Resetting SES light?

[FlyerNo9]

Originally posted by Eric L.
The struts is a safety issue and needs to be taken care of. As for the exhaust manifold, I assume there is a clogged catalyst in there or a bad O2 sensor. Both will affect gas mileage (esp since you drive 50,000 miles a year) so it may pay to get it fixed. You won't pass emissions for registration if the SES light is on.

That's funny you should mention that... just last month my plates expired. I was able to pass the emissions inspection but only because my Nissan guy was able to work some magic and reset the SES light long enough to pass the test.

I agree about the struts... it feels like I'm driving a ghetto hoopty.

The manifold is cracked and is making all sorts of noise and releasing a strong exhaust smell. Is it bad that I'm getting used to the smell. My wife drove the Mo for the first time in a long time last weekend. She was mad at me for not getting it into the shop sooner.

[nafddur]

Originally posted by FlyerNo9
I'm now at 160,000+ miles; the SES light is still on and now the right rear exhaust manifold and the struts need to be replaced [about $1000 at my local Nissan repair shop, not a dealer].

$1K doesn't sound bad at all for struts AND an exhaust manifold. The dealer would probably get twice that. Also, needing those at 160K miles isn't bad either.

As for what the car will need next, that's anyone's guess. But 50K miles a year is a lot on ANY car. Compared to making a down payment and then monthly payments on a new car (and then figuring in the depreciation), usually doing periodic repairs - especially on a Japanese made car - is a bargain.

[Nolimit2]

according to this error from auto zone it has a large vaccum leak. i currenty had 3 part fuel system clean at valvoline shop ever since then the error show up and found out that they did place my air intake improper so i fix it myself and had the code reset by them and it came back but only for about 7 days and it when away for 1 day. it came back and hasn't left since. i try to reset the code myself with the instruction Tyler_Canada on this thread give but no luck. i dont know exactly what am doing not that technico with cars by not afraid to try to do it myself with the correct instruction. i fix the front bump myself (dad dent the front about the size of my head) and passenger window motor with no instruction but paid close attention to detail. LOL. do i need to reset the code again and try to get the car to relearn air intake for the throttle body.
if So any complete instruction would be great. Thx
I have a Nissan Murano 2003 SL AWD fully loaded (just missing nav system) with 120,300 miles on it now.

[Abigail]

Hey Friends.
There has been the occasional problem where even when the cap is tight the code is triggered. One person had the dealer "reduce the sensitivity" so that the problem wouldn't keep reccurring. You might want to check into this if you know the cap is being tightened properly. Note that the cap should be "clicked" at least once to reduce this problem.