OBD = bad gas?
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OBD = bad gas?
Greetings from Honduras! I'm deployed here for one year, and naturally things go wrong when I'm away from home. My wife's 2005 Excursion lit the onboard diagnostics (OBD) light yesterday. She reviewed the owner's manual (my wife is awesome!) and then emailed to ask what to do.
The manual says some examples are:
1. Ran out of fuel - nope.
2. Poor fuel quality - could be, but she got gas from our usual drinking hole.
3. Fuel cap is loose - she checked that after reading the manual and it's tight.
So, has anyone had the OBD light come on and it turn out to be a major problem? She bought some STP fuel treatment (is that necessary?) and put some more gas in it to see if the problem will solve itself. She's also going to swing by the local Advance Auto Parts store to have them plug in the computer and see what's up tomorrow.
Thanks for any and all advice! I tried the "search" function, but the system kept giving me an error message. (Not sure if it's the server, or the fact that I'm accessing from a military computer in a 3rd world country.)
- SOCO
The manual says some examples are:
1. Ran out of fuel - nope.
2. Poor fuel quality - could be, but she got gas from our usual drinking hole.
3. Fuel cap is loose - she checked that after reading the manual and it's tight.
So, has anyone had the OBD light come on and it turn out to be a major problem? She bought some STP fuel treatment (is that necessary?) and put some more gas in it to see if the problem will solve itself. She's also going to swing by the local Advance Auto Parts store to have them plug in the computer and see what's up tomorrow.
Thanks for any and all advice! I tried the "search" function, but the system kept giving me an error message. (Not sure if it's the server, or the fact that I'm accessing from a military computer in a 3rd world country.)
- SOCO
