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Re: Help, This Engine Light Has Been Showing On My Car (pic) by ogawisdom(m): 8:29pm On Jul 12, 2016
richgang:
Please cars expect in the house, since I bought my car last year July, this engine light have been showing, I'm planning of selling the car next year January... Can I still manage it till next year January or it will break down my car before January, please help...


P.S: I don't have money to fix it now, can the car carry me to January next year
It depends on what triggered d check engine light, hw does it affect d performance of d car. Some ppl ve driven 3 to 5:yrs with dt light without any performance issue shocked personally driving with it for over 2yrs n no issues except buying slightly more fuel which makes insignificant difference tongue

4 out of every 10 commercial vehicles have this light on n d drivers hardly kws wat they are. Scan as soon as u can, nt a reason to park
Re: Help, This Engine Light Has Been Showing On My Car (pic) by masquest(m): 11:35pm On Jul 12, 2016
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Re: Help, This Engine Light Has Been Showing On My Car (pic) by hUmaneOne: 2:48am On Jul 13, 2016
richgang:
i'm not rude, I just hate one some1 is forming I too know, ask about engine light, go straight and help if u want to help, not coming here and forming I too know and not providing solutions...
Your attitude wont take you anywhere far.
Come, there are procedures here in cartalk. if you're a newcomer try to observe before taking steps.You just lost a lifeline as far cartalk is concerned because many of the scan and adverts you encounter arent free.
Re: Help, This Engine Light Has Been Showing On My Car (pic) by davit: 8:42am On Jul 14, 2016
richgang:
lol, actually I was actually pissed off Yesterday, I came here to ask for help, instead of him to help, he diverted from my post and was forming I too know, jun.kies everywhere
Richgang, and obviously you re such a rude fella. And I don't think you really deserve to be helped. I have always had this inkling that no kids in this section of nairaland, but having a rethink now.

Even if you don't know who Gazzuzz is, you still have no reason to respond like that. You need to tender your expressed apology to him for using that word "mu**".

BTW, Gazzuzz is a mech engineer who makes this forum lively for us as car owners. If not for people like him, we would be wasting money on our cars every week.
Re: Help, This Engine Light Has Been Showing On My Car (pic) by richgang(op): 10:31am On Jul 14, 2016
I want to take this time out to Apologies to GAZZUZZ, I'm really sorry sir if I have. offended you, please forgive me....
The issue is I reside in South Africa, so I have taken my car to this particular mech who extort me 12000 Rand, without any solution.

N.B : With the exchange rate now in Nigeria, 12000 is almost 300k naira, that has really got me pissed off, once again I sincerely apologies to Mr Gazzuzz, Sir if I'm forgiven kindly. Let me know
Re: Help, This Engine Light Has Been Showing On My Car (pic) by richgang(op): 10:38am On Jul 14, 2016
GAZZUZZ:
this is not a car, it a a suzuki Z560 bus
i'm sorry, I'm just a free spirit, when me and my friends are having fun and gisting, insulting one another and laughing is just part of the fun, please don't take it personal
Re: Help, This Engine Light Has Been Showing On My Car (pic) by GAZZUZZ(m): 11:33am On Jul 14, 2016
richgang:
I want to take this time out to Apologies to GAZZUZZ, I'm really sorry sir if I have. offended you, please forgive me....
The issue is I reside in South Africa, so I have taken my car to this particular mech who extort me 12000 Rand, without any solution.

N.B : With the exchange rate now in Nigeria, 12000 is almost 300k naira, that has really got me pissed off, once again I sincerely apologies to Mr Gazzuzz, Sir if I'm forgiven kindly. Let me know
I never took it personally.



A malfunction indicator lamp (MIL), also known as a check engine light, is a tell-tale to indicate malfunction of a computerized engine management system. It is found on the instrument panel of most automobiles. When illuminated, it is typically either an amber or red color. On vehicles equipped with OBD-II, the light has two stages: steady (indicating a minor fault such as a loose gas cap or failing oxygen sensor) and flashing (indicating a severe fault, that could potentially damage the catalytic converter if left uncorrected for an extended period). When the MIL is lit, the engine control unit stores a fault code related to the malfunction, which can be retrieved with a scan tool and used for further diagnosis, the diagnosis maybe retrieved without a scan tool in some car models. The malfunction indicator lamp usually bears the legend check engine, service engine soon, or a pictogram of an engine. In the United States, specific functions are required of the MIL by EPA regulations.[1]

