared there, since I cant do it by removing the battery cable. HASSLE!!! ...just thought Id share my opinion. (F U chysler!)

08-21-2004, 04:49 PM	#2
ebpda9 Repost Wagon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: over here Age: 45 Posts: 17,266	LMAO __________________

08-21-2004, 05:08 PM	#3
GT40FIED Best...mod...ever Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: At the end of the longest line Age: 44 Posts: 7,451	That's actually insanely common. I'm not even sure why there's a light for it. Probably has something to do with tank pressurization. Either it's it's lame as shit. You might be able to clear it by unhooking the battery and leaving the key in the "acc on" position for about 15 minutes. That will usually clear it if unhooking the battery alone won't work. You'll just have to reset the clock and radio presets. Speaking of worthless MILs (or CELs...whatever), a few weeks ago I was helping a friend work on his Mustang when we get a code for "bank 1 lean". WTF? There's 4 fucking cylinders in "bank 1". Dumb bastards. There are individual codes for different cylinders running lean or rich (which was the original problem), but no...I get a code for a whole damn side of the engine instead. Bullshit. __________________ 1984 1/2 Mustang GT350 #842, Faster than you...nuff said Anna Fan Club President/Dictator Someday, in the event that mankind actually figures out what it is that this world actually revoles around, thousands of people are going to be shocked and perplexed that it was not them. Sometimes this includes me. "If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." - George Orwell Welcome to the new Amerika

08-21-2004, 06:18 PM	#4
IALuder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Des Moines IA Age: 39 Posts: 7,908	thats AWESOME. lol hahaha __________________ 93 Si H23vtec......soon to be 12lbs 95 Civic EX....automatic DD if you cant dazzle them with your brillance, baffle them with your bullshit.

08-21-2004, 06:57 PM	#6
thermal Banning Machine Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: My Garage, Va. Posts: 5,547	ha ha.... my ex-wife's Jetta VR6 used to get that gas cap code. __________________ Project Teg Visit the Turbo Forum

08-21-2004, 06:53 PM	#5
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 42 Posts: 10,579	Yeah gt, I heard of the batt/key combo thing...tried it too. Didnt work. Its all because they wanted to use this stupid non-threaded gas cap pos. Whats wrong w/ a design that works??? These fango-mango caps are junk.

08-21-2004, 07:43 PM	#7
cashizslick Posts: n/a	Its pry so idiots know if they forgot their gas cap while fuling up

08-21-2004, 07:46 PM	#8
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 42 Posts: 10,579	maybe...but its tethered to the mouth.

08-21-2004, 08:48 PM	#9
GT40FIED Best...mod...ever Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: At the end of the longest line Age: 44 Posts: 7,451	Actually, It's just a way to make money. They know that sooner or later that code will get thrown and 90% of people will go running to their dealerships to get the code cleared. That and, in the case of cars like Pdigg's, some ECUs can't be cleared in normal ways...you HAVE to have a shop do it. __________________ 1984 1/2 Mustang GT350 #842, Faster than you...nuff said Anna Fan Club President/Dictator Someday, in the event that mankind actually figures out what it is that this world actually revoles around, thousands of people are going to be shocked and perplexed that it was not them. Sometimes this includes me. "If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." - George Orwell Welcome to the new Amerika

08-21-2004, 09:16 PM	#10
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 42 Posts: 10,579	man gt that was the first thing i thought of.....bastards....

08-21-2004, 10:47 PM	#11
drdingo21 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Age: 42 Posts: 1,642	My accord throws a CEL if the gas cap is loose.

08-22-2004, 02:22 PM	#12
VR4_Craver Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The stixx Age: 39 Posts: 1,550	I think its because if your tank isnt pressurized enough and you turn hard you might experience a lean condition on the engine or something like that. __________________ me from another forum (im the top geekz0r) the geekz0r (11:03:46 PM): basicly, look at it this way...the 6speed is the same is the 5speed in 2,3,4,5,and 6...only the speeds are different because of the fd the geekz0r (11:04:16 PM): so 2nd pulls like 1st in the 5speed, 3rd is like 2nd, etc. PortugeeTex (11:04:26 PM): so whats 1st like then? the geekz0r (11:04:49 PM): 1st is like hitting a cheeta in the ass with a tazer PortugeeTex (11:04:53 PM): lmfao

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