Check Engine Light...

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Andy

Hello there,

The other night I ran out of gas, and the check engine light came on. I
refilled the gas tank, but the light did not go off. I am fairly sure that
nothing else broke down since the car runs normally, but I was wondering how
ot reset that light with out having to go to a mechanic or the dealer. I
read on brickboard that you just need to unplug the battery and let it sit
for several minutes. I also read on there that you need to know or have a
radio code. Can anyone please post the proper procedure to reset the check
engine light. Thanks in advanace.
 
Andy said:
Hello there,

The other night I ran out of gas, and the check engine light came on. I
refilled the gas tank, but the light did not go off. I am fairly sure that
nothing else broke down since the car runs normally, but I was wondering how
ot reset that light with out having to go to a mechanic or the dealer. I
read on brickboard that you just need to unplug the battery and let it sit
for several minutes. I also read on there that you need to know or have a
radio code. Can anyone please post the proper procedure to reset the check
engine light. Thanks in advanace.
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First give it some time to see if it corrects itself. If it was really caused
by a transient problem due to running out of gas, the computer may
decide everything is OK after several startup/driving/shutdown cycles.
Make sure the gas cap is on tightly.
 
Andy said:
Hello there,

The other night I ran out of gas, and the check engine light came on. I
refilled the gas tank, but the light did not go off. I am fairly sure that
nothing else broke down since the car runs normally, but I was wondering how
ot reset that light with out having to go to a mechanic or the dealer. I
read on brickboard that you just need to unplug the battery and let it sit
for several minutes. I also read on there that you need to know or have a
radio code. Can anyone please post the proper procedure to reset the check
engine light. Thanks in advanace.
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When my check engine light came on because of misfiring caused by
washing the engine, it went off after 3 trips to and from work (30 min,
35km.).

--
Mike F.
Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

NOTE: new address!!
Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
(But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)
 
Thanks guys for the info.


Mike F said:
When my check engine light came on because of misfiring caused by
washing the engine, it went off after 3 trips to and from work (30 min,
35km.).

--
Mike F.
Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

NOTE: new address!!
Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
(But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)
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