Engine Management Warning light Skoda Fabia?

Question

can anyone give me some information on the engine management warning light staying on, on a 2000 Skoda Fabia 1.4 please

Answer 1

It could be and most likely is a MINOR issue.

Do this, disconnect your POS cable from you battery for say 5 minutes. Than connect it. By the way the car is OFF and key is out.

This should clear the light and the trouble code that produced it. Now drive. If it comes on again you will need to take it to the dealer.

If you are lucky it will go out and stay out. Sometimes these lights pop on when things are just a tad out of spec on occasion, safe and fine to drive.

The typical things that set the light off are like the O2 sensor (oxygen), but it could be anything.

OTHER OPTIONS - IF YOU ARE GAME, get a repair maintence manual for the car. It will describe how to read codes for your car.

Some cars have an engine management unit, with a trouble code light. You turn the ignition off and than to on (but don't start). You count the flashing lights. From the manual the number of flashes will correspond to the problem. YOU CAR MAY NOT HAVE THIS.

If your car does not have the trouble code light on the box, you need to buy a hand held diagnostic tool that cost $40 to $300 to read the code. You plug it into the diagnostic port and read the codes. Good ones will be programed for your car and give you actual English text message with the item that triggered the light. Others will give you codes you have to look up in a manual.

Than WHAT? Well if its an O2 sensor it could be a $40-$80 part plus about $40 to put in, if you can't do it. If its a bad sensor it may need a trip to a dealer.

IF YOU BRING IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE NICE, NOT BUSY, THEY MIGHT DO A TROUBLE CHECK FOR YOU NO CHARGE WHILE YOU WAIT? Even an independant Honda shop that works on your Toyota or VW (what ever a Skoda Fabia is) should be able to work on it. The trouble code checker tool is standard gear a mechanic has.

Answer 2

Yes, seek professional help as it could be 1 of a 100 problems.

Answer 3

what theres an engine in there.

Answer 4

It's doing its job, telling you it's detected a problem. You need to get the codes read off to establish exactly what the problem is.  Most garages are able to do this, though a Skoda dealer might be best, knowing about the car.

Answer 5

i think it is due to lack of engine oil in it