Can't clear CEL (check engine light) Topic is solved

Post by **lext** » 05 Jun 2018, 16:31

I had some vacuum hose problem a while back. All that is gone now, and I've don't have any code for socket A1 (trans) and A2 (engine). Yet the check engine light still remains. Do I have to clear all the codes from all sockets for the light to go away? I have ABS codes but I had them for years before and it didn't lead to CEL.

I'm aware of the procedure: that to clear CEL, I have to use socket A2 and press 6-7 seconds, wait for red light then press another 6-7 seconds. I used this procedure to clear the code on A1 successfully. For socket A2, it had a code before but after I fixed the issue, the code clears off on is own. Both sockets now give me 1-1-1. And yet the light stays on.

Is there a hard-reset option somehow? Mine is a 1994 and I interact using the "control panel" under the hood on the passenger side.

WhatAmIDoing · Post by **WhatAmIDoing** » 05 Jun 2018, 22:31

Have you tried disconnecting the negative cable from the battery, pressing the brake, and waiting 30 minutes? Should discharge the entire system and clear everything from the memory.

Post by **misha** » 05 Jun 2018, 22:53

Check codes from A6(ignition module).

Post by **lext** » 08 Jun 2018, 18:49

misha wrote: 05 Jun 2018, 22:53 Check codes from A6(ignition module).

Yes, this does it. Thank you!