Planning to do a service tomorrow afternoon after work and need to reset the service light.. does anyone have a reset tool and in the vacinity of Loughborough and fancy a trip over at some point?!
Thanks guys
Service Indicator Reset Tool
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jonmsm
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Hi guys,
Planning to do a service tomorrow afternoon after work and need to reset the service light.. does anyone have a reset tool and in the vacinity of Loughborough and fancy a trip over at some point?!
Thanks guys
Planning to do a service tomorrow afternoon after work and need to reset the service light.. does anyone have a reset tool and in the vacinity of Loughborough and fancy a trip over at some point?!
Thanks guys
1986 e28 M535i (gone and missed)
1988 e30 320i cab (full resto STILL in progress)
1996 Volvo 850 T-5 estate (280bhp Turbo Nutter), T-5R (my precious)
1966 Fiat 850 saloon & 1970 Sport Coupe
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1988 e30 320i cab (full resto STILL in progress)
1996 Volvo 850 T-5 estate (280bhp Turbo Nutter), T-5R (my precious)
1966 Fiat 850 saloon & 1970 Sport Coupe
C1 (go-kart)
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TOURINGDADDY
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just short pin 7 to the car body with the ignition on and presto lights reset
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Ziggy
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I've always done the pin7-pin1(which is earth!) & then turned the ignition on?TOURINGDADDY wrote:just short pin 7 to the car body with the ignition on and presto lights reset
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TOURINGDADDY
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or that 
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3 secs to reset oil service and 7 secs to reset inpection
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Ziggy
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Does it work t'other way too though?? Just out of interest - I'll stick to the way that I know works I think!
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TOURINGDADDY
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yeah it works i did it once when i could'nt find my tool
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Jos
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Apparently the pin 7 trick can be bad, there is supposed to be a resistance there so lots of current doesn't flow to ground, if it goes wrong all the lights come on never to go out again...
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jonmsm
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maybe it might be wise to grab a resistor to put inbetween pin 7 and 1?!?! that would bring the current flowing down abit to cut the risk of killing the indicator counter or what ever causes it to count down to service.
by the way, ziggy, did you see my post on the thread about electric cooling fans. the 320i you sold me didnt have the viscous fan but it also didnt have an electric fan.. how did you set it up so it always stayed at a good temp, when i drove it it never once got past normal running temp!
jon
by the way, ziggy, did you see my post on the thread about electric cooling fans. the 320i you sold me didnt have the viscous fan but it also didnt have an electric fan.. how did you set it up so it always stayed at a good temp, when i drove it it never once got past normal running temp!
jon
1986 e28 M535i (gone and missed)
1988 e30 320i cab (full resto STILL in progress)
1996 Volvo 850 T-5 estate (280bhp Turbo Nutter), T-5R (my precious)
1966 Fiat 850 saloon & 1970 Sport Coupe
C1 (go-kart)
1988 e30 320i cab (full resto STILL in progress)
1996 Volvo 850 T-5 estate (280bhp Turbo Nutter), T-5R (my precious)
1966 Fiat 850 saloon & 1970 Sport Coupe
C1 (go-kart)
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Ziggy
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Never had a prob without a resistor... a fuse might be a good idea though, unless you're absolutely certain you've got the right pins!
& I've no idea how the 320 managed it... guess a brand new radiator must have helped though. I've got an electric fan that I was gonna fit but I didn't get round to it... Only took the viscous off "temporarily" too!
Jon
& I've no idea how the 320 managed it... guess a brand new radiator must have helped though. I've got an electric fan that I was gonna fit but I didn't get round to it... Only took the viscous off "temporarily" too!
Jon
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Jos
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only repeating what my neighbour said, and he has been a mechanic for donkeys years, not that it matters to meh as he has a reset tool \o/
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Guys be careful!! Don't go blowing any ECU's now! 
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I used a 2amp fuse and went from pin 7 to 1 then just turned on the ignition and waited