In most, if not all states that require emissions inspection, turning the
CEL off won't help you. The reason is that the moment you do that, something
called a 'monitor' in the computer changes status to 'not ready'. It becomes
'ready' again when the vehicle has been through a driving cycle, which
requires a mix of city and highway driving etc. Assuming that the problem
which caused the CEL to turn on in the first place did not somehow
miraculously cure itself, by the time the monitor is ready, the CEL will be
on again. Sorry to rain on your parade -- you really need to fix the
vehicle. And when you do, please pat yourself on the shoulder for doing your
part to keep this earth green.


> wrote in message
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> How do I turn off the check engine light? The car won't pass inspection
> with it on. I tried disconnecting the battery but nothing happened. I
> found some check engine code readers/erasers on EBay here
> http://stores.ebay.com/OneSmartMove