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Anyone know how to turn off the 10,000 mile 'check engine' light sign -2005 civic

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f.patrick.burke@gmail.com - 12 Oct 2005 14:58 GMT
without having to go to the dealer?  i know it just came on for that
reason, and i know there is a way to turn it off.

i have a 2005 honda civic.

if you know, please email me at pb@navistaff.com.
Steve Mackie - 12 Oct 2005 15:16 GMT
Um, check engine lights come on for a reason, not because you crossed over
the 10,000 mile mark. Although, you are due for an oil change.

Steve

> without having to go to the dealer?  i know it just came on for that
> reason, and i know there is a way to turn it off.
>
> i have a 2005 honda civic.
>
> if you know, please email me at pb@navistaff.com.
Brian Smith - 12 Oct 2005 15:42 GMT
> without having to go to the dealer?  i know it just came on for that
> reason, and i know there is a way to turn it off.
>
> i have a 2005 honda civic.
>
> if you know, please email me at pb@navistaff.com.

To quote many great and knowledgeable men, 'Read the Owners Manual'.

Brian
TeGGeR® - 12 Oct 2005 19:18 GMT
> without having to go to the dealer?  i know it just came on for that
> reason, and i know there is a way to turn it off.
>
> i have a 2005 honda civic.
>
> if you know, please email me at pb@navistaff.com.

http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/maintenance-reqd-light.html

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Elmo P. Shagnasty - 12 Oct 2005 22:34 GMT
> without having to go to the dealer?  i know it just came on for that
> reason, and i know there is a way to turn it off.
>
> i have a 2005 honda civic.
>
> if you know, please email me at pb@navistaff.com.

well, isn't that ballsy.

Not only does he want to be spoon-fed the information that's clearly in
his (unused) owner's manual, he doesn't even want to be bothered to
check the newsgroup for the answer--where if anything, it should be
posted as a resource for the world to see.

Read the f.cking owner's manual that you got with your shiny new $15,000
toy.  Then read it again.
bearman - 13 Oct 2005 00:32 GMT
> without having to go to the dealer?  i know it just came on for that
> reason, and i know there is a way to turn it off.
>
> i have a 2005 honda civic.
>
> if you know, please email me at pb@navistaff.com.

Anyone in this newsgroup who gives you the answer to this easily researched
question should be drummed out.

Just read the f.cking manual or Google or search this (and others)
newsgroup.
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Steve Mackie - 13 Oct 2005 00:56 GMT
> Anyone in this newsgroup who gives you the answer to this easily researched
> question should be drummed out.
>
> Just read the f.cking manual or Google or search this (and others)
> newsgroup.

The only answer to the question he asked is the one that I gave.

Q: Anyone know how to turn off the 10,000 mile 'check engine' light
sign -2005 civic
A: check engine lights come on for a reason, not because you crossed over
the 10,000 mile mark.
TeGGeR® - 13 Oct 2005 01:15 GMT
>> Anyone in this newsgroup who gives you the answer to this easily
> researched
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
> A: check engine lights come on for a reason, not because you crossed over
> the 10,000 mile mark.

D'oh! I missed that it's the Check Engine light (MIL), NOT the Maintenance
Required light!

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High Tech Misfit - 13 Oct 2005 04:35 GMT
>> The only answer to the question he asked is the one that I gave.
>>
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> D'oh! I missed that it's the Check Engine light (MIL), NOT the Maintenance
> Required light!

Since the OP said 10,000 miles, perhaps he was the one who confused one with
the other.  Maybe he did mean the Maintenance Required light.
Steve Mackie - 13 Oct 2005 13:55 GMT
> >> The only answer to the question he asked is the one that I gave.
> >>
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> Since the OP said 10,000 miles, perhaps he was the one who confused one with
> the other.  Maybe he did mean the Maintenance Required light.

Either way, one musn't assume anything and simply answer the question asked.
If you want a right answer, you have to ask the right question.

Steve
TeGGeR® - 13 Oct 2005 01:21 GMT
> without having to go to the dealer?  i know it just came on for that
> reason, and i know there is a way to turn it off.

Is this the Maintenance Required light, or the Malfunction Indicator Lamp?
This is an important distinction.

If the former, see my earlier post. If the latter, it is most assuredly NOT
because you hit 10,000 miles.

Since your expensive new car is UNDER WARRANTY, ignorance of the
Malfunction Indicator Lamp may VOID YOUR WARRANTY on account of abuse.
Take it in to the dealer. If there is a problem, chances are about 99.9% it
will be covered under the warranty that you paid for as part of the
purchase price of the car. You would not believe how expensive some of the
emissions components are that can go bad early in the car's life.

If, however, you really enjoy throwing away money and potentially wrecking
that $15,000 investment you've made, then by all means go to AutoZone, get
them to turn off the light, then drive blissfully offf into the sunset.

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