Craig Was a Diehard Dashboard DIYer
By Design News Staff -- Design News, January 8, 2006
When Craig discovered his local BMW dealer charges $50 to reset the oil change indicator light on his 1999 BMW 528i, he did what any good engineer would do: He built his own reset tool. The simple, money-saving tool is essentially a wire with a pin on one end, a clip on the other, and a resistor in the middle. He simply attaches the clip to a proper ground point in the engine compartment and inserts the pin into the diagnostic or data link connectors and voila—lights out!
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DIY Indicator Light Reset
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| Amt | Part Description | Allied Part # |
| 18 in. | 14 gauge wire | 650-4501 |
| 1 | Clip | 860-5405 |
| 1 | 470V 0.5W resistor | 296-6410 |
| 1 | Banana plug | 885-6040 |
| Additional parts required: BMW male pin for either a 20-pin or 15-pin diagnostic connector |
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MORE, MORE, !! Want more articles on decoding and programming ECUs for BMW, Land Rover &...
- 2007-19-11 06:38:16 EST -
SO what is the use of articles like this? EVERY time I find a Gadget Freak article that I find...
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Thanks, Leo Heiland (ljheilan@hotmail.com). Unlike Design News, you actually provided some...
- 2006-24-4 21:54:01 EDT -
What is a 470V 0.5W resistor. Do you mean a 470 Ohm, 1/2 watt resistor?Come on people, lets...
- 2006-23-3 09:45:26 EST -
This is the same as the magazine article. Where are the complete...
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