The MIL appeared in the early 80s along with computerized engine controls. Even the earliest systems, such as GM's CCC (Computer Command Control) system had self diagnosis functionality. When the computer detected a fault, it illuminated the MIL. Up until OBDII, on most cars the MIL could output codes, when two pins on the ALDL are jumped, the light would flash the codes, for instance (blink) (pause) (blink) (blink) for code 12. Some manufacturers, such as Honda, retained this feature even after OBDII.
//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Check_engine_light
Re: Help, This Engine Light Has Been Showing On My Car (pic) by hakimi1974(m): 4:24am On Jul 15, 2016
richgang:
i'm not rude, I just hate one some1 is forming I too know, ask about engine light, go straight and help if u want to help, not coming here and forming I too know and not providing solutions...
kai walahi i pity ur gal friend or wife attitude zilch character nko 0.00000000%
Re: Help, This Engine Light Has Been Showing On My Car (pic) by Denn(m): 10:02am On Jul 15, 2016
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captainking:
hahaha hehe... Emm... Still thinking.. Your personal bodyguard??.. Lol.... Your financial analyst..?? Your fitness instructor??.. Or.. Even your student.....
gay virus detected
Re: Help, This Engine Light Has Been Showing On My Car (pic) by captainking(m): 6:22pm On Jul 15, 2016
Denn:
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gay virus detected
hahahahha.. Not a chance my brother... Gay whathuh.. I get ur humour thou....
Re: Help, This Engine Light Has Been Showing On My Car (pic) by idu1(m): 7:03pm On Jul 15, 2016
I blame the person that buy car for you undecided
Re: Help, This Engine Light Has Been Showing On My Car (pic) by Originalsly: 8:28pm On Jul 15, 2016
richgang:
mumu na you know pass, I'm using the engine light to show example as my own engine light dey show, I too know kill u
If you said your car engine light been on.... and you show picture.... as normal human beings we would link the two and believe the photo is of your car. How on earth were we supposed to know it wasn't? ... and must you go this route to show a pic?...think we wouldn't know what is engine light on?...you insulted everybody here. I can now see why they charged you an arm and a leg... and still didn't fix the problem. I'd do the same.
Re: Help, This Engine Light Has Been Showing On My Car (pic) by richgang(op): 7:55pm On Jul 16, 2016
Gazzuzz help me!!

What does all this light showing in my car indicate

Re: Help, This Engine Light Has Been Showing On My Car (pic) by GAZZUZZ(m): 8:46pm On Jul 16, 2016
richgang:
Gazzuzz help me!!

What does all this light showing in my car indicate
battery charge fault.

Wiper washer fluid low.
Re: Help, This Engine Light Has Been Showing On My Car (pic) by MsGlobalwonder(f): 5:28pm On Jul 20, 2016
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GAZZUZZ:
battery charge fault.

Wiper washer fluid low.
Re: Help, This Engine Light Has Been Showing On My Car (pic) by webarse: 4:39pm On Jul 21, 2016
Please I need the services of someone that can install a car tracker...am sorry for derailing the thread. Kindly help a brother out.
Re: Help, This Engine Light Has Been Showing On My Car (pic) by webarse: 4:40pm On Jul 21, 2016
Please I need the services of someone that can install a car tracker...am sorry for derailing the thread. Kindly help a brother out.
Re: Help, This Engine Light Has Been Showing On My Car (pic) by Nobody: 8:29pm On Jul 24, 2016
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Re: Help, This Engine Light Has Been Showing On My Car (pic) by cardoctor(m): 12:20am On Jul 25, 2016
Gazzuz u sef get time. See how u don't make ur gang gang up on richgang. Make una pity the guy abeg.

Anyway@ richgang:
That light showing indicates that you should check your engine. Its called the Check Engine Light (CEL) or Malfunction Indication Lamp/ Light. (MIL).

It will usually come on when there is a fault in either the engine or the transmission or any other related module.

You will need a scanning device and a good degreel of automobile competence and knowledge to pull out stored fault codes.

The fault code/s will link you directly to what the cause is.
You can try with gazzuzz again if you are in lagos. He's not a bad guy as you may think.
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