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From: toma@tekchips.UUCP (Tom Almy)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: VW Rabbit 30,000 mile light
Message-ID: <270@tekchips.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 7-Oct-85 10:25:08 EDT
Article-I.D.: tekchips.270
Posted: Mon Oct  7 10:25:08 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 9-Oct-85 05:28:23 EDT
References: <57500013@inmet.UUCP> <31442@lanl.ARPA>
Reply-To: toma@tekchips.UUCP (Tom Almy)
Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR
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Summary: 

In article <31442@lanl.ARPA> sct@a.UUCP (Stephen Tenbrink) writes:
>In article <57500013@inmet.UUCP> schooler@inmet.UUCP writes:
>>
>>My girlfriend's '83 (gasoline) VW Rabbit just had a warning light
>>come on which apparently indicates the necessity of a 30,000 mile
>>checkup.  The story from the shop is that the only way to turn
>>this light off is to replace a "sensor board" at a cost of $120.00
>>or so.  (This happens every 30,000 miles, I would suppose.)  Is this
>>a scam, or what?
>>
>
>	I have an 81 Jetta and this 30000 mile warning light is to
>remind you to get your smog control system checked (at least for the
>'81 models).  When mine came on the mechanic did a quick check and
>reset the light for $15.  I am assuming the same is true for your
>'83 Rabbit.


Under the hood there is a box mounted midway in the speedometer cable
(typically on the firewall).  There is a bunch of wires comming out of
this box that goes to the various "CAT" "EGR" and/or "OXS" indicator
lights.  There are one or more recessed pushbuttons that you can depress
with the eraser of a pencil (or screwdriver if you are hardware inclined)
that will turn off the indicator lights until the next indicated service
inteval.  Repair shops should push these buttons when the do the appropriate
repairs, but on a VW it is easy enough to do.


Tom Almy