# Forester misfire **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** forester, subaru\ **Created:** [January 25, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/forester-misfire/60440 "2011-01-25T01:58:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tpoland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/90ced4/32.png) [@tpoland](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tpoland)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/forester-misfire/60440/1 "2011-01-25T01:58:09Z")
I have a 2001 forester. it had a misfire which has been fixed but I can’t get the “check engine” light to turn off. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2011, 2:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/forester-misfire/60440/2 "2011-01-25T02:08:49Z")
How do you know its been fixed? How long have you been driving around with the light still on? The computer’s clearing of it only happens after a certain number of trouble free drive cycles. Perhaps you should have the codes read again. When they are read, whomever is operating the scanner/code reader can clear any codes present. Then you wait to see if they come back. ---
**Author:** ![MG-McAnick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mg-mcanick/32/188_2.png) [@MG-McAnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MG-McAnick)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2011, 3:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/forester-misfire/60440/3 "2011-01-26T03:16:33Z")
They CAN clear the codes, but in many states they are forbidden by law to do so. It has to do with having no MIL turned on during a smog check. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2011, 3:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/forester-misfire/60440/4 "2011-01-26T03:51:53Z")
Maybe the CEL is telling you there’s more than one problem, with the misfire possibly contributing to any or all of them; especially if the misfire went on for a while.