HELP Emission control warning light on

clarryd

Can anyone help me regarding my Peugeot 206 Verde 2006 1.4.

Went out 5.30am this morning to start car and would not catch, noticed the Emission control warning light on a lot longer than it should be, this has been coming on and off for a week but never stayed on for that long. The car was turning over so know that the starter motor is okay and checked battery (first thing done) but they all seem to be fine.

Can the Emission control warning completely stop my car and what can I expect the cost to be around for fixing this problem.

windup

could be many things, buy a code reader to diagnose further - it should point to the sensor being triggered.

Check leads/plugs/water ingress in the meantime if you're sure the battery is ok

arcon5

Petrol or diesel car?
Just turning over or canyon hear it trying to strike.

clarryd

windup wrote: »

could be many things, buy a code reader to diagnose further

Sorry what's a code reader and what does it do?

windup

this kind of thing

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Diagnostic-Scanner-CAN-Bus-Trouble-Diagnose/dp/B005FOIC3I/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1422518543&sr=8-9&keywords=obd

it reads the code that tells you why the light is on, (it's only a problem if the light stays on when the car is running)

breakdown service member with homestart?

wd40 may help if it's wet

Browntoa

It's a how long is a piece of string question , can be a lambda sensor , injector fault and so on

If it's on all the time it can damage the catalytic converter if it's flooding it with fuel

colino

Get a friendly, local, recommended garage and have it diagnosed. There is absolutely no point in, "investing" in a code reader that you will be either unable to interpret or, being a jack-of-all-trades cheapo, just give you spurious, generic fault codes.

windup

Friendly local garages don't do call outs and interpret for free. I used such a jack of all trades cheapo to interpret, diagnose, and replace a faulty £10 camshaft sensor total cost including the reader was about a third of the price of a garage 'interpretation' alone. And garage 'interpretations' are often intentionally spurious.

colino

I'm sure the OP will take heed from "windup" but maybe even that poster would have picked up on the nuance that the OP had noticed a warning light but only sought advice on a non-start?
For example, what percentage of cars that the owner dutifully states needs a new cat because their Argos code reader tells them they have a P0420 fault logged actually needs an expensive cat replacement? I'll give you a clue, it isn't even into double figures.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

windup

No knowledge is even more dangerous.

They asked a question, and your answer is to call out a garage, I think most people could have worked out that is an option themselves.

forgotmyname

Emission control warning light on a lot longer than it should be, this has been coming on and off for a week

Wasn't that a warning that the car needs looking at sooner rather than later?


Warning lights are not a good sign and ignoring them and keep using the car is never a good idea.