Whilst out and about this morning, my '02 Rover 25 1.6 engine management light
has come on. There was no noticeable difference in running whatsoever either
before stopping to do a bit of shopping or on the ride back home. ( The light
re-appeared as soon as the ignition was switched on )

All the forum advice is to read the fault codes. Is there a fairly economical
DIY solution for a reader, including the code info of course or have I got to
rely on the local garage?

TIA
Andy C

Andy Cap wrote:
Whilst out and about this morning, my '02 Rover 25 1.6 engine management light
has come on. There was no noticeable difference in running whatsoever either
before stopping to do a bit of shopping or on the ride back home. ( The light
re-appeared as soon as the ignition was switched on )

All the forum advice is to read the fault codes. Is there a fairly economical
DIY solution for a reader, including the code info of course or have I got to
rely on the local garage?

TIA
Andy C

have a look at http://www.gendan.co.uk. They do quite a range of readers
from basic to pro.

Andy Cap wrote:
Whilst out and about this morning, my '02 Rover 25 1.6 engine
management light has come on. There was no noticeable difference in
running whatsoever either before stopping to do a bit of shopping or
on the ride back home. ( The light re-appeared as soon as the
ignition was switched on )

All the forum advice is to read the fault codes. Is there a fairly
economical DIY solution for a reader, including the code info of
course or have I got to rely on the local garage?

Look on ebay for fault code reader. I got the U581 (I think - it's in the
garage and I'm not )) and am ver pleased with it.

"Andy Cap" wrote in message
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Whilst out and about this morning, my '02 Rover 25 1.6 engine management
light
has come on. There was no noticeable difference in running whatsoever
either
before stopping to do a bit of shopping or on the ride back home. ( The
light
re-appeared as soon as the ignition was switched on )

All the forum advice is to read the fault codes. Is there a fairly
economical
DIY solution for a reader, including the code info of course or have I got
to
rely on the local garage?

TIA
Andy C


I am seeing a lot of engine management lights on recently, often due at
least in part to using supermarket fuel. One of my customers has informed
me that there has been a large batch of petrol coming in from Russia, it has
to have a load of stuff added to make it reach our minimum standards and is
still pretty poor. So you may find that swapping to decent fuel may solve
your problem.

On Sat, 6 Feb 2010 13:41:03 -0000, "Dave" wrote:


Look on ebay for fault code reader. I got the U581 (I think - it's in the
garage and I'm not )) and am ver pleased with it.


Thanks both for that. I've bought a U480 and even located the socket. Just
hoping it's something cheap to sort out.

On Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:05:14 GMT, "Mrcheerful" wrote:

I am seeing a lot of engine management lights on recently, often due at
least in part to using supermarket fuel. One of my customers has informed
me that there has been a large batch of petrol coming in from Russia, it has
to have a load of stuff added to make it reach our minimum standards and is
still pretty poor. So you may find that swapping to decent fuel may solve
your problem.


I rarely use supermarket petrol and yesterday topped up - about 2/3 of a tank -
at my local Esso S/S. I suppose they could have slipped in some cheap stuff.
It would be good if it was that simple. ;-)

Thanks

"Andy Cap" wrote in message
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On Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:05:14 GMT, "Mrcheerful"
wrote:

I am seeing a lot of engine management lights on recently, often due at
least in part to using supermarket fuel. One of my customers has
informed
me that there has been a large batch of petrol coming in from Russia, it
has
to have a load of stuff added to make it reach our minimum standards and
is
still pretty poor. So you may find that swapping to decent fuel may solve
your problem.


I rarely use supermarket petrol and yesterday topped up - about 2/3 of a
tank -
at my local Esso S/S. I suppose they could have slipped in some cheap
stuff.
It would be good if it was that simple. ;-)

Thanks


Is the petrol cap on tight?

On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:41:53 -0000, "John" wrote:

I rarely use supermarket petrol and yesterday topped up - about 2/3 of a
tank -
at my local Esso S/S. I suppose they could have slipped in some cheap
stuff.
It would be good if it was that simple. ;-)

Thanks


Is the petrol cap on tight?


As tight as it usually is I think - just twisted and locked. Having reset it a
couple of weeks ago now, it hasn't re-appeared, so fingers-crossed it was
something to do with the fuel, one way or another. I'm currently looking into
how the Land Rover is wired, in the optimistic hope of getting the code read
should it reappear. Thanks.