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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:59 am |
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Joined: Nov 24, 2010 Posts: 180
Trade Rating: +2
Location: Birmingham
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Hi everybody having a bit of trouble .....
I was driving down the motorway as you do and I noticed my engine warning came on BUT ! I didn't loose and power the car was still running perfect so I took it home anyways left it over night and started it up in the morning not a problem but I don't want to drive it just in case its like real bad
Has anyone had this before ?
Cheers in advance
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:06 am |
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Joined: Feb 09, 2010 Posts: 2207
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Location: exhall, bedworth, coventry
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is the eml still on?
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:22 am |
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Joined: Nov 24, 2010 Posts: 180
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Location: Birmingham
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sorry what do you mean eml ?
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:23 am |
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Joined: Feb 12, 2010 Posts: 68
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Location: SUNDERLAND
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Engine management light
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:26 am |
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Joined: Nov 24, 2010 Posts: 180
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Location: Birmingham
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oh lol .... yes when i start the car the 'eml' is on constantly but like i say the weird thing is there's no difference in how the car runs :S
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:28 am |
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Joined: Feb 09, 2010 Posts: 2207
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Location: exhall, bedworth, coventry
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can be anything then. need to get a diagnostic reading on it. could be a sensor misread something and it's now corrected itself but the eml is still on as its flagged something up.
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:30 am |
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Joined: Nov 24, 2010 Posts: 180
Trade Rating: +2
Location: Birmingham
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yeah... i forgot to mention that i had a DR on it but the one my machanic used was too 'new' for my car so looks like its a garage job ... do you know how much ruoghly they cost ?
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:31 am |
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Joined: Feb 09, 2010 Posts: 2207
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Location: exhall, bedworth, coventry
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£30ish for a reading.
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:37 am |
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Joined: Nov 24, 2010 Posts: 180
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Location: Birmingham
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ok cheers i am going to ring around today and see whats out there
thanks again
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:39 am |
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Joined: Feb 09, 2010 Posts: 2207
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Location: exhall, bedworth, coventry
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not a problem mate. hope you sort it soon.
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:20 am |
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Joined: Nov 24, 2010 Posts: 180
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Location: Birmingham
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yeah me too
ill drop a message on here once i find out .
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:31 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 13077
Trade Rating: +65
Location: England
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Is it the first time you've done a long/high speed journey in a while? Normally do short journeys?
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:39 am |
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Joined: Nov 24, 2010 Posts: 180
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Location: Birmingham
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yeah normally short journeys but .... i was literaly going from solihull to sutton and i thourght ill jump on the motorway be a bit quikcer i mean my car wont go very quick been a (1.1) but yano lol
i was only on the motorway for about 10 mins and the light came on
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:41 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 13077
Trade Rating: +65
Location: England
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Possibly a CAT related fault, as they tend to get clogged up a bit on short journeys then when you give them some hammer it triggers the light. Just get it read, and clear it and see if it returns.
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:51 am |
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Joined: Nov 24, 2010 Posts: 180
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Location: Birmingham
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Will do
thanks
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