My service light has come on :(

[boomshanks]

On the way home from work in the 111r today, the service light came on. Is there anyway I can self diagnose the problem? Can I plug it into my own laptop for free rather than drive it to a garage then pay someone else to do the same thing?

Bit gutted - only had it for 4 weeks and 800 miles, albeit the best 800 miles in the world ever!

Any help gratefully received.

B

[SeanyD]

Various gadgets to connect to OBDII to diagnose and reset errors - look on ebay for ODBII connectors, think they start at 15/20 quid or so, and software freely available off the net.

[21TonyK]

switch on and off aocuple of times, restart it and give it a good hammering. if it flashes manically then time of the garage otherwise it will probably go out.

[King of Dings]

Er !!! you could always service it ?

[boomshanks]

It was serviced only 4k ago and isn't due for a while, but I had thought about it.

[tanman]

Think you are talking about the MIL light which diagnoses a fault- there is no service light. Used to get this a lot on my old K-Series (fault code said it was a mis-fire) although i never felt a mis-fire. As tony said above, as long as not flashing it will be ok and will go out after 4/5 restarts (although the car needs to be driven 4/5 times not turned on and off that many times!).
Dont worry about it, it will be fine
Tanman

[Pied Piper]

Take ot to your local Lotus people they normally won't charge for this kind of service. Well they didn't charge me.

[21TonyK]

tanman said:

Think you are talking about the MIL light which diagnoses a fault- there is no service light. Used to get this a lot on my old K-Series (fault code said it was a mis-fire) although i never felt a mis-fire. As tony said above, as long as not flashing it will be ok and will go out after 4/5 restarts (although the car needs to be driven 4/5 times not turned on and off that many times!).
Dont worry about it, it will be fine
Tanman

Hey Andy, still got the car and running okay I take it? Planning a TD soon, up for a blast at Combe?

[boomshanks]

Sorry, yeah, the mil light. I'll take her in tomorrow arvo if it hasn't gone off.

Thanks for your help.

B

[miro]

I had a MIL issue when i got an induction kit .. was a dirty MAF sensor I bought a ODBII reader off ebay and can diagnose and reset it myself if I need to sometimes it will trip after 6-7000 miles reset and its good for another 6-7k (just need to remember to clean the filter/MAF

[boomshanks]

Took it into garage and they said that the fault was "non specific", but mentioned something about a dicky misfire sensor on the cramkshaft in the earlier S2s. He said when I take it in for service he might need to give it a software update.

Sorry, let me say that again, he wants to give my car a software update. I spent the whole drive home talking like KITT from Knightrider because of that comment... "Michael, I need a software update..." etc.

Anyway, he turned the light off, so problem solved (kind of, for now).

b

[Frimley111R]

boomshanks said:

Took it into garage and they said that the fault was "non specific", but mentioned something about a dicky misfire sensor on the cramkshaft in the earlier S2s. He said when I take it in for service he might need to give it a software update.

Sorry, let me say that again, he wants to give my car a software update. I spent the whole drive home talking like KITT from Knightrider because of that comment... "Michael, I need a software update..." etc.

Anyway, he turned the light off, so problem solved (kind of, for now).

b

It's super sensitive, mine came on randomly, went off half an hour later and that was the last I have seen of mine. One person said putting the a/c on in traffic triggered theirs. General rule is that it is a very minor problem that has been detected unless the light is actually flashing.

Completely contradicating what I said about sensitivity, I took the cat off my car and it was about 100 miles before the light came on (presuambly telling me I have a cat problem)!