engine light on long journey
05 July 2007, 09:41 PM
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engine light on long journey
i done a journey from Peterborough to crewe the red engine light came on got the rac out.the very nice man couldn't find anything wrong with it.
done a few more long journeys same thing happens.had the car check out by someone who knows subaru's but still nothing.car runs fine no funny noises or drop in power.if anything the car runs like a dream
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done a few more long journeys same thing happens.had the car check out by someone who knows subaru's but still nothing.car runs fine no funny noises or drop in power.if anything the car runs like a dreamMY00 uk 2000 turbo
05 July 2007, 10:09 PM
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fuel level warning lol...
what does the light look like, where abouts on the dash. Could possibly be CEL warning and at cruise it could be detecting a lambda sensor fault ?
If it's CEL then ecu should have a fault code logged.
what does the light look like, where abouts on the dash. Could possibly be CEL warning and at cruise it could be detecting a lambda sensor fault ?
If it's CEL then ecu should have a fault code logged.
05 July 2007, 10:13 PM
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Red are generally battery/alternator,Oil,brakefliud/handbrake, srs on some cars.
05 July 2007, 10:18 PM
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I know the CEL is orange on newage, wasn't sure about 2000. I was working on the principal it might look red to the poster. Was it a pic of a little engine on the classics like the newage ?
05 July 2007, 10:30 PM
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You need to check if there's any codes stored in ecu in that case. I don't know if MY00 is OBD-II or connector plugs which you can use to run self diagnostics. I'm sure someone will tell you, if it's plugs then this shows you how to check the codes yourself. I'd guess lambda or MAF, more likely lambda if it's running Ok.
BAT Auto Technical-Professional mechanics giving advice-An Educational Site w/ OBD2 Trouble Codes and Technical info & Tool Store.
This is probably a better description, but site is out at the moment
http://www.scoobypedia.co.uk/index.p...eadingECUCodes
BAT Auto Technical-Professional mechanics giving advice-An Educational Site w/ OBD2 Trouble Codes and Technical info & Tool Store.
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http://www.scoobypedia.co.uk/index.p...eadingECUCodes
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06 July 2007, 06:54 AM
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i done a journey from Peterborough to crewe the red engine light came on got the rac out.the very nice man couldn't find anything wrong with it.done a few more long journeys same thing happens.had the car check out by someone who knows subaru's but still nothing.car runs fine no funny noises or drop in power.if anything the car runs like a dream
MY00 uk 2000 turbo
done a few more long journeys same thing happens.had the car check out by someone who knows subaru's but still nothing.car runs fine no funny noises or drop in power.if anything the car runs like a dreamMY00 uk 2000 turbo
What were you doing in Crewe...???
I had the same problem on my old my00 uk turbo...
Ended up changing the MAF and the oxygen sensor...
07 July 2007, 06:47 PM
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A maf problem won't throw a CEL, its probably just the lambda (oxy) sensor.
The ecu will work fine with a completely failed lambda but it will throw a cel as a warning only under steady driving conditions.
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The ecu will work fine with a completely failed lambda but it will throw a cel as a warning only under steady driving conditions.
bob
08 July 2007, 08:57 AM
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you can get a lambda sensor for £89 at camskills
CAMSKILL PRODUCTS Lambda Sensor- Oxygen Sensor 3 Wire - EJ205 EJ205 1997 to 2000 : £89.00 : Subaru Impreza Turbo Parts, Tuning, Spares & Accessories : Engine - Misc -
CAMSKILL PRODUCTS Lambda Sensor- Oxygen Sensor 3 Wire - EJ205 EJ205 1997 to 2000 : £89.00 : Subaru Impreza Turbo Parts, Tuning, Spares & Accessories : Engine - Misc -
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also the knock sensor could be on its way out as the same thing happened to my 97 as in the check engine light would come on a then go off. came on but went off when under braking for some reason, did the car still run ok when the light came on because mine did, then one day the dreaded light stayed on and thats when i checked the codes.
, did the car still run ok when the light came on because mine did, then one day the dreaded light stayed on and thats when i checked the codes.
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