My Engine Warning Light has started to flicker. At first it was rare and spasmodic, usually coming on only from a cold start but soon switching itself off again, once I had traveled a hundred yards, or so.
But now it keeps coming on more frequently, especially when labouring - through carrying a full complement of passengers and/or climbing a hill.
So I thought I could use a Fault Code Reader.
Being strapped for cash, I'm being tempted by the "Stoga U480 CAN-BUS OBD2 ENGINE SCANNER CODE READER canbus OBD 2 Diagnostic Scan Tool" as detailed below (cuz it's very inexpensive). But is it any good and will it work on my vehicle? I haven't the foggiest.
Yeah that code reader should be fine.
It may be you are having a coil pack or something starting to fail but once you get the light read it may help narrow down the fault.
Not loosing any coolant are you as sometimes a failed manifold gasket can flag up the same faults.
Being strapped for cash, I'm being tempted by the "Stoga U480 CAN-BUS OBD2 ENGINE SCANNER CODE READER canbus OBD 2 Diagnostic Scan Tool" as detailed below (cuz it's very inexpensive). But is it any good and will it work on my vehicle? I haven't the foggiest.
Do you know exactly where the coolant is going? Or is it losing water with no obvious leaks?
Pop the oil cap off and check for any Mayo type deposit under the cap, if there is nothing there and no visual leaks take it to a garage and ask for a pressure test to see if they can identify the leak.
My money is on the inlet manifold gasket. Cheap and OK to change if you don't mind getting involved or not expensive to get replaced at a garage.
Get the code reader too as its always handy to have. Chances are your code will be misfire detected which would also point to the manifold gasket. Let us know how you get on.
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