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Check Engine Light
Check engine light came on yesterday... ![Frown](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
Is there a way to find out what code it threw without a code-reader? I don't have one, and I hate to pay the dealer $80 to reset the light if it's just a loose gas cap...
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Is there a way to find out what code it threw without a code-reader? I don't have one, and I hate to pay the dealer $80 to reset the light if it's just a loose gas cap...
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Autozone used to do this for free, but then they killed the program a while back. They are being sued by the manufacturers of those code readers I heard.
tmk: I need to check the manual again. I remember there are instructions to reset the "maintenance required" light, but I didn't recall there are instructions to reset "check engine" like. I think we need those code reader to do so, but I may be wrong.
I used to be able to grab DTCs and reset check engine light for my Maxima without using any code reader. That's a really cool feature.
tmk: I need to check the manual again. I remember there are instructions to reset the "maintenance required" light, but I didn't recall there are instructions to reset "check engine" like. I think we need those code reader to do so, but I may be wrong.
I used to be able to grab DTCs and reset check engine light for my Maxima without using any code reader. That's a really cool feature.
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Re: Check Engine Light
Originally posted by RandyMax
Check engine light came on yesterday...![Frown](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
Is there a way to find out what code it threw without a code-reader? I don't have one, and I hate to pay the dealer $80 to reset the light if it's just a loose gas cap...
Check engine light came on yesterday...
![Frown](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
Is there a way to find out what code it threw without a code-reader? I don't have one, and I hate to pay the dealer $80 to reset the light if it's just a loose gas cap...
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55557 miles... ![Frown](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
even if you are under warranty, if it turns out to be a loose gas cap, the dealer can charge you to reset it --- user error.
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even if you are under warranty, if it turns out to be a loose gas cap, the dealer can charge you to reset it --- user error.
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Re: sooo does
Originally posted by trippnup2
Anyone know how to reset the maintainence light? (shameless hijack)
Anyone know how to reset the maintainence light? (shameless hijack)
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If your vehicle has an intermittent problem or the problem does not reoccur the MIL light (malfuncton indicator lamp also known as check engine light) will turn itself off .the code is stored untill the ecu is told to erase it or the battery is disconnected .There is no manual provision for code reading on these vehicles .
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