James Atkin Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Hi All, I have a Ford Ka 1.3 2003 which was starting to run a bit roapy when it got warm - occasionally missing. I have just replaced the leads and plugs and it now sounds lovely - problem is, the Engine Management light came on after these were replaced! How can I reset it? I bought a USB VAG-COM type interface some time back for an older car and it appears to be the same connector. I have researched around on the web and it looks like there are at least 3 different communications standards for that style connector! Any idea if I can use this to diagnose the fault / reset it? I was given an old version of VAG-COM some time back, but it only appears to deal with VW/Skoda/Audi/Seat. Any thoughts would be appreciated! Thanks, James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquila Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 My local garage reset mine for £20,after I fitted a new exhaust ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Atkin Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 Hi, That is an interesting thought... btw, I have tried disconnecting the battery for over 1 hour - no luck :-( Interestingly enough, the change of the leads/plugs has certainly fixed the problem - drives lovely now! There are rumors that it is possible to reset the ECU using the ignition key??? This really does seem far to useful to be true ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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