"Great Gazoo" <gazoo@bedrock.com> wrote in message
news:EtFXa.2913$jp.1862@newsread4.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
> That's the DUMBEST thing you could do. By resetting the computer you have
> erased all the data stored in the ECU and thereby necessitating the OBD-II
> program to "re-learn" itself.
>
> It's a simple task involving pushing the trip reset and holding it for 10
> seconds with the key on.

Its just like any other computer. Its good for it to reboot, and redetect
the settings once in a while.

I didn't have that option on my last 2 cars, so I just simply disconnected
the battery for a while, and it cleared it up. I've used it several times
when my cars started to run a little tempermental, like a ruff start in the
morning. Of course that would usually be followed by the maintenance light.