Check Engine Light Reset

If it is because of the fuel cap not being tightened properly it will reset within 3 cycles (start, run, drive for approx 10 minutes)

 

i have been able to clear codes in my 360 with a snap-on scan tool in generic mode. any garage should have some sort of scanner to kill your light.

 

Doubtful!

Nothing for Ferrari is free!

 

Had the same issue could not pass the Texas State Inspection as the Engine check light was on as were three of the Emmissions monitors not operational I was told the gas cap story and the drive it for 100 miles story finall Norwoods found a leak in the Evap ful system fixed it 12 miles of driving light gone monitoers working passed the State Inspection.

 

Go to Pep-Boys or Autozone store. They can use the error reset tool. Or, you can buy one for under $100 and do it yourself.

However, before resetting it, read the code(s) and verify that it was in fact due to the gas cap.

 

sounds like a costly expensive fill up
that's what happens when you let di..ck heads handle your car why not do it yourself man, a lot of attendants have no regard for other people's propriety, ramming the nozzle in there bashing the paint dripping fuel down the side leaving the cap loose or off all together don't be lazy no one will respect your car more than yourself.

 

To reset the check engine light, disconnects and connects the battery from the switch, if there is no problem, the light will be extinguished.

 

Doobie,

Don't know about where Doug is but some states don't allow you to pump your own gas.

 

in the USA?

 

I was in Oregon and you can't pump your own gas in that state. The price of premium is around $3.28 per gallon. That is why you can't pump your own gas, I suspect.

 

Yep, Oregon for sure. Don't know others but can't rule it out either.

 

Alfredo and others, is this a correct statement? I can disconnect the battery to clear CEL if the problem is rectified???

 

It is but it has been known to cause other electronic problems (rifledriver will tell you the switch is intended for his use)
Also all your ready codes for the obd inspection will cleared and you will need a few long drives to alow them to reset to ready.
That being said I have turned mine off a few times with out any problems.

Russell

 

The original poster lives in NJ. NJ is one of the states where a gas station attendant must pump the gas, there is no such thing as self-service. He wasn't being lazy...

 

If it is due to a gas tap not being tightened, do not turn off the battery. Drive the car for a bit, a few cycles, and it will go off. It's worth buying an OBD II scanner so you can read the code and check it is due to gas cap. If you car is anything like mine it will be the first of many CEL's and worth spending $60 to buy a scanner!

 

I guess the lesson here is if you can't/don't pump your own gas, you can at least make sure your gas cap is on tight. And perhaps standing over the attendant while they're putting gas in your Ferrai will force them to behave and not spill fuel all over your paint job.

Second, don't disconnect your battery. As Russell below states, you can cause a myriad of other problems if you accidentally "spike" your system. The gauge cluster, for example, is fragile and you don't want to go down the path of having to replace it.

Either deal with the light until it clears or drive to the local dealer and tell them what happened and see if they'll take pity on you and reset it in the hopes of making you a new customer.

Frank

 

And the gas is $.80 a gallon less than it is here in Calif!

$3.58 for 91 octanne.

 

Where can be bought a OBDII reader?

 

In order to extinguish the light, yes!! But I think that there is some defect (in my car or fuell cap). Whenever full the deposit, when to consumed half, ignites the light.
I have the custom to always disconnect the battery, for that reason, I do not know if the light will be extinguished single.

 

As I said in my previos post if you disconnect the battery the IM monitors will have to reset while they are not reset the check engine light is on if you do not have a problem in the integrity of the system ful cap , Evap etc then after driving a short distance the Monitors will go to active and swith the check engine light off if you have a problem then until fixed it will stay on.

 

You can get one at just about any good auto supply store. Don't cheep out on a reader go for a Actron CP9145 and use it on any car OBDII car you have.

 

I have an Actron. Best money I ever spent. These CEL's on the 360 are notorious, at least it lets you know if its something simple like a loose fuel cap or something more serious, in which case ship it into the dealer!

 

=1 for the acutron
I had a CEL and used it to find the fault
Turned out to be the brake light switch of all things. Ricambi had one in stock that I received in 2 days, 5 mins to replace and no check engine light.

Russell