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Old May 26, 2005 | 10:43 AM
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Hiya ppl....

On my last 2 journeys i have noticed that the check engine light has come on... have stopped, checked things and then restarted and no light.....

everything seems to be fine... only things i have noticed recently is car is peaking slightly lower than normal peak boost... (normally peaks at 1.47bar and now peaks at 1.40bar)..... some smoke when boosting (not blue) which i presume is just from a bit of overfuelling...

do u think i have anything to worry about??? i drove the car this morning a second time and the light did not come on!!!
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Old May 26, 2005 | 11:22 AM
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It sounds like it could be the beginnig of a head gasket. Pressure is building up in the header tank and eventually it will end up blowing the tank (if plastic) or bursting a pipe and chucking out all coolant.

As a safety measure the engine will not boost up properly when the engine check light comes up.

Check under the car and have a look at the gaskets. Check for leaking oil from them etc.

Hopefully this is not the problem though.... just an idea...
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Old May 26, 2005 | 09:39 PM
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i have the same problem with mine i had some work done a scooby clinnic the other week ill give them a ring tommoz ill let you know
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Old May 26, 2005 | 09:47 PM
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yeah my light came on the other week during a drive but never again. A garage wil hook it up to a diagnostics machine and tel u the problem right away. they might charge u for it right enough.
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Old May 26, 2005 | 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by JCScooby
yeah my light came on the other week during a drive but never again. A garage wil hook it up to a diagnostics machine and tel u the problem right away. they might charge u for it right enough.
its always the case aint it m8
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