Service Engine Soon light still on

Hi:

I've swapped out the temperature sensor, which had been fluctuating
nonsensically and caused me to flunk the emissions test, with a new one,
but the "service engine soon" light is still on. Does it go off
automatically when everything is fixed, or do you have to switch it off
manually somehow?

 

Er, forgot the specifics. I have a '98 SL 4D with a 1.93L engine.

 

You can unhook the batery for ~15 minutes (and loose your radio presets),
or take it to your local AutoZone and ask them to read & reset the codes.
It should eventually go away on its own, but the code probably will still
be stored, which may cause an issue with your emissions test. Here in MO,
OBD2 cars must have no codes set, and have passed all on board readiness
tests.

 

This is an easy one...

remove negative battery cable, turn key to on position, turn lights to on
position, go drink a beer, come back and do the reverse of the above. Light
will be off, radio presets will be gone. If the original condition still
exists, your "SES" light will come back on.

Cheers,

Randy.

 

sure can't see how a cts can fail your emissions test.. and it usually
doesn't through a code. You should have the code read at autozone and
post the code number or numbers here.

 

Thanks. It eventually went off as Kevin suggested it would, and thanks
for the autozone suggestions. I passed the emissions test so am good to
go (except that I think my clutch is slipping or my transmission is
getting sloppy).

 

Get yourself a handheld code reader. It will also allow you to turn off
the light. Guessing at what is wrong and hoping that the light will
turn off is a horrible procedure.

John