Chick backed up to my car...

jaedub · 02-06-2015, 06:18 PM

After 3 weeks and thousands of insurance dollars later, I finally got my car back from the shop. And yes, the other insurance company took liability

However, I now have a Service Engine light on. Looking at my dash, everything has been resetted (oil, filter, time, radio, etc). I'm wondering if the check engine light is actually linked to a problem or just something minor/misread.

Is there a way I can check this issue by resetting the ECU or other procedure?

Kaldaien · 02-06-2015, 06:43 PM

That other stuff is minor, your trip computer was reset. Your ECU was probably reset at the same time as the trip computer, resetting it's not going to clear the DTC.

These days $20 will get you an OBD-II Bluetooth transmitter and you can install a cheap app like Torque on your smart phone / PC to read/clear the DTC. It's not a bad thing to have anyway, you can monitor your engine in real-time with just your cell phone if you go this route.

Zbrah · 02-06-2015, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jaedub

After 3 weeks and thousands of insurance dollars later, I finally got my car back from the shop. And yes, the other insurance company took liability

However, I now have a Service Engine light on. Looking at my dash, everything has been resetted (oil, filter, time, radio, etc). I'm wondering if the check engine light is actually linked to a problem or just something minor/misread.

Is there a way I can check this issue by resetting the ECU or other procedure?

I would take your car back to the shop that did the work immediatly and tell them to check out the CEL, you'd never know they may have cut corners or even damaged something to cause the light to come on.

02-06-2015, 06:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
jaedub Track Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 906 Drives: 2010 Black 370Z MT Rep Power: 305	After 3 weeks and thousands of insurance dollars later, I finally got my car back from the shop. And yes, the other insurance company took liability However, I now have a Service Engine light on. Looking at my dash, everything has been resetted (oil, filter, time, radio, etc). I'm wondering if the check engine light is actually linked to a problem or just something minor/misread. Is there a way I can check this issue by resetting the ECU or other procedure? cigarclifford likes this. Last edited by jaedub; 02-06-2015 at 06:35 PM.

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02-06-2015, 06:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kaldaien Base Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 167 Drives: 2015 370z Nismo Tech Rep Power: 12	That other stuff is minor, your trip computer was reset. Your ECU was probably reset at the same time as the trip computer, resetting it's not going to clear the DTC. These days $20 will get you an OBD-II Bluetooth transmitter and you can install a cheap app like Torque on your smart phone / PC to read/clear the DTC. It's not a bad thing to have anyway, you can monitor your engine in real-time with just your cell phone if you go this route.