Bought a 97 Taurus and the previous idiot that owned it evidently got tired of looking at the Check Engine light, so instead of fixing the underlying problem, he took a drill and drilled through the bezel, through the bulb, and through the circuit board. Made the light go out, sure enough.
But my problem is I fixed the underlying problem causing the light to come on, and I would like to have functionality of the light back, just in case.
I've seen several people selling replacement clusters on eBay, but I'd rather not get into replacing the whole thing so I won't have to deal with the whole inaccurate mileage thing.
My question is, any body know if you can just change out that circuit board? If not, if you replace the whole thing, can the dealer reset the mileage to match what was on the old odometer (if you don't buy it from them)? Or does anyone have any other suggestions?
Thanks!