Check Engine Light CEL

[belldarr]

Hi All,

My Check Engine Light has come on today - no change at all to the running of the car (it's not in limp mode) and I have no way or reading the codes, any ideas of what could be causing it? Car has no issues and flew through the MOT last week.

If i disconnect the Battery will this clear the light?

Darren

 

[Terry876]

Hi

Mine comes on when I am low on petrol

Terry

 

[Luis696]

Try ones. It did worked for me. Remember to disconnect minus (black wire fitst) leave it for 10 min and reconnect. Hope this will help. Also after reseting computer, it is good to do 10 mile run to set all back in order. Hope it will helps.

 

[janolsson]

If you disconnect the battery that will clear the code initially but for how long is anyones guess. The ecu will store up errors and notify you by the light when things go out of spec enough to warrant attention. If you clear the codes then you are none the wiser.
I would buy a cheap obdII reader from ebay or ring around a few back st garages to ask if they could read the codes and for how much (hopefully a tenner or twenty). Then post up the codes and we can take it from there.
Candidates for the code are egr, lean banks, lambda or maf

 

[Luis696]

Mine came up once, disconnected battery, did the trick. My friend had a scaner and we've read an error, happened once, never again, did reset code. Never came back again. Can't remember code. Took me a while to find descripton over the net. IMO nothing to loose, will come back again, then you would have to check it.

 

[Howard]

I'm not far from you and have a code reader. Pop over for a chat and read your codes.

 

[ihpj]

OOooh could we have a mini-meet?

 

[belldarr]

Well thanks for all the replies - very helpfull!

Howard I would like to take you up on your kind offer if at all possible? Where in Bucks are you?

Darren

 

[Howard]

pm sent.