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Engine light on :( help

  • 12-12-2013 5:17pm
    #1
    emmielou87
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭


    So my car was kinda chugging along a bit today and then the dreaded engine light came on :( I know I need to bring it to a garage to get it plugged in to find out exactly what's wrong but was wondering could anyone on here give me some advice??? I'm staying in the artane area in Dublin but live down the country and I'm afraid to drive it too far. Don't wanna bring it to ford cuz they ripped me off the last two times I was there (car was dropped off to be fixed and came out with more things wrong with it than when it was dropped off!!!!) and can't really afford it either.
    I heard that there is some handheld thing u can plug into ur car to find out what exactly the problem is..? Anyone knw anything about that? Any help would be really appreciated :(

    My car is a 05 fiesta steel


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  • #2
    discodavie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 341 ✭✭discodavie


    emmielou87 wrote: »
    So my car was kinda chugging along a bit today and then the dreaded engine light came on :( I know I need to bring it to a garage to get it plugged in to find out exactly what's wrong but was wondering could anyone on here give me some advice??? I'm staying in the artane area in Dublin but live down the country and I'm afraid to drive it too far. Don't wanna bring it to ford cuz they ripped me off the last two times I was there (car was dropped off to be fixed and came out with more things wrong with it than when it was dropped off!!!!) and can't really afford it either.
    I heard that there is some handheld thing u can plug into ur car to find out what exactly the problem is..? Anyone knw anything about that? Any help would be really appreciated :(

    My car is a 05 fiesta steel

    Whereabouts "down the country" are you ?


  • #3
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    You need a decent local mechanic. Whereabouts are you?


  • #4
    emmielou87
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭emmielou87


    discodavie wrote: »
    Whereabouts "down the country" are you ?

    I'm in Dublin at the moment or college but live in Roscommon


  • #5
    emmielou87
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭emmielou87


    Anan1 wrote: »
    You need a decent local mechanic. Whereabouts are you?

    I am in the artane area in north dublin. Yeah someone decent who won't rip me off like Ford.


  • #6
    BohsCeltic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,586 ✭✭✭BohsCeltic


    You need an OBD II reader, Maybe someone on here might have one to lend you, takes less than 5 mins to scan.
    An independent garage would be much cheaper than ford if you do have to bring it to the garage.

    I can probably get a lend of one tomorrow evening if your still stuck


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  • #7
    jayok
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,906 ✭✭✭jayok


    If you're still stuck I'm near enough to Artane with an OBD2 reader that could pull a code.


  • #8
    emmielou87
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭emmielou87


    jayok wrote: »
    If you're still stuck I'm near enough to Artane with an OBD2 reader that could pull a code.

    Hiya yes yes that would a great help!!!! :) thx you.
    At least then I would know if its safe enough to drive bk to Roscommon. I don't wanna do any damage to the car u knw? I could meet you tomorrow evening if that suited?


  • #9
    emmielou87
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭emmielou87


    BohsCeltic wrote: »
    You need an OBD II reader, Maybe someone on here might have one to lend you, takes less than 5 mins to scan.
    An independent garage would be much cheaper than ford if you do have to bring it to the garage.

    I can probably get a lend of one tomorrow evening if your still stuck

    Thank u so much for you comment.
    Hopefully I will be able to get a lend. If not i will get bk to u. Thx so much for offering to help. :)


  • #10
    jayok
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,906 ✭✭✭jayok


    emmielou87 wrote: »
    Hiya yes yes that would a great help!!!! :) thx you.
    At least then I would know if its safe enough to drive bk to Roscommon. I don't wanna do any damage to the car u knw? I could meet you tomorrow evening if that suited?

    Sent you a PM


  • #11
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    1.25 petrol? could well be a fried coil pack...easy quick DIY fix if it is.


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  • #12
    MrDerp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 992 ✭✭✭MrDerp


    You know, sometimes main dealers diagnose a fix and fix only what's needed. I don't get this assumption that you'll be fleeced every time you visit one. We've had bad experiences diagnosing problems in Mrs Derps last car, a Peugeot, but I can't say for sure that anyone other than the main dealer in that instance would have done any better.

    For what it's worth, I used Harmonstown Ford (very close to you) for years, servicing a Focus and a Volvo s40 through about 60,000km each and I've never had any complaints about them.


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