I dont take my 05 Tacoma to the dealer to change the oil.'

How do I reset the Maintain Engine Light after an oil change?

Thanks!

<primaryaccount@flashmail.com> wrote in message
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There is a section in your manual on this. I dont remember exactly, but its
a combination of turning the key to a certain position and holding down the
odometer toggle button... i think...

"Dan J.S." <me@hyperx.com> wrote in message
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It is probably in the manual Read it.
--
Bearman
If it's got tits, tires, tubes, or transistors, it's trouble.

This was the answer when I asked the same question last month.

"That light tells you that you need to change your oil and perform the
rest of the NORMAL 5k service.

Perform the service, then press and hold the trip-mileage reset
button, turn the key on, wait a few minutes, turn the key off, and it
will reset.


--- Rich
http://richlockyer.tripod.com"

Kevin T

On Wed, 8 Jun 2005 10:55:14 -0600, "bearman" <noyb@home.com> wrote:

Not in the manual that I can find.

But thanks!

primaryaccount@flashmail.com wrote:
Man, I don't see why the manufacturers feel the need to do this crap.
Must be to drive more business to the dealers or they think all
customers are morons.

I am an electrical engineer for a major diesel engine manufacturer and I
am on the team that does all of the electronics on the engine (ecm,
sensors, harness, you name it). I can tell you that we do everything we
can to avoid having any type of fault lamp come on. We probably err on
the side of not lighting a light when we should. We certainly don't
light anything for routine work like this.

One thing that I would like to see is something that you will find on
the Volvo dashboard in their diesel trucks. They have a LCD screen
right next to the wheel that actually displays the fault code number and
a description of what that fault is everytime the diagnostics put out a
fault. They have been doing this for quite some time. They can also
put up messages like "change oil" that aren't tied to any fault codes.

If the car makers would do something like this, then that would prevent
trips to the dealer to find out what the idiot light means or having to
buy some OBD Scanner tool.

In the interest of giving consumers more info, something like this
should be mandated.

Mike T

Bonehenge wrote:
True, but that's effort and I'm a lazy man. :)

Mike T. wrote:

Don't sell yourself short. The fact that this bothers you makes you
weird and different. <G>

The average "meat with eyes" that operates a motor vehicle today needs
to be told to bring it in for an oil change. Imagine the same folks if
the panel said "replace fruraffer and change to winter air"?

At least code scanners are now available at a reasonable price to the
average bear, so we can get the info if we want.

Barry

primaryaccount@flashmail.com wrote:

Do you have a different version than the rest of us?

"Mike T." <mbtins_nojunk@nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Perhaps your nose doesn't work, and you haven't noticed how many relatively
young cars are driving around with ruined engines. Granted, some of this is
due to lousy manufacturing (Chrysler mini-vans, for instance, whose
tolerances are apparently measured in full inches instead of tiny
fractions). But still, some is due to lack of maintenance. The AAA has done
surveys where they found that something like 60% of passenger vehicles had
seriously underinflated tires. Why assume that people are paying any closer
attention to their oil?

Doug Kanter wrote:

I was thinking about this and realized something.

Over the years, the process of obtaining a car has gone from cash, to
bank financing with cash, to zero down financing, to an awful lot of
leasing. Not to mention that many people KNOW they won't be driving the
car four years from now.

I prefer to buy cars with as little financing and as much cash as
possible, and keep them as long as possible. When I do that, it hurts a
little to hand _my_ check over. My financing has always come from a
credit union, so I'm also handing over that check. In the end, I'm
_seeing_ checks with large numbers on them, that I'm giving to someone
else. This makes me think of my cars as the large purchases they are.

I think of my Tacoma as $26,000 something dollars, after taxes, not as
$399, or whatever, a month. The big number, and the fact that I want to
own it a while, makes me do things like rotate tires, check the oil when
gassing up, park carefully, etc... In other words, I put a lot more
effort into caring for cars than I might, say a $300 power tool, because
I know it will cost ME money and grief in the future.

How many poorly maintained vehicles are low or zero down dealer
financed, or leased, with the owner thinking only of the monthly
payment, rather than the $15, $25, $35, or more thousands of dollars
that the vehicle cost.

Doug Kanter wrote:
Why try to protect folks from themselves. Kill your engine and void
your warranty. Sometimes the most painfull lessons are the ones best
remembered.

"Mike T." <mbtins_nojunk@nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Yeah, but we have to breathe their burning oil when we get stuck behind them
in traffic. I have this crazy idea that maybe my grandchildren will have air
to breathe that's at least no worse than ours. (I've lowered my standards
over the years).

I dont know.

What is the version number on your manual and what is the page number
of the instructions for resetting the light?

On Thu, 09 Jun 2005 11:02:00 GMT, B a r r y
<keep_it_in_the_newsgroup_please@thankyou.com> wrote:

primaryaccount@flashmail.com wrote:
Will advise.

I don't drive the truck to work, so the manual isn't here.