How I Solved The "Check Engine Light" Problem

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How I Solved The "Check Engine Light" Problem[ALL/1998] posted by Tony Zee on
Monday, 9 June 1997, at 10:37 p.m.

As some of you may remember, my friendly neighborhood gas station attendent failed to screw my gas cap on completely, causing the diagnostic system to think there was a leak in the tank thereby causing the "Check Engine" light to come on.

After trying various suggestions (from a multitude of sources, including the service manager at my dealership) such as driving the car for 20 mins at mixed speeds, hwy/city/idle, etc., running the tank down to empty, and so on and so forth, I decided to simply disconnect the battery. This caused the computer to reset and the dreaded idiot light did finally go off.

So there it is. Now, I wonder if this would work also to turn off the service interval light that everyone seems to complain about......

Regards, Tony S70 Pewter - 1750 mi and still shiny!

Re: How I Solved The "Check Engine Light" Problem[ALL/1998] posted by Mark Klein on
Tuesday, 10 June 1997, at 8:16 p.m.

Just one question. Why did the dealer not turn the light off?

Re: How I Solved The "Check Engine Light" Problem[ALL/1998] posted by Tony Zee on
Tuesday, 10 June 1997, at 8:30 p.m.

The dealer offered to turn it off but I could not find the time to drive 35 mins. each way.

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