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What happened before the engine management light?

  • 03-12-2009 11:48am
    #1
    Martron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭


    Were people better at diagnosing car problems or did a lot more cars just blow up?

    Reading a few threads here and a lot of them start with " i was driving down the road when the engine light came on"

    The gf car was drivin pretty **** for the last while and i told her there was one of 2 things wrong with that. she then replied "sure it has always been like that" ( which it has'nt)

    Anyway when the engine light came on all hell broke loose and she thought the car was on the verge of exploding.

    turns out that one of the leads were buggered causing the fore mentioned problem ( that i told her about).

    is it a case that people are not prepared to repair a car when its obviously struggling or wait for the car to tell them

    and have a mechanic saying " well i plugged it in......... its going to cost you!"


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  • #2
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,688 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    Before the engine management systems we currently have came about, things were much simpler. you had a carb with ignition through a distributor. There was nothing to monitor as such. Now though, everything is computer controlled and various systems depend on readings from sensors all over the car. Diagnostic is therefore needed to set the mechanic off on the right track to repair a poor running car


  • #3
    Martron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭Martron


    i understand that .

    but when a car broke down before what warnings did it give before it went bang.

    were cars more robust ?


  • #4
    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    Martron wrote: »
    but when a car broke down before what warnings did it give before it went bang.
    None - unless you knew cars well and could read the subtle signs.
    Though some would have oil warnings and other basic lights.
    Martron wrote: »
    were cars more robust ?
    Depends on the car. Some may not have been more robust but you could fix them at the side of the road with duct tape and a shoelace.


  • #5
    gofaster_s13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 942 ✭✭✭gofaster_s13


    Modern cars are on the whole more reliable(when was the last time you saw a car on the side of the road with steam coming out from under the bonnet which would have been a regular sight 20 years ago), 20/30years ago 60,000 miles was considered high mileage now 200,000 miles is nothing on an engine.


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