Also if it was the gas cap it will take several drive cycles to clear.


"2000OdysseyLX" <nospam4me@rr.com> wrote in message
news:nospam4me-52636C.11495024122004@syrcnyrdrs-03-ge0.nyroc.rr.com...
> The "check engine" light (referred to as a malfunction light in the
> manual) in my 2000 Odyssey LX just came on a few days ago. The car has
> roughly 65k miles on it and gets its regular scheduled maintenance. I
> had the 60k maintneance done a few months ago, and just had an oil
> change done at the dealer a week ago.
>
> The owners manual suggests that a loose fuel cap might be the problem,
> but I've removed the cap, then put it back on tightly, and seen no
> change (the car has subsequently been driven at least eight times on
> 15-minute trips, at driving speeds of 15-60 mph).
>
> I do have an appointment next week with the dealer to diagnose this, but
> I'm looking at $100+ just to do the diagnositics.
>
> I'm wondering if there is a way for me (no mechanical ability, no
> special tools) to diagnose the problem at home, or even if there's a way
> to reset the computer/warning light.