Check Engine Light
24 March 2002, 09:01 PM
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Hi,
I was driving home last night and the Check Engine light came on about 5 mins after joining the motorway. I pulled onto the hardshoulder, switch the car off and left it a few minutes.
I started her up and guess what ... no light. I then drove home (approx 20 miles) with no further probs.
The car was still cold as my friends just stay a few miles from the motorway junction and I didn't notice any probs other than a bit of surging while accelerating along the slip-road.
It's been fine today, but having never had this problem in nearly 3 years of ownership I was a bit worried.
The only thing that's happened to the car was a 30K service 4 weeks ago and a new STI backbox fitted to the car yesterday morning.
Should I be worried?
Stefan
[Edited by ozzy - 3/24/2002 10:27:45 PM]
I was driving home last night and the Check Engine light came on about 5 mins after joining the motorway. I pulled onto the hardshoulder, switch the car off and left it a few minutes.
I started her up and guess what ... no light. I then drove home (approx 20 miles) with no further probs.
The car was still cold as my friends just stay a few miles from the motorway junction and I didn't notice any probs other than a bit of surging while accelerating along the slip-road.
It's been fine today, but having never had this problem in nearly 3 years of ownership I was a bit worried.
The only thing that's happened to the car was a 30K service 4 weeks ago and a new STI backbox fitted to the car yesterday morning.
Should I be worried?
Stefan
[Edited by ozzy - 3/24/2002 10:27:45 PM]
24 March 2002, 10:13 PM
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Conect the ECU Diagnostics conectors (Black ones only not Green Ones - these reset the ECU) & Read the codes (Check Engine Light Flashes)- Long Flash = 10's Short Flashes = Units.
Alternating on off = fine check my post for further details http://www.scoobynet.co.uk/bbs/threa...threadid=82168
& hope to god its not error 43!?
regards,
Chris Palmer
[Edited by Chris.Palmer - 3/24/2002 10:16:30 PM]
Alternating on off = fine check my post for further details http://www.scoobynet.co.uk/bbs/threa...threadid=82168
& hope to god its not error 43!?
regards,
Chris Palmer
[Edited by Chris.Palmer - 3/24/2002 10:16:30 PM]
25 March 2002, 10:16 AM
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Well, I wonder who the **** tighten the nuts on my kickplate. I think Arnold Schwarzenegger must have been on the production line one morning 
I can't get two of them undone and I've already broken two ratchet screwdrivers and a torque wrench trying
Any suggestions other than more brute force to loosen the damn things?
Stefan
[Edited by ozzy - 3/25/2002 10:20:50 AM]
I can't get two of them undone and I've already broken two ratchet screwdrivers and a torque wrench trying
Any suggestions other than more brute force to loosen the damn things?
Stefan
[Edited by ozzy - 3/25/2002 10:20:50 AM]
01 April 2002, 09:54 PM
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OK,
Finally got around to checking the ECU code; turns out to be 32 Oxygen sensor. As mentioned, I've had a 30K service several weeks before, but had a new STI backbox fitted that morning.
Is this likely to have caused the error code? seems logical to me. It's been over a week and it's never re-appeared.
Any ideas if it's something to worry about?
Stefan
Finally got around to checking the ECU code; turns out to be 32 Oxygen sensor. As mentioned, I've had a 30K service several weeks before, but had a new STI backbox fitted that morning.
Is this likely to have caused the error code? seems logical to me. It's been over a week and it's never re-appeared.
Any ideas if it's something to worry about?
Stefan
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