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

[f.patrick.burke]

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.

 

[Steve Mackie]

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

 

[Brian Smith]

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.

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

Brian

 

[TeGGeR®]

wrote in

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.

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

 

[Elmo P. Shagnasty]

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.

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 fucking owner's manual that you got with your shiny new $15,000 toy. Then read it again.

 

[bearman]

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.

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

Just read the fucking manual or Google or search this (and others)
newsgroup.

 

[Steve Mackie]

Anyone in this newsgroup who gives you the answer to this easily researched

question should be drummed out.

Just read the fucking 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®]

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.

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

 

[TeGGeR®]

wrote in

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.

 

[High Tech Misfit]

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]

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

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