Hello, 

 

 

I'm a (happy) owner of a Skoda Fabia 1.4 16v Comfort. The problem I'm experiencing is the EML light that keeps coming on. I have bought this car from a car dealer, approx 2 hours after the purchase the EML light came on. 

 

Contacted the dealer straightaway, he took it to the garage which resulted in EGR valve being replaced. LIGHT WAS OFF    but only for about 3 hours.. okaay. 

 

contacted the guy again, he then took it to the garage and I was told that the pipes that go to the EGR valve were cleaned. This time the problem was gone for about 3 days. 

 

Again, I took the car to the guy and this time he replaced Lambda Sensor, problem was gone for about a week but guess what happened today? Yes, you are right, the light came on again. I have no idea what else can I do, car dealer won't give me a refund and this little Skoda is the biggest pain in the a** you can possibly imagine.

 

 

Any advices, experience with this sort of problems? 

The car needs a diagnostic scan to determine the fault, and a proper check over to see if correct parts have been fitted. Is their any warranty with the car, good luck.

The new EGR valve needs to be correctly adapted, the EML will often come on if it is not. The valve may well settle and the EML go off by itself after a while.

 

If the car runs well and is not thirsty then there is really no need to panic, the ECU is known to be hysterical in these cars.

I didn't get a warranty from the dealer, but after a little research I found out that a car dealer registered to the HPI (some sort of car dealers association) has to make sure cars are up to a certain standard which means I kinda forced him to do it for me.. That's what I thought as well, the guy did the diagnosis but he used his own device which to me seemed a little rubbish. 

 

Right now I'm having a e-mail discussion with him, trying to convince gim to give me a full refund, but I don't think he will agree to it. I might as well do the diagnosis with a professional. 

 

 

 

To be honest with you I haven't noticed any change qith regards to driving or pertol consumption. To me it stays the same, the strange thing to me is that after a part is being replaced the problem disapears for a few days but then it comes back, do you think this might indicate that the ECU is to sensitive? If the light stays on and I take it to the MOT but the problem will be the ECU will it pass it or not? 

 

 

EGR and Lambda were replaced, if it turns out these weren't the right things, what else could it be? 

 

Thanks for your messages! 

Edited 23 September, 201411 yr by Nojman

I would also replace the ECT sensor given the age of the car, everything else should be fine.

 

It's also best to always run the car on super unleaded, it makes the engine noticeably more torquey and driveable and MPG will be better. Make sure you really thrash it occasionally as well, they dislike being used as a shopping trolley.