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shortstop
09-05-2008, 03:20 PM
Ok so recently when I started my car the light would flash 3 times and go away. Today driving home i noticed it stayed on. What could it be? The car is 2004 si with 17,xxx miles. Its lowered on s techs/tokiko struts. I went to uninstall the front sway bar and the end link was rusted on drivers side and it clicks on a bump but drives fine. Got new endlink but have not installed. It has hks grounding kit and fujita cold air. I changed the oil like i was supposed to, all fluids are good, car smells, sounds fine. I took off the negative cable to battery and it still is on. What should I do? Is there a reset like the older honda's with the key?
04bluepearl
09-05-2008, 03:24 PM
Check this out, works like a charm:

http://www.ephatch.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43428

Mine was on for like 10sec after i started my car and according to that information it just comes on based on a cirten number of miles driven after the last time it was re-set. So its really nothing except annoying...
shortstop
09-05-2008, 03:39 PM
:rock: you the man! thanks. Worked just like you said.
04bluepearl
09-05-2008, 03:48 PM
Not my diy, but glad it worked for ya! :mcool:
Psykoasn
09-05-2008, 06:24 PM
When was your last oil change? remember the light is there to remind you to service your car
shortstop
09-05-2008, 08:06 PM
i change it every 2500 with mobile one and i am 200 miles from next change.
RHCP0801
09-05-2008, 08:16 PM
2500? thats pretty low
MugsyTheGr8
09-05-2008, 08:27 PM
2500? thats pretty low

i hope you are at least using conventional oil and not synthetic
shortstop
09-06-2008, 10:03 AM
i hope you are at least using conventional oil and not synthetic

nah.......go big or go home. Nothing wrong with an extra oil change.:mbiggrin:
slo_k20
09-06-2008, 10:22 AM
i guess if you have the extra cash who cares right?
MugsyTheGr8
09-06-2008, 03:58 PM
i guess if you have the extra cash who cares right?

i guess, it just seems silly.
MugsyTheGr8
09-06-2008, 04:00 PM
nah.......go big or go home. Nothing wrong with an extra oil change.:mbiggrin:

it kinda defeats the purpose of using synthetic oil. the main benefit is to extend the service interval. if your just gonna throw it out every 2k miles there is no point. this topic has been done to death on here so ill leave it alone, either way it doesn't hurt me.
icarus.na
09-06-2008, 04:15 PM
it kinda defeats the purpose of using synthetic oil. the main benefit is to extend the service interval. if your just gonna throw it out every 2k miles there is no point. this topic has been done to death on here so ill leave it alone, either way it doesn't hurt me.

werd up!

there's no point in changing your oil @ 2500 even using conventional, but i guess if you have the cash and the time...