Engine Management Light

[naylor1401]

Hi, I've posed a few questions on here before. My head gasket went recently, I found this out because i was losing water and the oil had turned to like a white yoghurt. Anyway, before i had the head done, the engine management light was coming on. What happens is, i can be driving and when i start to slow down, the engine management light comes on and when the revs get low, the car will cut out. If i catch it in time, i can rev it high and it will carry on running perfectly but with the engine management light still on until i turn the engine off. I recently also had the radiator changed, the radiator switch, the cambelt and the thermostat. does anyone know why this engine management light is coming on?

Thanks

Pete

[ELVIS68]

On some cars it has to be reset

[naylor1401]

the car is still cutting out though when the light comes on elvis68, i have a vauxhall corsa 1.2 8v 98plate

[cazzz1975]

take it back pronto!

[naylor1401]

yes, i would but i know what they are going to say, that they will have to charge to find the problem, and its going to cost me more money.

[TWR]

Hi Peter
what is happening here is the wrong information being sent to the ECU ( The brain) when you said about the water loss this in-turn sends out all the wrong data to the injection system, as said I would as around for a price to check out your settings. do not panic regards the prices as the tool required to reset can work out very expensive in-turn the cost to reset the codes. regards the work you have had done, did they recheck the timing? if you have paid out a few bob to get that lot sorted & I would think you are talking in the region of �300--�400 as said, take It back to the garage that worked on the car & get them to put it right.