The SBEC (engine controller), actually keeps track of mileage. If you
take a vehicle to the dealership for engine
controller replacement, they are supposed to set the mileage in the
controller to match the mileage on the odometer.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Crumley [SMTP:mcrumley@airmail.net]
> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 1998 10:02 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: Fwd: DML: Is this thing on??........SBEC questions
>
> At 07:10 AM 8/13/98 , you wrote:
>
> > <<2. I noticed that my "MAINTENANCE REQUIRED" light went OUT when I
> put in
> >the new unit? Does this make sense, it had been on for a while, but I
> >never got around to having it reset. Did this new unit reset it for
> me?
> >that would be sweet!!
> >functions? >>
> >
> >Idiot lights will reset themselves after a battery dissconnect.
>
> I thought the "maint req" light was for the emission stuff to be
> serviced
> and had to be reset by the dealers computer. Does it come on for other
> problems too?
>
> --
> Mike Crumley mcrumley@airmail.net
> 97 Dakota RC 3.9L V6 3.55 Auto Rhino Liner
> Bug Shield Mud Flaps DDBC
>
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