Well Good news is that my wrx is finally stage 2.

Bad news is, I got a light that says my fuel tank is open but it's not...?


anybody get the same problem?

thanks,

Kevin

 

I frequently have 2 fuel issues:
-gas cap needs to be insane tight
-hoses on fuel evap canister (right by rear tow hook) pop off every once in a while

 

is this a common problem on wrx's?

these little things bugg me, i'm a perfectionist.

 

The gas cap definitely is a common thing, I think it's actually a common problem (or point of confusion) on many cars. I put good hose clamps on the evap system hoses, be careful not to tighten them too much because the male part is plastic iirc.

 

common on tons of cars. Vw passat 99 does it all the time. Had this issue only once w the subie tho.

 

oh, so i guess its not related to me flashing my car today?

how did you guys fix this issue. i tightened it pretty well and it still has the light.

 

Yea we got one of those too -- this is only one of the millions of problems with that car.


Woocabin: tighten it until it clicks twice or so. Are you stage 2 with accessport? If so clear the codes and see if it pops back up.

 

code 0457 if I remember. No biggie. I just ended up resetting it with my code reader for years.

 

most of the time its been reliable. Needed steering rack and some other junk. One time getting a new key they fried the part of the key system that does it by putting in the battery wrong or some crap (batt in key), and still charged us half the reapir. weakus. Oh yea reliable xept for when it was brand new and dumped the tranny after 3 weeks due to claimed bad software and took 2 mo to get it back.

 

i had the gas cap issue as well, i just had Mike@GST turn off the code

 

I'm surprised you didn't have the ABS module failure like 90% of other passats and audis of that generation. Aside from "rowing in pudding" the transmission has been OK on ours. Our key system just went out too! The remote is completely done, and we can only lock/unlock the car from the trunk. Oh and our heater fan went out too, just in time for ski season.

Woocabin, did you figure out the light?

 

its too cold to go outside right now =p, i'll try clearing the codes in the morning with the ap and let you guys know