my "matnience required" light popped on in my car about two weeks ago and blinked for a week everytime i started my car. now it is on solid all the time. im trying to figure out what the problem is but i dont kno where to hook up the scanner into my integra. i cant find the plug-in spot. i have a 98 gsr. if anyone could please tell me where i could hook up the scanner to figure out what the problem is that would be great
thanks in advance

 

maintenace required or check engine light? cuz the maintenance one usually for changing oil...

 

ok first of all there is a search feature on this site for a reason

second, the maintenance required light is a factory honda thing to remind you of certain schedule maintenance, not necessarily just to change your oil

if the car is fine, and you keep up with service, then turn it off

should be a little box under the steering column to the right of the steering wheel with a button on it

turn your ignition on and hold it for a few seconds, the light should go off

 

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Not that you need to. But if you sit in the passenger seat its under the dash by your left knee.

 

are you serious if the light goes on its because of maintnance.i did my oil change and my light goes on im like wtf.sorry to thread jack.

 

yes the maintenance required is just telling you that there is some kind of maintenance according to honda that should be done... it should be in your owners manual of what they say should be done at the mileage the light came on at... you dont have a problem unless your check engine light goes on...

 

it does turn on but not automatically .i do not know what type of motor oil my car was running on but it ran good until i changed my oil because of regular maintnance.they told me to put in 5w-30 in my car so i did.my car has 23x,xxx miles on it.what is the right oil that should be put in?

 

i believe 5w30 is right but im runnin a 10w40 in mine... so that wont set your maintenance light off... try resetting it first.... <TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GRAF-FITI &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">second, the maintenance required light is a factory honda thing to remind you of certain schedule maintenance, not necessarily just to change your oil

should be a little box under the steering column to the right of the steering wheel with a button on it

turn your ignition on and hold it for a few seconds, the light should go off</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

but i got a da.so it wont be the same would it?some ppl told me that i should be running a thicker oil cus of the engines age and using a thinner oil wares out the engines internal because it is old.

 

thats kinda true, the thinker oil will help any spots that are leaking to leak slower and yah because of the mileage i would use the 10w30 then... it wont hurt anything to use a different weight... and if i remember correctly the buttons in the same general area under driver side dash for the da's because my buddy had a da and showed me that on his when i told him mine went off and i wasnt sure where the button was at... so try looking and let me know.. if cant find it then ill double check with my buddy...

 

thanks for the help seriously ima go do that right now.cus that light is bothering me i dont want to get stranded somewhere. and a for u