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Author Message   Christian Frezza (Christian) New Member Username: Christian Post Number: 23 Registered: 11-2002 Posted on Sunday, August 03, 2003 - 11:05 pm:    Has anyone had the "Engire Service Soon" amber light come on while driving and did it stay on or go off at any particular point? Mine came on at 49,870 miles and now has stayed off after it hit 49,950 miles. Is this an idicator for servicing at the 50,000 mile mark?   Al Oliveira (Offroaddisco) Senior Member Username: Offroaddisco Post Number: 1457 Registered: 04-2002 Posted on Sunday, August 03, 2003 - 11:22 pm:    OMG, you're telling me that you went almost 50k miles without getting an SES light? Generally you'll get an SES light when there is an ODB code recorded. After (I think) 20 cycles of starting the car the code will reset. If at the 19th cycle you get another code then the counter will reset. Not sure why you would only get the SES light for 80 miles unless you stoped the car and started it a few times.   Christian Frezza (Christian) New Member Username: Christian Post Number: 25 Registered: 11-2002 Posted on Monday, August 04, 2003 - 04:51 am:    Actually, I did start and stop the car on a regular basis since the light first came on. I have a service appt. at my LR center for tuesday and then noticed while driving that the light was no longer on. Could it be the emissions reminder that set the light off?   John (Donjuandr) New Member Username: Donjuandr Post Number: 18 Registered: 07-2003 Posted on Wednesday, August 06, 2003 - 10:26 am:    Hi For my '00 DII the service light also turned on at 68+k miles and less than 200 miles later it turned off. Now the shit is on again. I try not to worry but that light kinda freaks me out ( i'm used to no lights on my dash). Should I service the baby, is it asking for something in specific or is the dealer in need of some money? OR SHOULD I JUST WAIT FOR A RED SERVICE LIGHT? John   Al Oliveira (Offroaddisco) Senior Member Username: Offroaddisco Post Number: 1469 Registered: 04-2002 Posted on Wednesday, August 06, 2003 - 11:12 am:    Get the OBD code from it to see what the problem is. Some autoparts places have a reader they will loan.   Eric Olsen (Eric_olsen) Member Username: Eric_olsen Post Number: 63 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Wednesday, August 06, 2003 - 09:27 pm:    HAVE IT LOOKED AT, I ignored mine and now have to replace a blown starter and damaged flywheel as a result of coolant leaking into a cylinder and creating a sort of vapor lock. My .02 Eric   Axel Haakonsen (Axel) Moderator Username: Axel Post Number: 221 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 05:46 pm:    If the light says "Check Engine" it's a warning lights that needs to be checked out. If the light says "Service Engine", it is just a reminder that comes on every 52k or so. - Axel   Al Oliveira (Offroaddisco) Senior Member Username: Offroaddisco Post Number: 1473 Registered: 04-2002 Posted on Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 05:56 pm:    Axel, Since he has a D2 he only has the SES light and it comes on when there is an OBD code registered.   James Anderson (Jnjander) New Member Username: Jnjander Post Number: 4 Registered: 08-2003 Posted on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 10:22 am:    I just bought a 99 Discovery II last week, a few days after I bought it the SES light came on. It stayed on for about a day and then went off, then on then off...you get the picture. Any ideas of an easy solution short of spending $90 at the dealership?