Do I really need a dealer to clear fault codes?

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Hello, Please help!

We have a 2007 SeaDoo GTI SE. Runs great and never had any problems. Just recently we got the alarm and engine fault code P0116 - Engine Temp Sensor Faulty.

It does not overheat and does not lose power at all....still runs good. Checked the ohms and it is not where it should be. Assuming it is just bad sensor. New part should be here today and it is ultra easy to change on our own.

We have 2 SeaDoos so this past weekend we took the sensor out of the good one, put it in the one getting the fault and ran it again, hoping we would not get the alarm and fault, but we still got the same code. We are now assuming the codes just need to be cleared from the computer before we check it again and then everything should be fine.

Question is....do I really need to take it to a dealer to clear the codes? Nearest one is an hour away and they are backlogged and won't even look at it for over a week. All we need is to clear the codes.

If this is the case, that means you can't even fix a problem on your own??? This part is cheap and very easy to do by yourself so it would be crazy to pay a dealer to do it.

Any advice? Thanks.

 

[Duane72]

You can purchase the computer hook up for the seadoos (like buying an OBDII reader from an autoparts store) but it can be pricey. I have never tried this, but you can try disconnecting the battery and leaving it over night. Connect the battery in the morning and see if the code is still there.

 

[ski-d00]

Once the part is changed, the code should go from active to occurrence and you shouldn't need BUDS to clear it. It sounds like you have another issue like a bad connection somewhere. Put your bad part in the good seadoo and I'll bet the code doesn't appear.

There are several temp senders, which one did you change out?