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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 12:45 PM
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Check Engine Light

The check engine light is on my 96 f-150
They say its because of the cat but it passes emmisions.
Can i reset this light somehow??
 
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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 01:58 PM
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If you disconnect the battery for 10 minutes it will turn off. But if your cats are really bad then it will come back on shortly.

Additionally, if you reset your OBD-II computer (check engine light) immediatly before bringing it in for emissions check, they will probably still fail you because they can tell that the computer has not been on long enough to test all its systems.
 
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 09:56 PM
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go to autozone and buy the $30 code reader. It will tell you why the light is on, and allow you to reset it.
 
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