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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / January 2008clearing a Check Engine Light due to maintenance
just visited local AutoZone for the OBD scanner code and they adviced the Check Eng light is on due to computer asking for maintenance (air, oil, fluids) at some 77 or 78k interval - it's some kinds of "hey dude, do the maintenance" reminder car is a mazda -98 with 78k miles and I assume that I can simply disconnect negative terminal of battery (ground) to reset computer or do I have to actually have the code reset with a scanner or some diagnostic screw terminal on the instrument panel? reason the light does not apply is that all the items have been done, usually at every 3 to 5k intervals, since new. > just visited local AutoZone for the OBD scanner code and they adviced > the Check Eng light is on due to computer asking for maintenance (air, [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > reason the light does not apply is that all the items have been done, > usually at every 3 to 5k intervals, since new. No, it is because there is something WRONG. That is an OBDII vehicle so grab a code reader and find out what the code is. It can be just about anything.  SignatureSteve W. Near Cooperstown, New York Life is not like a box of chocolates it's more like a jar of jalapenos- what you do today could burn your a.s tomorrow! > No, it is because there is something WRONG. That is an OBDII vehicle > so grab a code reader and find out what the code is. It can be just > about anything. I got the actual printout of the code (not with me at the moment) and it translates in the list of codes as generic maintenance update alert/alarm which occurs at 77-78k miles on the odometer the resolution was listed as "do the recommended maintenance and reset computer" I dunno how to clear the warning on your buggy, and don't know if depowering will do it, but remember that your computer likely "learns" itself in the beginning. If you depower, that learning is lost and you should follow the procedures in your owner's manual for recovering from repower. Pete SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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