Hi guys

Thanks for taking the time to read this. I'm a mobile mechanic and have a 2001 1.4mpi in for some work and im at my witts end with it! I was wondering if any of you guys had any ideas...

Basically, the car came in with the eml light on which flashed up several lambder sensor faults. After changing them (5 wire wide band lambdas are £100 a pop!) the light still returns after a few miles. The cat has been checked, its got new lambdas, i tracked the wiring back to the ecu and it all seems healthy, new sparks, coil pack...the list goes on. What is interesting to note is that, according to the customer, the temperature gauge stopped working at around the same time as this fault first occured. I have replaced the sensor and now the temp gauge is working fine. Dont know if its got ought to do with anything but figured i should mention it. It is also fair to say that it runs a little rough on tickover, misses ever now and then. Its only done 42k so its all a bit odd realy. Anyone have any ideas? I'm just about stumped!

May be post in Fabia I forum for the 2000-2006 models. Fabia II is for the revised model 2007 onwards.

Someone else has just posted about the engine management light fault.

Regards,

John

cool mate, thanks. You can tell im not a skoda bod!

What were the stored fault codes? Try cleaning the throttle body and putting into basic setting. It might also be an idea to erase the learned values in the engine ECU, when you do this the throttle body will need resetting. I am assuming here that as a mobile mechanic that you have the necessary diagnostic tools to do this.

Sounds overdue for a timing belt change...

1.4mpi is OHV. No belt, just a small chain with no tensioner.

1.4mpi is OHV. No belt, just a small chain with no tensioner.

:orb_duh: Oy duh! Forgot about this still being one of Skodas own designs & not the same as the 1.4-16v's in the Ibiza & Polo...

A slightly lumpy idle is normal on the 1.4 MPI , although some are worse than others.