Check engine light, loose gas cap

Yep my gas cap was loose and my light came on, will the light go out on its own or do I have to pull the negative cable and reset? I only driven it 20 mi so far since. Thanks.

 

Not sure on Taco, on a Ranger yes, light will go off after a while without anything else.

 

The light will go out after a few driving cycles.

 

You have to pull the code out.

 

So I have to buy a OBD2 to clear the code?

 

no. any decent shop or dealer with the meter should have no problem doing that for you for nothing. it takes 1 minute. Even auto zone etc have those code readers and can bring one out.

 

I would definitely recommend buying a obd2 code reader. You can get one for around $25 on Amazon. Mine works with my smartphone using the Torque app. It's well worth the money.

 

Autozone will clear it for free.

 

I did the same thing and the light went out on its own.

 

My auto zone only checks they told me they can’t clear. I bought the kiwi 3 obd reader and use the fusion app with the iphone great app and it clears codes