renault megane

overthenest · 15-04-2013 12:47pm #1

I guys, a light came on on the dash yesterday, on the left hand side clock its like a flashing red engine light, and she is loosing power especially when im taking off, what would be the issue here? cheers for your help...

Anjobe · 15-04-2013 1:01pm

Giving a bit more information about the car would help e.g. year, engine type (diesel/petrol) and size etc.

It sounds like an ignition issue for which, assuming its a petrol engine, failing coil packs would be a likely culprit.

overthenest · 15-04-2013 1:09pm

Anjobe wrote: »

Giving a bit more information about the car would help e.g. year, engine type (diesel/petrol) and size etc.

It sounds like an ignition issue for which, assuming its a petrol engine, failing coil packs would be a likely culprit.

its 04 petrol 1.4

its starting fine, just no power on the take off

cheers mate

bazz26 · 15-04-2013 1:50pm

The engine management light is a generic light so nobody on the internet can possibly tell what is causing the light to come on. You will need to get the car hooked up to a diagnostic computer in a garage and the fault codes read from the car's computer to indicate where the problem may be. I'd advise getting it looked at sooner rather than later. What initially could be a small problem can snowball into a larger issue and repair bill if not looked at in time.

overthenest · 15-04-2013 1:54pm

would the fact that its loosing power indicate anything?

cml387 · 15-04-2013 2:05pm

Most likely a coil pack on an 04 Megane.

overthenest · 15-04-2013 2:35pm

ok thanks guys

bazz26 · 15-04-2013 3:07pm

Coil packs are a very common problem on that model Megane but it's only a guess. The car is down on power because the car's computer has put it into limp home or safe mode where it will not let it rev above 2000 rpm, to protect the engine from damage.