I searched on this site for info on this problem. Most responses were to have it hooked up to diagnostic machine and fix the problem. I don't want to fix the problem I just want it to go off so I can sell the thing. Put too much money in the car and want to get rid of it. It's a 96 rs. Fun for awhile, but I'm scaling down my fun stuff for awhile. Here's my plan from what I've gleaned from the web so far. I'm just going to take the fuse out that controls this light for about a minute and then put it back in. TaDa.. supposingly no more light ... for i'm sure a very short time.. but it might get me through getting rid of it at the dealers... any other ideas?

 

Hog,

Unfortunately, a '96 has the newer style PCM which is a lot harder to "fool". You could disconnect the battery for a while (not just a few minutes, but hours on the newer PCMs), but the MIL lamp will come back on as soon as the PCM detects a problem. This could be a couple of days, or a few seconds after you start it, depending on the cause.

Secondly, almost any regular dealer will likely scan the PCM for stored codes, so your solution may not be much help. The newer PCM will store the codes until someone connects and deletes them. While disconnecting the battery may extinguish the lamp temporarily, it is likely the codes will remain.

If you know someone with a laptop and software, or a scanner to connect, it may be just as easy to scan and solve the problem or bypass it at the source, then delete the codes.

Just my thoughts.