Eeek! Saw the Engine Management light!!

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ad_car_08

August 24, 2009, 11:32 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
Driving to work this morning, following some doddery old folk doing 20 in a 30 zone....my engine management light illuminates..EEEEEEK!!

My car is completely standard (bar the mk iii pipe which was fitted last Oct time) NON import and I've never had a problem with it before, so far as the engine management light illuminating anyway, so I'm hoping it's just the MAF sensor telling me its feeling a little grubby. I've not cleaned it for a few months.

I'm due to take a 240 mile round trip to pick my girlfriend up from Luton airport tomorrow night, so I'm on a mission to get this fixed tonight after work otherwise it's curtains for me!

I know it's hard to say over the internet without seeing my car or without reading the error code, but if cleaning the MAF sensor (and removing the battery terminal for 15mins) doesn't turn the engine management light off, what else can I look at to eliminate the problem?
I'll have a look now at who is the nearest contact with a code reader, but I'm pretty sure there's no one close  s:( :( s:(


Any pearls of wisdom?....please?!

(I'm from Telford, Shropshire by the way!)
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SimonC_Here

#1
August 24, 2009, 12:12 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
It will clear the light, wether it comes back or not, no one can say.

And Sean (slacey) lives in Telford

ad_car_08

#2
August 24, 2009, 12:35 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
Brilliant, thanks.

Fingers crossed the MAF sensor clean will sort it!
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roger

#3
August 24, 2009, 13:49 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
A £25 code reader of Ebay is something that everybody should think about having in their car / garage. That is if you are the sort of person that wants to come on here and discuss it - rather than one who immediately goes to MrT and forks out ~ £50 to be told by them!
Roger

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Check my fuel consumption

uktotty

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August 24, 2009, 14:00 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
Quote from: "roger"A £25 code reader of Ebay is something that everybody should think about having in their car / garage. That is if you are the sort of person that wants to come on here and discuss it - rather than one who immediately goes to MrT and forks out ~ £50 to be told by them!
MrT  read my code when I first got the car and had a panic, no charge, great service so maybe get them to have a look first.

ad_car_08

#5
August 24, 2009, 15:06 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
Quote from: "roger"A £25 code reader of Ebay is something that everybody should think about having in their car / garage. That is if you are the sort of person that wants to come on here and discuss it - rather than one who immediately goes to MrT and forks out ~ £50 to be told by them!

Really? I thought they cost more than that!

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Just looked on ebay -  m http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/UNIVERSAL-OBDII-F ... 286.c0.m14 m
 Will that do the job? Are all/most manufacturers ports the same? I.e. Can you use fault code readers for VW, Ford, Audi, Toyota... or do you have to buy a specific one for each?

Thanks for your help
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uktotty

#6
August 24, 2009, 15:18 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
The clue is in the name (UNIVERSAL)
All ODBII are the same format (with the exception of Japanese imports.)

roger

#7
August 24, 2009, 15:31 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
Can't see why that one shouldn't be OK. They seem to be quite popular now, but in the "early" days the U480 was the one of choice.
Roger

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NOW: MR2 on steroids - \'12 Merc SLK200 AMG125

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Check my fuel consumption

ad_car_08

#8
August 24, 2009, 16:32 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
Quote from: "uktotty"The clue is in the name (UNIVERSAL)

  s:| :| s:|  ...yeah thanks smart arse...(UNIVERSAL) could mean universal across a particular manufacturers car models rather than across all manufacturers which is what I was trying to clear up   s:| :| s:|  

Thanks for the clarification, I'll pop it on my shopping list. It's not nice having to guess why the light has come on   s:( :( s:(
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philster_d

#9
August 24, 2009, 21:49 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
Dont guess then. A nearby member will read your clode and can clear it for you, possibly tell you the last few errors as well.

Then you can buy them a pint or an orange juice and make friends   s:) :) s:)

Phil

ad_car_08

#10
September 4, 2009, 15:55 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
*Update* After cleaning the MAF sensor and leaving the battery terminal off for half hour while oggling the Hollyoaks tasties, the engine management light has now remained off.

I must've just got a little lapse on my MAF cleaning!
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ad_car_08

#11
September 23, 2009, 17:23 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
Blummin light's come on again...  s:roll: :roll: s:roll:
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markiii

#12
September 23, 2009, 17:24 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
and teh code is?

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ad_car_08

#13
September 23, 2009, 17:31 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
Quote from: "markiii"and the code is?

drum roll:

Just looking on ebay so i can get myself a code reader.
Seems abit strange that it was 24hrs after filling up on petrol...again...and I was following some excruciatingly slow driver...again

My friends Leon Fr needs to be goosed every now and again to clear it through, otherwise he gets a little light on the dash....couldnt be anything similar could it, or am I clutching at straws?
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Wabbitkilla

#14
September 23, 2009, 17:39 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
You are clutching at straws, read the code  s:? :? s:?
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Anonymous

#15
September 23, 2009, 17:41 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
I just got myself one of these,works pretty well.
 m http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 1412wt_939 m

ad_car_08

#16
September 23, 2009, 17:44 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
sorry to be a pain, what's the difference between the U280, the U380 & the U480? other than the price   s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
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Anonymous

#17
September 23, 2009, 17:54 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
I think it might be the connectors on the end,the u380 is the one for us.

ad_car_08

#18
September 23, 2009, 17:57 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
Quote from: "roger"Can't see why that one shouldn't be OK. They seem to be quite popular now, but in the "early" days the U480 was the one of choice.

oh, but roger mentioned the U480 was the one of choice in the early days? .....I'm confused  s:? :? s:?
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Anonymous

#19
September 23, 2009, 18:53 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
Yes, but in Rogers early days the wheels of choice were made of stone.  s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

ad_car_08

#20
September 23, 2009, 20:46 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
Thanks for your advice guys, have just bought this item  m http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0480787730 m    

hope it's the right one!   s:? :? s:?
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ad_car_08

#21
September 23, 2009, 20:51 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
Do these error code readers come with a booklet to decifer what the code means, or can a library of codes be found on here?
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markiii

#22
September 23, 2009, 20:58 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
there just might be one in the library
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DannyN

#23
September 23, 2009, 21:02 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
no, never, I dont belive you........
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ad_car_08

#24
September 23, 2009, 23:34 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
Quote from: "markiii"there just might be one in the library
cool, thanks for confirming that for me
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