Car Diagnostic Check

uptown_girl_76
uptown_girl_76 Posts: 3 Newbie
in Motoring
Help please, I am trying to find a cheap or even 'free' diagnostic check for my car as engine light flashed up.

I'm on an extremely tight budget, so bit worried about what might be wrong with it. Though have a feeling it is the catalytic converter!

Any suggestions welcome.

Thanks

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  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    Fairly useless post without telling us the make/model... ;)
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  • KillerWatt
    KillerWatt Posts: 1,655 Forumite
    Make, model and engine size would be handy as I'm fresh out of ESP at the moment.
    Remember kids, it's the volts that jolt and the mills that kill.
  • wba31
    wba31 Posts: 2,189 Forumite
    A friend of mine nearly paid £90 to Vauxhall to do a diagnostic check on his Zafira a few weeks back, luckily my old man has a £50 device and did it for free...
  • TonyMMM
    TonyMMM Posts: 3,421 Forumite
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    My local garage charges £40+vat .... you will only get it "free" if the garage is going to get paid for fixing whatever the problem is.
  • TiTheRev
    TiTheRev Posts: 3,215 Forumite
    VW charge £59 and that can be all you pay if it's fixed within the alloted hour or so (plus parts if needed!).
    :A Luke 6:38 :A
    The above post is either from personal experience or is my opinion based on the person God has made me and the way I understand things. Please don't be offended if that opinion differs from yours, but feel free to click the 'Thanks' button if it's at all helpful!
  • todolistsocd
    todolistsocd Posts: 4,194 Forumite
    Depending on the make & model, you could so the paperclip test!
  • jlrtech
    jlrtech Posts: 28 Forumite
    if you have aa/rac cover they will come out and plug in to see whats wrong
  • TiTheRev
    TiTheRev Posts: 3,215 Forumite
    jlrtech wrote: »
    if you have aa/rac cover they will come out and plug in to see whats wrong
    Don't expect them to get it right though :wink: they only stock fan belts and batteries, so you might end up getting sold those!!
    :A Luke 6:38 :A
    The above post is either from personal experience or is my opinion based on the person God has made me and the way I understand things. Please don't be offended if that opinion differs from yours, but feel free to click the 'Thanks' button if it's at all helpful!
  • cubegame
    cubegame Posts: 2,042 Forumite
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    You could buy a diagnostic kit from Argos (mail order so you can use distance selling regs), use it and then take it back.

    ;-)
  • myhooose
    myhooose Posts: 271 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    If i shorted two particular pins of the OBD port on my almera, the service light used to flash the ecu codes.
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