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    Posted: 10-January-2006 at 21:06

what would be a fair price to pay for a service light reset tool watching one on ebay  

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To buy a reset tool is waste of money in my opinion. Why do you not spend a bit more and buy a fault scan tool, a fault reset tool, an service interval reset tool, and and oil service light reset tool.

That saves money in the end. I have the PEAKE too. Very handy and worth the money. I bought it directly from USA

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nice one thats what i"am looking at on ebay as i work for finning i get oil for free so i need to reset the service light"s as i have just had all the fluied changed and i mean all 


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Resetting can be done with a small length of wire to short out the relevant pins on the diagnostics socket.  You don't need a special tool for that!
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I use a draper 12v test screwdriver-I stick the screwdriver end in pin 7 & The crocodile clip on one of the nuts above the strut,leave a few secs with ignition on,turn it off & bingo-lights are sorted :-)
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I use a short length of wire too.  I even used a pair of scissors once!!
Never had any problems.


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I got the draper tool from Euro Car Parts - currently selling for £13.55
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So you wasted £13.54 cause I would have sold you a piece of wire for a penny
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20th anniversary of phil lynotts death last week eh-a sad day for music !
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Originally posted by Chas C Chas C wrote:

So you wasted £13.54 cause I would have sold you a piece of wire for a penny

I don't believe that I wasted my money!
What is your P&P rate though?

Originally posted by paulfinucane paulfinucane wrote:

20th anniversary of phil lynotts death last week eh-a sad day for music !


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I've always used the length of wire trick. (Mine has a fuse in it to be double safe).  It always worked on the E34, it has worked twice on the E36....but last time on the E36 it did not work.  I tried it for 3 seconds, 10 seconds and then 30 seconds.  Any idea as to why it didn't work?  And, no, the fuse has not blown. 
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Of course you can do it with a paper clip, but that is all you can do. That is why I recommend a tool which can also read faults. That helps you a lot. Here is another link for diagnosis tools

http://www.one-stop-factory.com/

 
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bit of wire for me thanks guys

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Originally posted by kbannon kbannon wrote:

Originally posted by Chas C Chas C wrote:

So you wasted £13.54 cause I would have sold you a piece of wire for a penny

I don't believe that I wasted my money!
What is your P&P rate though?

Originally posted by paulfinucane paulfinucane wrote:

20th anniversary of phil lynotts death last week eh-a sad day for music !


Indeed!

who in gods name is phil lynott anyway?  i've never heard of him

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iirc i paid about £15 for a draper reset tool, i knew about the paper clip trick but knowing my luck id probably get it wrong and blow the ecu


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who in gods name is phil lynott anyway?  i've never heard of him



Singer and bass player from Thin Lizzy. Great stuff - love the cowboy song.
I saw a great tribute band - Limehouse Lizzy,  dunno if they are still about like?

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Singer and bass player from Thin Lizzy. Great stuff - love the cowboy song.
I saw a great tribute band - Limehouse Lizzy,  dunno if they are still about like?


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who in gods name is phil lynott anyway?  i've never heard of him

Tut tut Stephen!  It's comments like that causes Elgin to get a bad name

Haven't you heard of Thin Lizzy?  And who do you think composed the TOTP theme tune (along with Midge Ure)...?
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Originally posted by Chas C Chas C wrote:

Originally posted by stephenperry stephenperry wrote:

who in gods name is phil lynott anyway?  i've never heard of him

Tut tut Stephen!  It's comments like that causes Elgin to get a bad name

Haven't you heard of Thin Lizzy?  And who do you think composed the TOTP theme tune (along with Midge Ure)...?

Always thought that the old one was a hell of a lot like led zeps whole lotta love (bit off topic that).


But Phil Lynott was a great bloke-did some good work with Gary Moore as well.


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I only paid £5 for my resetting tool as the owner had sold his E32 735i for a ford focus and no longer needed it.

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