So Tuesday, Shawna informed me the 4Runner had a few dashboard lights on which were not normal. I looked and the 'Check Engine' light was on. The lights indicating that the limited slip feature was not working were on as well. This did not concern me as usually, the 'Check Engine' light causes the other to turn off. I was concerned about the 'Check Engine' light as the last time it happened, I was out of town and it cost be around $700.00 to fix. So, here we go again...
I advised Shawna and the kids to take the truck to school while I look into it. I called the dealership and they could not see me until Tuesday next week. I did not know what to do but was concerned about the time frame. When Shawna got home, she advised that I call another dealership in another place. So I did and they could see me Thursday (yesterday). A buddy of mine went with me and we sat for about an hour and a half while the dealership looked into it. I was getting worried as usually the longer you sit, the more expensive it is!
My buddy said if he could go with me, then he would buy me lunch. I naturally let hin go. We waited and waited and waited and waited. The more we waited and saw food on the TV the dealership had for us to watch, the more hungry we got. We waited and waited.
Then, they came to get us. As it turns out, the gas cap was not on tight. Air got in the gas line and caused the 'Check Engine' light to come on. They did not even charge me for cleaning out the lines!
I guess going to another city to let your buddy buy you lunch is better than going to another city and spending large amounts of money on your car. Not so bad.
-J
