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Engine management light flashing

darrcow · 2013-10-01 12:14:21

i have an opel zafira 1.6 the engine management light came on over the weekend but car ran as normal. driving the car today and the same light started flashing. the car has lost power and coughs and splutters when accelerating. ive checked oil water air filter.

01-10-2013 12:14pm

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darrcow

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i have an opel zafira 1.6 the engine management light came on over the weekend but car ran as normal. driving the car today and the same light started flashing. the car has lost power and coughs and splutters when accelerating. ive checked oil water air filter.

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#2 01-10-2013 12:45pm

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Better check error codes. :P

A garage nearby have a code reader likely.

Ptrol, diesel, year?

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#3 01-10-2013 12:48pm

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Catalyst-damaging misfire. Get it to a sawbones and have the DTCs read fairly lively.

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#4 01-10-2013 10:00pm

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What county is the car in?

No harm to get diagnostic scan done asap.

Misfire will damage CAT

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#5 02-10-2013 10:58am

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update the car is in garage have diagnostic scan done will let you know the outcome

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#6 02-10-2013 12:00pm

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And??

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