how do i reset the engine light ?

by **Guest** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 9:07 am

I disconnected m battery the other day and now the indicator light is on, how do i reset it?

by **cruze105** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 12:32 pm

usually it goes away after having the car on for like 15 min, thats what happened to me

by **thakidd** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 3:11 pm

autozone can clear it.

by **impactX** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 5:04 pm

What causes the CEL to turn on in the first place?

It's not a good thing to do if you don't know why the CEL lit up and you just reset it.

by **Guest** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 8:36 pm

i dont know why it came on. I had a system installed on friday and since it has been on. any ideas?

by **impactX** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 11:09 pm

Anonymous wrote:i dont know why it came on. I had a system installed on friday and since it has been on. any ideas?

Did you fuel up? May be it's the loose gas cap.

by **Guest** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 6:58 am

its not the loose gas cap, i already checked

by **ChrYstiE** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 11:57 am

who did your install?

by **impactX** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 1:35 pm

Then you better go get the code read.

by **Guest** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 3:31 pm

mobile creations in edison. Where can i go to get it read, and how much should i expect to pay? When i told them about it , they said to lok in the manual on how to reset it...

by **impactX** » Mon Oct 06, 2003 1:26 am

Places like pepboys should have it... I think it's supposed to be free.

Sorry I don't live in the States.

by **MalBandito99** » Mon Oct 06, 2003 7:20 am

Look in the owner's manual for the EFI fuse, #8 or #9 (in the main underhood fuse bay), pull it out using some needlenose plyers while the car is off (or on, it worked when I did it). Leave it out for 5 minutes or so, then put it back it, turn car on, check engine light gone.

Generally check engine lights are crap and shouldn't be trusted, but IF you DO feel something wrong in the engine or whatnot, go check out why that light is on. If it comes back, go to Autozone or place like that for a OBD-II test, and see whats up. If it dont come back, good job, you saved an hour of your time and money having someone else do it for you.

by **adam2562** » Mon Oct 06, 2003 3:02 pm

if its a lose gas cap the light wotn just go back off you haev to get it reset by toyota.. most likely if sumthing is wrong its either your charcoal canister for emissions or an o2 sensor

by **adam2562** » Mon Oct 06, 2003 3:04 pm

i have access to a scantool if ur in my area... i work at toyota in maryland

by **B_Master_Flash** » Wed Oct 08, 2003 7:04 am

On the topic, I just installed my intake and now my engine light is on. Can I turn it off doing the fuse thing, or should it turn off its self after the ECU ajusts?

how do i reset the engine light ?

how do i reset the engine light ?

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