johnbuckley

Thanks everyone, great forum!

Thanks... so many electronics even if it is 12+years old! Local garage got 2 readings today on scanning ; P0420 and C0033 and have reset it... thus at present all hunky dory and no idiot lights showing. In view of age and value of car (£1500 tops) whats the consensus view of what if anything should be done? Thanks everyone.

Thanks, what worries me about going to a main Subie dealer is they'll want serious money for what is a bum wire if only I can trace it. . Mark D. Yes rather like your story , I really suspect it is simply a poor electrical connection somewhere. Daz-RSK Wow, thanks I'll have a look at the fuse box and see if I can identify the wires you speak of.I notice that the drop down flap of the fuse box has fixed on the inside a numerical light panel about 2 cms widex 3 cms long.... I was wondering what this was for ... is it another built in code reader?

3.0 Legacy R 2004, The engine malfunction light (MIL) comes on for a few hundred miles and then goes off for a few hundred miles- performance and emissions unaffected whether it's on or not.At present it's having an ON mood. I have tried disconnecting the battery overnight and draining residual charge by pressing brake pedal and horn for a minute, but when I reconnect the MIL is still staying on. Any ideas a) what's causing it ? b) any tips for cure? 3) any tips on how to simply get the MIL light off and reset?