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These sites gives good answers that you could also try with your printer. However, with our printer it doesn't worked out. The zero (0) that should flash on the LED did not came even if we repeated the procedures step by step. Wonder where the problem is?? our printer or the solutions they gave?

*Suddenly, I came across this site:
-http://www.printerclinic.com/

*The article there is  informative and we had this hope again that we could fix the E-5 problem on our own. After trying what the site suggested (I'm pertaining to the "Sometimes dirty cartridge contact area may cause the same problem"), we checked all the parts related with the cartridges. Ours is clean but do make sure that yours is clean too. Also, check the part where the carriage unit slides, it should be properly lubricated. I noticed that ours is not lubricated so we tried putting some lubricants on it.


After several trials, finally the zero (0) came out on the LED and we managed to change it to one (1)...


but another problem emerged... 
We followed the procedures but we could not do the 7th step..our printer didn't print anything. There were sounds inside the machine but it stops there. 
We also tried other procedures but when we pressed the power,color and reset button the printer still did not print a thing and a number nine (9) flashes on the LED...

I wondered why their procedures did not mention this so, we repeated the steps again..we tried and tried but none solves the problem.

Until, we finally gave up... but it came to my mind why give up when we're this near to what we're heading for. The only goal now is to reset the printer so that the E-5 error won't come out. We are only 3 steps away.

*The last option we had (aside from buying a new cartridge which would violate our practicality) is to consult a printer repair expert. We made him check our Canon printer and he finally found the problem.

*According to him, the reason why this E-5 error flashes is because after we had our new refill we did not know that some ink on the cartridge had dried out and it clogged inside. And because there's clogging inside the new ink could not get through and the printer could not recognize the cartridge.

*Because we tried the solutions that we had read again and again the ink also ran out according to the technician. And the solution is to buy a new (but used empty) cartridge for that and refill it again.

*Finally, the new cartridge solved the problem..the E-5 error immediately disappeared. And we could print again! Don't worry about your old cartridge..just look for an expert with ink refilling and he would know how to clean it. And you could use it again or sell it to someone who needs it..who knows you might help someone who had the same problem you had before.

These are my experiences with regards to the E-5 error that's so irritating. It's really a huge problem when you need to print an important document and you could not print it because of this error. Worst is that if this E-5 error comes out the scanner and photocopier would not function at the same time. So, try this suggestions and you might find the right solution for you. It's a matter of trial and error when it comes to machines like this. Good Luck! Hope this would help.