trying to turn off the check engine light

1990 SUBARU LEGACY
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REGINAHALL30
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Did everything the manual says to do but it didn't work it's a 1990 subaru legacy i did exactly what the manual said to do but it did not work can u please help me ?
Dec 7, 2011 at 10:34 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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Did you make a repair?Also how did you try clearing the code?
Dec 7, 2011 at 10:43 PM
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RASMATAZ
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It probably has a hard code on it and won't erase/clear
Dec 7, 2011 at 10:44 PM
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REGINAHALL30
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how do i get to the hard code to erase it
Dec 7, 2011 at 10:53 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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Are you just expecting to clear the code and light to go out and never come back on?Because there is a reason the lights on.Have you checked for codes to see what codes you have?
Dec 7, 2011 at 11:15 PM
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