Check Engine Light

[chris_c201]

Folks,

Driving home tonight, after about 10 miles i am coming off a roundabout and floor it in 2nd, hold til about 6500 and jus as i shift up to 3rd i get a CEL....

Car is still running fine, still getting boost although i only went to about 3500rpm's just in case....

Any idea's, how do i find out what threw it up?

Cheers

Chris

[fai17]

Go to Halleys and see gordon Gray and  ask him to check it on the Select.

[chris_c201]

How much does it cost to get it checked?

[Boyakasha]

Sounds like a lambda sensor has gone.

 

[Rice Rocket]

I've had my cel on for 4 yrs, full decat brings it on, filter might, does the car stall at all? maybe the neutral position senor, EGT sensor, lamda or crankshaft senor!

Hope you get it fixed.

RR

[chris_c201]

Car isn't de-catted (yet).... if it is a lambda sensor what are the implications?

Car is running totally fine, no different at all.....

[Rice Rocket]

I would just get up to a scooby garage and get them to stick it on the slect monitor and find out whats wrong.

RR

[chris_c201]

Guess thats really my only option..... its £27.50 plus VAT to get it plugged in....

Is this the only place i can get it done?

May be clutching at straws here but could it be worth resetting the ECU to see whether it throws it up again?

[chris_c201]

Ok booked in to Halley's for 1:30 tomorrow...... i'll try not to drive much until then just in case..... (and off boost)

[chris_c201]

And its now gone........... [8-)]

I'm gonna leave it and see, if it pops up again i'll defo get it read ASAP....

[colin_ross]

Don't AWD do a check FOC for members at open days (like on the 22nd April)? Or am I thinking of someone else?

[dougster]

Yes, Swanie will do that free check for SIDC MEMBERS []

[andy_robertson]

ive had this engine light on on my car a few times, have you had it re-mapped?

mines has and sometimes when pushin it on high boost and at night i was gettin it, it was coming on and off now and again had my car checked and it was showing misfires but the car was running fne

ive a wrx and i have an STI 8 intercooler and was gettin too much air had the fuel pump uprated and its seems to have stopped

 

[chris_c201]

Is AWD in Perth?

Yes Dougster i know i need to get joined up properly, nice hint!! []

Arron,

Mine isn't remapped, only thing i've done recently is remove the intake resonator and put in a cold air feed from the inner wing, wonder if its related!?!??!

[andy_robertson]

you might need to uprate your fuel pump as the fuel/air ratio may be settin the light on

[ed-209]

If your attending the Glasgow meet tomorrow, I will bring along a Laptop and OBDII Reader. and can read from most Scoobys 98 onward. I will not charge you anything but a token donation to the RB fundrasing would be welcome.

Ed

[Gumball]

can you do mine as well?

[chris_c201]

That would be excellent Ed, was planning on going anyway.....

No bother for the donation....

[fai17]

It wouldn't cost you anything if i take you along to Halleys...but beer tokens would be good[]

[chris_c201]

You popping to the Glasgow meet tonight Peter??

[Rice Rocket]

It more than likely be your cold air feed giving a mis reading. Best to get it checked out, mine flashed 15 times thins morning, go tomorrow to get it checked out.

Ricey

[fai17]

You popping to the Glasgow meet tonight Peter??

Sorry but i'm working.You still need to collect your prize.[]

[chris_c201]

Yeh thats what i was thinking Peter, ah well.... i'll be across ASAP... been spending all my time in my Sisters house doing DIY....

[D8UGF]

Mate you can do it yourself.

http://www.saxonfields.freeserve.co.uk/Sco...Diag%20Page.htm

Tells you how to connect the wires under the dash and then how the flashes work, long flash= 10 short flash=1 so two long and 3 short=23 then look up  the fault codes on that site.

Hope this helps

Dougie

[chris_c201]

Think that only works for classics mate..... thanks anyway tho....