engine warning light

[scoobysp]

My orange engine warning light has came on and was just wondering if grieves of falkirk charges for reading and resetting the fault code ?

[Dougs Scoob]

I don't know mate. It's maybe worth taking it to them on a Saturday morning when their possibly quieter and they might check it for you. (Check they have a technician in first) They're really helpful that way. Give them a phone and im sure they'd check the fault code for you. You dont ask you dont get.

[scoobysp]

Light did go out and then came on again and then went off yet again - Planned to take it in to them this morning but didn`t get a chance.

have had a look on ebay at the obd II readers - could be a good investment for £20 ish.

[Spaceman]

If your in falkirk bud i have a code reader you can try for SFA let me know and i can meet you.

[pmacFTO]

iirc error codes will reset after 3 starts of the engine (not in quick succession tho) - mine does it when coolant is low (got a wee leak) and it goes off after a few drives then comes back on again until I top it up.

[smallcatalunya]

cant you reade codes by switching the scart plugs under the steering wheel and read the flashes on dash (im **** at explaining lol) i done it a few years back on my wrx import the car come with stuff the guy printed off the web showing you what plug to swap then the light sequence with all the codes mine had a faulty crank sensor and this corrosponded with the blips after changing the plug over

[Spaceman]

only on the classics

come to think of it what model is the car bud?

[scoobysp]

Thanks for the offer Spaceman but I just bought myself a reader from ebay before I read the extra posts. If it doesn`t suit though I shall give you a shout.

Tried the 3 start thing and it did go out for a while but it came back on again today - will have a look at the coolant level though just to see if thats ok.

The car is an 05 wrx by the way.

[Spaceman]

reader should work but someties they don`t bring up the codes but most times will. Grieves will help you no bother though just ask for Charlie or Ryan

[Big Gordon]

Hope you get it sorted mate.

My light is on also, 03 blob wrx. Fault showing as lambda sensor 1. Anyone know how expensive these are to replace? Is it a tricky job?

Apologies for hijacking your thread. lol

[scoobysp]

No bother Gordon - you never know my fault might be the same as yours.

Which brings me to my next question - where is the bit I plug the reader into ?

Haven`t had the chance to look under the bonnet yet so any hints will be much appreciated

[Spaceman]

under the steering colum im sure

[scoobysp]

under the steering colum im sure

spot on - located in a recess near the bottom of the panel. Cheers.

[pmacFTO]

Hope you get it sorted mate.

My light is on also, 03 blob wrx. Fault showing as lambda sensor 1. Anyone know how expensive these are to replace? Is it a tricky job?

Apologies for hijacking your thread. lol

There are two sensors - one is v. expensive and the other is not too bad! I got mine from Japparts and it was a genuine Subaru part of a car for breaking. Worth a look if you want to save a bit of cash. The ones from the main dealer can be expensive!

[scoobysp]

Don`t know if anybody else has posted this site before

http://www.basinger.us/Impreza/repairindex.htm

if you read through the error code bits and then follow the test guide for it. Loads of great info on other things as well.

[Spooky]

Is it only doing it when hot with the light coming on and off and on and off? If so, very likely just to be a lambda sensor.

Very easy to replace, just unscrew and screw in new one. They are around the £140.00 mark now IIRC.

[Big Gordon]

Mine stays on all the time. Fault code shows that it's Lambda sensor 1. The expensive one!! Typical. lol

[scoobysp]

well it appears I have the same fault as you Gordon - going to check the harness between the ecm and the sensor plug just incase thats faulty. Have read about some people being able to clean off the deposits and using them again - just have to watch you don`t "poison" the sensor with the cleaning agent.