Check engine light

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Originally Posted by altiain

What the hell does "reset my rpm's" mean? :scratch:

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Maybe he means set the idle?

Well today I unhooked the battery terminal to see if the Check Engine light would go off, and it did so I am going to see if it comes back on...if so I will take it to AutoZone to get the code read.
It seems to run the same as before I got the code so I doubt it's anything serious but I could be wrong...I will keep it close to home til I see if the code comes back.
Thanks for the advice I didn't know AutoZone would read the code for free.

Sammm I think he means set the idle just like you said.

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Originally Posted by Billy Blaze

Well today I unhooked the battery terminal to see if the Check Engine light would go off, and it did so I am going to see if it comes back on...if so I will take it to AutoZone to get the code read.
It seems to run the same as before I got the code so I doubt it's anything serious but I could be wrong...I will keep it close to home til I see if the code comes back.
Thanks for the advice I didn't know AutoZone would read the code for free.

Sammm I think he means set the idle just like you said.

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The light is going to go off if you reset the battery. The problem with that is that you dont know what it was. I would assume it will come back but be sure to get it read so we can figure it out.

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Originally Posted by Majik

The light is going to go off if you reset the battery. The problem with that is that you dont know what it was. I would assume it will come back but be sure to get it read so we can figure it out.

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The computer systems will now have to go thru 5 or 6 drive 'cycles'. Odds are it will come back on. Get it read next time it does.

Does it count a drive cycle for every time the engine is started or how exactly does that work?

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Originally Posted by Billy Blaze

Does it count a drive cycle for every time the engine is started or how exactly does that work?

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A mixture of mileage and engine starts and stops.

"reset rpm's"
yeah i meant the idle... you do the ground 10 and get the rpm's up to about 8500 and disconect the ground 10...::Teacher: lol...

Not to be a stickler again, but you mean 850 right? 8500 Would be a rather high idle.

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Originally Posted by Majik

8500 Would be a rather high idle.

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That's where I usually shift... ;)

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Originally Posted by Majik

Not to be a stickler again, but you mean 850 right? 8500 Would be a rather high idle.

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once again i stand corrected...

Well, I have been driving all over the place and the light has not come back on...I wish I would have gotten the code read now dangit.
Lesson learned.

Patience. It will be back. :rolleyes:

Or it was the gas cap and now it is gone. Either way like Sammm said, if it is a true problem it will be back.