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 Check Engine Light

 Created by: Sebby
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Aug 29, 2016 10:12AM malsal  
Aug 29, 2016 08:26AM Sebby  
Aug 25, 2016 01:40PM minimans  
Aug 25, 2016 10:36AM Sebby  
Aug 24, 2016 09:44AM minimans  
Aug 24, 2016 04:49AM kenatminimania  
Aug 23, 2016 01:53PM minimans  
Aug 23, 2016 12:17PM malsal  
Aug 23, 2016 11:23AM Sebby Edited: Aug 23, 2016 11:49AM 
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 Posted: Aug 29, 2016 10:12AM
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Well ............... After a week, a full tank of gas and approximately 10 engine restarts, the check engine light went off. No idea what triggered the reset. Sure it was one of the three.

As a side note: No one with the two Mini dealerships or the local BMW shop could answer my question either. It was a little disappointing to find how little they all knew about their own product line.

Thanks to all for the input. Greatly appreciated!
Pretty normal at most dealerships now, if the computer can't figure it out for them they just start throwing parts at them at the customers expense.

If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.

Give a car more power and it goes faster on the straights,
make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.

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 Posted: Aug 29, 2016 08:26AM
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Well ............... After a week, a full tank of gas and approximately 10 engine restarts, the check engine light went off. No idea what triggered the reset. Sure it was one of the three.

As a side note: No one with the two Mini dealerships or the local BMW shop could answer my question either. It was a little disappointing to find how little they all knew about their own product line.

Thanks to all for the input. Greatly appreciated!

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 Posted: Aug 25, 2016 01:40PM
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Buy a cheap OBDII code reader and see what the code is then reset 
or your local auto parts store may do it for free

Mini's are like buses they come along in a bunch

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 Posted: Aug 25, 2016 10:36AM
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It flashed on the dash display to close gas cap. This was after approximately 40 miles of driving. We have since driven 40+ miles with probably 10 start/stop cycles in between. The bad part is, we live over 3 hours from a Mini dealer.

Thanks for the note.

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 Posted: Aug 24, 2016 09:44AM
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2016 S Countryman. Gas cap was loose. Engine light on. Tightened the cap. How log before the check engine light goes out? I have driven around 20 miles. Still anxiously waiting a change.

Thanks!
How do you know it was the gas cap? what fault code did it give?

Mini's are like buses they come along in a bunch

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 Posted: Aug 24, 2016 04:49AM
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2016 S Countryman. Gas cap was loose. Engine light on. Tightened the cap. How log before the check engine light goes out? I have driven around 20 miles. Still anxiously waiting a change.

Thanks!
If the CEL was caused by the loose gas cap, the light should go off on its own after correcting the cap.  I would have expected it to go out after 20 miles, but give it a couple days.

Ken

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 Posted: Aug 23, 2016 01:53PM
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I think it will reset the light after I think 7 cycles doesnt count miles just on off driving cycles, but it will retain the fault in the memory. 

Mini's are like buses they come along in a bunch

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 Posted: Aug 23, 2016 12:17PM
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Probably has to be re set.

If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.

Give a car more power and it goes faster on the straights,
make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.

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 Posted: Aug 23, 2016 11:23AM
 Edited:  Aug 23, 2016 11:49AM
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2016 S Countryman. Gas cap was loose. Engine light on. Tightened the cap. How log before the check engine light goes out? I have driven around 20 miles. Still anxiously waiting a change.

Thanks!