"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
02/09/2020 at 20:55 • Filed to: Vibe 2020
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"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
02/09/2020 at 20:55 • Filed to: Vibe 2020 | 6
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Bad news: my wife calls me Friday night with some vehicular spookiness.
“I think my check engine light is on.”
“Any other lights?”
“No.”
“Is it flashing?”
“Nah.”
“Is it running fine?”
“Yeah, seems normal.”
“Okay, we’ll look at it later.”
The conversation ends and my horrible mind runs rampant. Oh God, I think to myself. Can’t I go more than three weeks without something on my house or cars breaking? What if it’s the 02 sensors or the catalytic converter like her last car? And did I leave the stove on this morning?!
Yesterday, we go to AutoZone. A nice young lady plugs in their code reader. We go back inside.
“What’s the word?”
Her eyes stay affix ed to the screen and she lets out a is-my-shift-over-yet sigh. “Huhhhh P0456, evap code probably a loose gas cap—”
“Yes!!!”
My wife and I high five. The girl was startled at our sudde n burst of life.
“Thank you!”
“Yeah...”
I open the gas door and tighten the cap. “If we’re lucky it’ll go away next time you drive to work,” I tell that lady who married me for some reason.
And the good news: the light is indeed now gone.
DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/09/2020 at 21:02 |
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Maybe this is just the car getting you warmed up for
something bigger down the road
wafflesnfalafel
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/09/2020 at 21:06 |
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great news - I had that on my POS Civic coupe, damn gas cap was defective and failed the emissions test.
dumpsterfire!
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/09/2020 at 21:21 |
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Wow, just like in the AutoZone tv commercial!
facw
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/09/2020 at 21:33 |
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The last time I had a check engine, it was a P0442 (small evap leak), I was pretty pleased to find out that it was due to my gas cap gasket had gotten horribly rotted in the Texas heat. Replaced the cap with a new one, cleared the code (cheap ~$15 ODBII scanner is totally worth it to avoid getting blindsided by shops), and everything was fine.
ttyymmnn
> facw
02/09/2020 at 21:45 |
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(cheap ~$15 ODBII scanner is totally worth it to avoid getting blindsided by shops)
My brother bought me a wifi scanner that works with my phone. I have a recurring CEL on my Odyssey, and since I can check it myself I know it’s nothing to worry about.
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ttyymmnn
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/09/2020 at 21:45 |
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Some wag here on Oppo once replied, “Orange lights don’t bother me. It’s the red ones I worry about.”
Spanfeller is a twat
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/09/2020 at 22:19 |
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You... You have a Lexus wagon, yes?
I saw one just like yours on the street the other day, it was green thought.
Such an elegant car; I loved it.
Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/09/2020 at 22:20 |
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As I like to say, “I got her and all she got was me.”
Under_Score
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/09/2020 at 22:24 |
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Speaking of lasting, is the Tacoma due for replacing soon?
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Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> Under_Score
02/10/2020 at 00:37 |
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Nah, just got it serviced yesterday. 130k miles.
Captain of the Enterprise
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/10/2020 at 06:11 |
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What a nice tale, thank you for sharing that!
PartyPooper2012
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/10/2020 at 06:47 |
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Fake news! Check engine in fact is not check engine, but check gas cap... completely opposite side of the vehicle.
That should not be a thing.
There should be a check engine light for when shit is broked on the engine
and there should be check non engine components because you forgot how to car
OPPOsaurus WRX
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/10/2020 at 10:14 |
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i was under my wife’s van trying to temporarily plug the hole in the exhaust when i found out the oil pan is about to give up on life. I got some ceramic putty/tape shit to cover up the exhaust hole which was more of a total collapse rather than a hole, at about 2" by 5" or the entire top side of the resonator.
Bylan - Hoarder of LS400's
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/10/2020 at 19:30 |
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Glad it was something easy! Now save yourself all these headaches and trips and get an OBDII reader! The app Torque+ is also fun to use, not just for checking codes.