wus up every 1, so yesterday my sis took my car and went on the freeway and the damn check engine light went on, i only had the car maybe 2 or 2.5 months and i didnt really go fast cuz it was leaking oil i think from the head gaskets, and it was dripping on the exhaust manifold and it was smoking,about a month ago i took it to some mechanic and he told me not to go over 40 until i got that fixed, and yesterday my sis had to take it her car was overheating(changed the thermostat) and now it is fine , any hows now its my audi, do u guys no what might cause check engine light to come on? i was thinking of taking it to a mechanic and let him do the computer diagnost thingy, i thought i should ask u guys first. I really need help me got no car , and yea its 1999 Audi A4 tip 1.8t and it has aboyt 71400 miles on it AND I JUST GOT IT 2 MoNTHS AGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! already problem!!!!!!!!!!! [:@][][X(]

i really need help,
thank you,

 

We cant really help much until you get the codes read.

Go to autozone, they will read the codes for free, then come back here and post what you found.

 

X2 on the AZ code scan. Get the codes and look them up on the web.

Your oil leak is probably from a leaky valve cover gasket.

 

ok so i took my car to the autozone and the guy said he cant do it, he said that u have to purchase the OBD thingy and do it ur self, its like 100$, is it easy to do it or is it hard?, and he said u can give the OBD back to him, and get money back, i want to no if the codes r goin to apear on the screen of the OBD pc or else where?, can some 1 help i really need help!!!!!!!!! FAST ANSWER PLZ!!!!

 

sorry i didnt search, but now i did, i found out that u need laptop and a software and thats it. Ight any ways, i had another question, how much do mechanics charge for doing this?

 

got an idea...... Instead of depending on other people to do the research for you, you can pay me $100 an hour and I'll tell you everything you need to know about fixing your car. OR you can reasearch stuff for YOURSELF.

call a d@mn mechanic and ask him how much he charges. OR you can call the dealership for recalls on the ignition switch which is why my CEL kept turning on.

A little tip: Patience grasshopper, the forums sometimes take time to respond and we don't like getting yelled at. Read, Educate Yourself, and be a little more relaxed.

 

I live in Columbus Ohio, and I have gone to autozone a few times and done this. Never had any problems like that. They always would test it for ya.

Then, I just bought one for like $125, and it has been very useful as it works on all 96 and newer vehicles.

Mechanics charge like 50-75 to do this around here. Its worth owning if you have the money to buy one. Its also easy to use.

You just plug in under the steering wheel and turn the key on.

 

i am sorry i didnt mean to yell or any thing, i did search actually the web and the forum, and i just needed a little more help, i wanted to do that yesterday thats y i was in hurry. And yea is this a good software to use i got it from scantool.net, it looks pretty easy, do u guys have any other free softwares that are better than the one igot, i search the web and i only found like 2 softwares for it.

Oh and yea i actually went to mechanics and it was closed thats y i posted here

anyways thx every 1 for ur help, ill do it today and ill post the codes, =D

 

You don't need to get your car fixed, you need to go to grammar school.

 

u dont have to be an ***, only been here for 5 years !!!