What would make an engine management light flash?
05-03-2009, 06:39 PM
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What would make an engine management light flash?
Hi all, I know all about why an engine management light would come on, but I was reading in all the bumpf for my car earlier, and it says, if the management light starts flashing, you should pull over and turn the engine off immediately or something similar.
What situation would make the light flash?
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Oh right cool, surely these things would kinda stop you first tho
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over heating management maybe
? I have seen a few after they have continued to run at high temps yet components have failed.
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if its flashing do not drive the car, flashing from what i know is a serious problem.
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if its flashing do not drive the car, flashing from what i know is a serious problem.
I know that bit, just wondering what problems that could arise that would make it flash
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I know that bit, just wondering what problems that could arise that would make it flash
get someone who has a diagnostic tool to plug it in and get the fault code. or bluefin can do this
could be a number of problems without knowing the fault code.
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Please read my first post again
I was just reading through the book etc earlier and i read this, I am not actually having a problem with my car! Its a ford, it never goes wrong
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Please read my first post again
I was just reading through the book etc earlier and i read this, I am not actually having a problem with my car! Its a ford, it never goes wrong
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Could be nothing, but if it has a problem light just check the usual levels etc, then continue using till you find what is up, most likley nothing, they're a pain in the rear for errors.
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05-03-2009, 06:39 PM
What would make an engine management light flash?
? I have seen a few after they have continued to run at high temps yet components have failed.
