Engine management light

[fireblade phil]

:confused: I'm sorry but i asked this question in the introduce your self section. Sorry for the NO NO.

Any way here the question. Had a coil pack fail on no2 and the management light came on which is fine, let me know some thing wrong.

Took it garage in limp home mode and they changed the coil pack, job done drives great all sorted but, garage have put the light out out, but it still on. Took it back and again put the light out, but still on.:confused:

Can any shed any light on this please, and if i continue to drive it with the light on will i do any damage.

[fordfan]

The light is on because there is a fault code logged, without knowing the fault code and the reason for it, it is difficult to say whether you can continue to drive it or not. How is the engine running?

[AndyMac1]

My daughter's 2001 Fabia Comfort 1.4 16v (AUB) with 56000 miles has possibly related problem. Engine management warning light comes on - so far it has had 2 Lambda sensors, EGR (twice), plug leads and piston rings replaced.

3 different garages have checked it over including Skoda dealer, resetting diagnostics etc. Each time the light comes back on again - sometimes after 30 miles, sometimes sooner.

Skoda dealer's last suggestion is new engine!

Engine runs fine. Oil consumption low. Emissions well within spec (no prob with MOT).

Any fresh thought on the light problem?

[PeterGAH]

Don't keep taking it to Skoda Dealer.

Try an independent. they all have the diagnostic gear.

It is against European Legislative principles for Manufacturers to withhold technical information.

The independents are far more inventive and use initiative where dealer not interested in servicing your car just want to sell new cars. Buy a new car from a Car dealer, get it serviced at a service dealer.

Get the yellow pages open there is bound to be a specialist near you. My Octavia, had it 5 yrs from new is serviced by the local garage. He also fixes my Triumph stag. Other thing is try Unipart car care centre.

PeterGAH

[PeterGAH]

A FEW DAYS LATER

So I took my Octavia 20 valve engine warning light problem to him

He scanned and found two faults.

1) Weak mixture He finds a split breather on the manifold and replaces with a reinforced one.

2) Mass Air Flow sensor is faulty. He orders a new one from the local factor and the car is reapired within 6 hours.

The invoice states he did all the work and cleared the faults and road tested and double checked the fault codes were clear. The light is gone.

Cost £135.10 inc VAT.

At a SKODA Dealer (he tells me) it is £60 just for the scan, £70 to fit the hose (if they find it, they didn't find another split breather last year) and the MAF.

Then its £160 plus VAT for the part. Bill probably in the region of £290 plus VAT.

Ooh I forgot the hose. Also they fit the original flimsy thing.

The Dealer is 20 miles away so thats another £20 on petrol for two cars one as a taxi.

Also my local independent advised he can do all work even if the car is in Warranty and doesn't even have to use Skoda parts, only parts of OE quality.

Also I am sure if you have Kangaroo petrol the split hose on the inlet manifold is probably the cause. The hose is pathetic material. Mine was split in three places.

This is why we always go to independents for service.

[fordfan]

On the downside the independent cannot do warranty work or servicing where a service package comes with the car, any rectification work that Skoda specify that must be done on a scheduled workshop visit such as a software update, ie any work that requires a claim to be submitted to Skoda for payment.

Also if there are any problems just after the warranty has expired Skoda will give preference for goodwill contributions to the cars with a full Skoda dealer history.

If the manufacturers parts are not used and a fault occurs it will be the customers responsibility to prove that they are of equivalent quality in the event of a claim.

The independents are far more inventive and use initiative where dealer not interested in servicing your car just want to sell new cars.

Quite agree there, the independents want to build up a good reputation and are not quite so willing to spend your money like a dealer will.