Engine Light On (ZTT 1.8T 54 plate)

DJAndyB · 22nd September 2007, 22:57

Hello,

As I was accelerating to join the M25 this morning the engine light came on.

Stopped at Clackett Lane and checked oil and coolant - both OK.

Car drives OK but as handbook recommends I will get it checked out.

Any ideas of what the cause could be?

Thanks

Andy

Greeners · 23rd September 2007, 06:54

If the light has come on ( is it still on ?) there should be a code stored identifying the fault.

DJAndyB · 23rd September 2007, 08:22

Hello,

Yes the light remains on, so I'm hoping it's an easy one for my dealer to trace.

I do have a warranty so i'm hoping the component at fault is covered.

Thanks

Andy

stevemull · 23rd September 2007, 09:13

I have an OBD reader/reset tool and am in the Gatwick area if you fancy a drive down ?

steve

DJAndyB · 27th September 2007, 16:07

Many thanks for the offer Steve.

It was diagnosed as a faulty cat.

Andy

Kandyman · 27th September 2007, 16:14

Andy where abouts did you take your car ?

DJAndyB · 27th September 2007, 16:52

Pinewood Toyota in Coulsdon (ex MGR dealer).

ATB

Andy

stevemull · 27th September 2007, 16:54

no probs,
my rover 45 always came up as cat failure, yet still worked fine at the mot's, but every 100 ish miles, on with the engine light, and in with my £25 ebay OBD reset tool, the 45 had spent about 6 weeks in the misrable 3 years I owned the car, and even after the warranty expired, Rover would still try and find the faults, but to no avail

in the end the HGF went, so i scapped it

steve

22nd September 2007, 22:57	#1
DJAndyB Loves to post 1.8T ZT-T+ Commission Number 27101 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wallington Posts: 401 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Engine Light On (ZTT 1.8T 54 plate) Hello, As I was accelerating to join the M25 this morning the engine light came on. Stopped at Clackett Lane and checked oil and coolant - both OK. Car drives OK but as handbook recommends I will get it checked out. Any ideas of what the cause could be? Thanks Andy

23rd September 2007, 06:54	#2
Greeners Moderator MG-ZTT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 19,798 Thanks: 161 Thanked 1,249 Times in 1,036 Posts	If the light has come on ( is it still on ?) there should be a code stored identifying the fault. __________________ *David* Impecunity is the mother of ingenuity Useful how to's for common problems Car Of The Month Jan 2014 [SatNav Power Down] [Coolant Level] [SatNav Repair] [Diesel Non Starting] [Paint Codes] [Rear Light Seals] [Reversing Light Switch] [Bleeding Brakes][Sunroof Drain] [Early ZT's][Instrument Pack Diagnostics][ATC Diagnostics]

27th September 2007, 16:54	#8
stevemull Regular poster Rover 75 1.8 tourer (silver!) Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 38 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	no probs, my rover 45 always came up as cat failure, yet still worked fine at the mot's, but every 100 ish miles, on with the engine light, and in with my £25 ebay OBD reset tool, the 45 had spent about 6 weeks in the misrable 3 years I owned the car, and even after the warranty expired, Rover would still try and find the faults, but to no avail in the end the HGF went, so i scapped it steve __________________ 1.8 75 tourer

23rd September 2007, 08:22	#3
DJAndyB Loves to post 1.8T ZT-T+ Commission Number 27101 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wallington Posts: 401 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hello, Yes the light remains on, so I'm hoping it's an easy one for my dealer to trace. I do have a warranty so i'm hoping the component at fault is covered. Thanks Andy

23rd September 2007, 09:13	#4
stevemull Regular poster Rover 75 1.8 tourer (silver!) Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 38 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have an OBD reader/reset tool and am in the Gatwick area if you fancy a drive down ? steve

27th September 2007, 16:07	#5
DJAndyB Loves to post 1.8T ZT-T+ Commission Number 27101 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wallington Posts: 401 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Many thanks for the offer Steve. It was diagnosed as a faulty cat. Andy

27th September 2007, 16:14	#6
Kandyman Banned ROVER 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE Limousine 2004 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Welling Posts: 10,995 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Andy where abouts did you take your car ?

27th September 2007, 16:52	#7
DJAndyB Loves to post 1.8T ZT-T+ Commission Number 27101 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wallington Posts: 401 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Pinewood Toyota in Coulsdon (ex MGR dealer). ATB Andy