99 Honda accord maintenance question, I know its not a Subie

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My main car is a 08 spec.B and we have a 99 accord 4 door as a DD / beater car its got 150k miles on it. I picked it up from my brother who said at 151k I needed to change the oil. Yesterday the "maint req'd" light came on and after looking in the manual it appears to be just routine. For all you guys who have a honda does this light come on because the car is telling me I need to change the oil only or could there be other reasons behind this?

 

The manual is very unclear and I am not joining a honda forum:lol:

 

 

 

Jay

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I found it by doing a quick google search, i am a moron:lol:

 

 

How to Turn Off the MAINT REQ'D Light on a Honda Accord

 

By rpawlak, eHow Member

 

 

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User-Submitted Article

The MAINT REQ'D light becomes lit when your car travels a certain number of miles. It is basically a reminder that it is time to have your car's scheduled maintenance (oil and oil filter change) done. This light is typically reset (turned off) by your dealer or repair center when your car gets it's scheduled maintenance (oil change or whatever). You can easily turn this light off by yourself. If you would like to turn it off yourself, perform the following steps.

 

 

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

 

 

1. 1
   Turn off the engine. The car should not be running when performing these steps.
   
2. 2
   Press and hold the select/reset knob. This knob is located on the instrument panel. It will be sticking out on the bottom right of instrument panel. It's the same knob that is used to reset the trip mileage or change what is displayed in the mileage/temperature box.
   
3. 3
   While holding the knob, turn the ignition switch (the key) to on (II) position. Continue holding the knob for approximately 10 seconds. The MAINT REQ'D light will turn off.