Engine Check Light

[G.T.]

the engine check light came on in my car last night when i was out at a party, when coming home from the party it didnt come back on but when i was driving to work this morning it came back on again.

a few questions

do i need to go to a dealers to get it checked out?

can any garage with a fault code reader thingy tell me what the problem is ?

Would the garage be able to reset the ecu if theres nothing wrong?

Car still runs fine , will i do any damage driving it before getting it checked out

cheers G

[Maxxed_Ross]

the light usually comes on for a reason, so it is worth getting it checked out ASAP

Most garages have the equipment to tell you what the code is, but will usually charge you a fortune for it. Best bet is find someone with their own code reader and google the code. I've got a Scangauge OBD system and that's what I do. Saves alot of hassle and money

[kennyuk300]

hi mate i went to halley subaru in milngavie to get mine read

cost me about 17.30 got it cleared and the code no the light has not come on again

that was in oct hope this helps

kenny

[jodie typeRA]

GT is it a classic youve got?

if so you can check/reset the codes yourself

Edited January 3, 2009 by jodie typeRA

[thefastone]

You can buy a fault code reader from.... Argos.... its in the book of Dreams....

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7402742.htm

And, diagnostic Scanner...

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/cata...ber/7402759.htm

[Maxxed_Ross]

I've got a Scangauge II fitted to mine. I bit more than a reader like posted above, but it can give 4 engine read outs on the screen at a time (I have voltage, water temp, intake temp and RPM showing on mine) and stick it on the dash somewhere as it's quite small and slim

Quite a handy bit of kit. You can even set it up to show average and maximum speed, RPM, fuel consumption and a load of other neat tricks

They go for about £100 on ebay but for the money it's got alot of good uses - plus you can read and re-set fault codes on the move