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Old Oct 23, 2008, 02:59 PM
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Any way to clear( DTC's) CEL without removing battery power?
Is there any way to clear the check engine light without disconnecting the battery? I know on my other car you can simply pull a fuse and let it sit for a few seconds.
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Old Oct 23, 2008, 03:02 PM
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1.buy/download evoscan.
2.buy a tactrix cable.
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Old Oct 23, 2008, 03:03 PM
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iam guess by your mod list that you are getting code p0103 if i remeber it correcty, search for the o2 fix if you dont want to keep clearing it.
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Yep, do it with a laptop and the tactrix cable, or I think Autozone or places like that can do it for you as well, not sure what they charge though.
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Go to Auto Zone or Advanced and have them clear it for you or get on Ebay and buy a C-reader. I have my own scan tool that I got from a friend as a gift. It stays in the Evo 'cause it's always throwin' CEL's.

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Originally Posted by dave_evolvix
Yep, do it with a laptop and the tactrix cable, or I think Autozone or places like that can do it for you as well, not sure what they charge though.
FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The best price in the world.

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FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The best price in the world.

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they are not allowed to clear it for you, but they might, its just gonna come back again so...
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I'm not trying to "hide" the problem, but after fixing a cel I don't want to always disconnect the battery. We tried to clear it with evoscan and it didn't work at all.

P0138 and P0141, guessing the o2 sensor took a ****.
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maybe check to see if any of the wires are twisted or got melted. before i would buy new ones i would also try to "clean" them.
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Originally Posted by edardnaekim
they are not allowed to clear it for you, but they might, its just gonna come back again so...
The code automatically gets cleared once they scan it. It will come back though
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if u don't have a tactrix cable then i suggest you just pull your ecu plugs. that is so much easier and quicker. plus your don't need to setup your radio and clock.
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wait..evoscan or ecuflash is now able to erase cels?
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evoscan, all the way to the bottom right hand side, there are 3 tabs, hit display dtc, write down the code (if you wanna know what it is) then hit clear dtc to clear the code.
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fuse box in engine bay, remove the 2 engine fuses and reinstall
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