had this wagon nearly a year and i was on the motorway recently and the emissions engine light came on the car dosent run any different apart from when its ticking over it sum times drops revs for a sec as if its gona cut out but dosent only every now and then , i had the car put on the computer but there was no fault so i had it cleared at the usual cost then recently its *** back on any body no what might be causing this ,,thanks

 

Do you mean Engine Managment light? Find that odd that the light was on and when checked no codes showed?
If it is on your need to get it checked out matey.
Has the car had any modifications to it that could cause the light to come on etc?

What is your location ?

Steve

 

If the EML came on, then there will definately be a current or historic fault code stored in the ECU.

What code reader did the garage use? - Did you take it to a Subaru Main Dealer?

If you're anywhere near me, i'll take a look if you like

 

There are usually one of two or three errors that come up on a std WRX, specially after a good old swift motorway run...Misfire DTC and Cam Position Sensor DTC, and once in a while you might even see a TGV DTC. Any of these will throw a CEL (Check Engine Light).

Before my Bugeye WRX sportwagon ceased being a std car this was not an unusual occurance.

I'm willing to bet it's one of these. Give it a few restarts or couple of mornings and it will go away. Best thing to do though is have these codes switched off by a tuner. It's just one of those Bugeye WRX things i'm afraid.

 

alrite m8 im in manchester i had it read by a local garage not subaru but in the past when i went to subaru with a similar problem they sujested what the problem was but dint really no for sure and still charged me the full price plus vat so i took it to a local garage who said it could be lamba censor

 

its not a engine light soz its the emissions light im in manchester m8

 

where abouts in manchester cos i live on the outskirts

 

gorton m8

 

bugeyes have tempermental sensors clean the plugs and sensor reset ecu most garages dont charge to use a obd reader mine dont im in heywood mate give us a shout you can use my garage if you want or prosport in stockport very good

 

soz m8 i may sound thick i will clean the plugs but what is the censor reset and how do you do it also i forgot to mention it has a after market back box fitted and air filter abt six mths ago will this be the problem and the garage i use which is lodge sport specialists charge me 45 .00 plus vat each time the code **** up

 

my neighbours 2002 wagon occasionally has this problem as well i believe, iv just bought a 2003 blob, do they suffer from the same problem or are they less prone?

 

yer getting ripped off at that price should be for nought if you fancy a drive to heywood might be able to sort you out with my garage the air filter is it panel or cone they proberley dont have correct reader a simple obd reader will pick up any codes what are the codes which have come up in past

 

its acone filter m8 and when they read it they didnt tell me the code just said that it was indicating emissions problem thats all but with no fault listed on the computer they didnt really now at the sound of it the problem i have were i live is most garages see a subaru cumming and just think pound signs m8

 

get rid off the cone filter not good on a subaru without it not being mapped go back to panel filter ive had loads off people ripping me off rs cosworth rs turbos i take my car tu somebody wat wont after the experience

 

ok m8 will change the filter tomorrow and claen the plugs and see how it go,s the light is of for now so i see how it go,s m8 thanks for your help

 

cheers m8 im in manchester ,,,

 

its emission light m8 only mod on the car is a stainless steel back box which as been on for six mths and hasent caused a problem up to now im in manchester

 

where is this emmision light on dash not seen one before

 

it ses in the car owners manual that its the obd censor light which monitors the emissions on the car its a orange engine sign m8

 

...otherwise known as the Engine Management Light

 

so i no im thick lol,, today i put new plugs in and changed the air filter as advised so am i on the right track m8

 

If you find out from the garage that carried out the diagnostic check what the actual 'P' code was on the ecu, it will help in resolving the problem

 

fiesta boy is more qualified than me is this light on when your driving or just on start up then goes out when driving sensors clean the lamba sensor with a cloth unplug but is a bitch to do then clear codes if you have a problem the management light will be red not yellow and even if its red wont go into limp mode then you will know theres a problem as it wont rev

 

the only problem with that is they said there was no fault and reset the light so it went off again , im going to wait until it comes on agen and take it to a decent garage to get it read hopefully that will sort it m8

 

the light is a orange engine sign comes on all of a sudden usually wen im on a long run some where twice up to now m8 i will try what you recomend but can you give me the adress of a good garage to take it to when it comes on again thanks

 

pm paddyhoey subaru specialist

 

My 2002 wagon regularly comes up with this - Cam Position Sensor DTC. When under warranty they replace the sensor, and wiring several times. It still pops up occasionally - so I get it the CEL turned off and then it disappears for several weeks again before once again appearing.