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Originally Posted by CB1
When I was done with the install I reconnected the battary and now I have the Service Engine Soon light on. I have tried to clear the code with the manual gas pedal method with no luck. I don't want to take it to the dealer cause they'll just charge me to clear it. Is there another way to clear it? Disconnect the negative terminal for a couple minutes and reconnect??? Any ideas would be greatly appriciated! Thanks in advance.
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Try this initially, leave it off for about 5 minutes before connecting to make sure the system is completely discharged. Then try it again, if not... best bet is to go to either a shop or get your own reader to clear the code.
If you want to prevent it from happening again, if you feel like taking your o2 sensors out again, you can stake some medium coarseness Steel Wool and put some in the o2 bung to block some of the gasses from hitting the sensor. It's what I did and worked like a champ.
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Originally Posted by happytheman
Yah, any OBDII reader can clear a check engine light. I think Pep Boys or Auto Zone may do it for free (if memory serves).
Ps. I've also read that leaving the negative terminal off for ten minutes may reset it too. Easy enough to try, eh?  |
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Reader is just to read codes, you'll need something that specifically
clears them too. It should say it on the box I believe.
Places like Autozone, unless you get a good guy, aren't allowed to clear codes if they read them. They can only tell you 'You have a code'. Or maybe it was just the guy I was working with the time I went that didn't want to press 3 buttons...
...go figure.
