Simonz

cut along story short as ive already posted a longer story in scooby general,

cleaned my engine with that CD2 from halfords did all what i was told to on the can and now my feckin CHECK ENGINE light keeps comin on(my 94 wrx)
it was fine the first few miles after i did it but when i parked her up for a couple of hours and went back out later the light came on for a minute then went off,took it down the road another mile or so and there it is again only this time it stays on,turn my engine off and back on again and the light goes off again!sure enough mile down the road its on again!so i took her back home and left her(last time i looked the light was off)but i dare'nt go out and start her tonight in case that dreaded light comes back on!

is it just damp still from the rinsin from the water or have i fookedit in some way?

cheers Simo!

weis101

Hello mate i know how u feel, my engine light has been coming on for a while, and it never came up with any codes but i took it to a guy with the right gear and knowledge and he came up with a few codes, 1 was knock sensor and the other was tps but that seemed to be fine when we tested it, i think mine might be the knock sensor but its £130 so want to be sure there was another code but had no lierature on it.
dunno if this helps but i would be interested in any replies aswell.

BigRed

Have you checked for any loose cables/ connectors that you may have disturbed when cleaning your engine? Have a quick check around.

ScoobyDuck

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i'd say u've either disturbed something, or gotten water in a connector.

check the codes and see what it is .

you could just leave it idling for ages to try and dry everything out.

Steve

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Weis101 YHM

Simonz

Right so, i decieded 2 go outside last nite and start her up.Light never come on at all!i ran the engine (idlein) 4 10-15 mins and then started reving it up to 3-4000rpm and it was just fine hav'nt put the car in motion yet so i hope it will b ok.



Ermmm it seems all of you lot know about this code thing?soz but what do u mean?.............plug in at garage to see what prob is ? ? ? ?


cheers guyz!

muly

Simonz - have alook at Derek's site --- http://www.derekcarswell.co.uk/ and you will find all the info you need on doing the ecu check

Simonz

cheerz Muly!