Very common for a minor error like the gas cap not sealing all the way, etc.
Once you drive 3 times with the cap secure, it will clear automatically.
On December 14, 2025 8:41:31 PM AST, James Jordan <k4qpl2@gmail.com> wrote:
>Yep. Check engine light. On for a couple days and then off for a few more,
>repeat. I have a code reader but haven’t used it when the light is on.
>
>
>On Sun, Dec 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM Chuck Gooden via RFI <rfi@contesting.com>
>wrote:
>
>> Are you sure it was the check engine light?. Most engine light that I
>> know of will come on and stay on because the error code is stored in
>> memory. You can reset the error code with a ODB reader.
>>
>>
>>
>> On December 14, 2025 11:38:31 PM UTC, James Jordan <k4qpl2@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >Hmmm. Interesting. I have a check engine light that comes on every now
>> and then but after a couple of days it’s off with nothing having been done.
>> Shop has never found a problem. I assume system resets and doesn’t see
>> anything.
>> >My Audi is full of electronics and sleeps a few feet from my ham shack
>> built into the garage with a 40m dipole almost overhead. The KPA1500 power
>> supply is even closer.
>> >I’m going to keep tabs on band and power so next time it happens I can
>> see if there’s any correlation.
>> >Thanks for the tip.
>> >Jim K4QPL
>> >
>> >
>> >Sent from my iPhone
>> >
>> >> On Dec 14, 2025, at 11:51 AM, K4RO Kirk Pickering <k4ro@k4ro.net>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Here's an RFI story that I've not encountered before.
>> >>
>> >>
>> https://www.motor1.com/news/781675/cadillac-escalade-power-line-lights-on/
>> >>
>> >> Many thanks to all of the RFI hunters and experts who share their
>> knowledge on this list, year after year. IMO, this is one of the most
>> valuable email lists in all of ham radio.
>> >>
>> >> —Kirk K4RO
>> >>
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