So on Sat morning after about half an hours running I had to stop, on start up the EML light came on and stayed on( car started and ran fine ) even after a bit more driving and a couple of restarts it still stayed on.
Had to leave the car about 3/4 hour, on starting, no light, and its stayed off since, would my cheap generic OBD2 reader read any stored codes?
Given the way it started and ran my guess would be Lambda, but for now fingers crossed!
1.2, 73k 09

Probably not, but worth a go. Otherwise see if you can find someone local to you that has MES.

Mine comes on when the oil is 1mm below the maximum on the dipstick gauge. It did it again at the weekend. A splash of oil top up and the light was gone again. But mine is a Twin Air and they are oil obsessed.

ronmanager said:

Mine comes on when the oil is 1mm below the maximum on the dipstick gauge. It did it again at the weekend. A splash of oil top up and the light was gone again. But mine is a Twin Air and they are oil obsessed.

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dipstick level..
screwed in.. or rested on top..??:chin:

John202020 said:

So on Sat morning after about half an hours running I had to stop, on start up the EML light came on and stayed on( car started and ran fine ) even after a bit more driving and a couple of restarts it still stayed on.
Had to leave the car about 3/4 hour, on starting, no light, and its stayed off since, would my cheap generic OBD2 reader read any stored codes?
Given the way it started and ran my guess would be Lambda, but for now fingers crossed!
1.2, 73k 09

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OBD is a STANDARD.. so IF there is a stored ENGINE CODE.. it should be visible..
the generic readers will give varying meanings to the individual P____ code though

I looked at a punto the other day that had @12 stored engine codes.. apparently a VAG reader had found NONE.

I use this for NON-fiat vehicles;https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vgate-Sc...369487?hash=item4ab7cee50f:g:8O4AAMXQNo5TbowK

varesecrazy said:

dipstick level..
screwed in.. or rested on top..??:chin:

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Screwed in proper. It's due a service this week so it will have shiny new oil in a few days time.

Low oil level shouldn't cause any kind of light
We'll unless ofc it's below the minimum level

chris3234 said:

Low oil level shouldn't cause any kind of light
We'll unless ofc it's below the minimum level

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It shouldn't but it does. A Fiat tech who's a friend of my neighbour said the Twinairs rely on the oil for the multi air stuff so has to be topped up regularly. I've had the engine light on 5 or 6 times on that car and topping up the oil sorts it for a couple of months. It's never been anywhere near the minimum level. I keep a 1/2 litre bottle of it in the boot.


Complicated temperamental little sods are these 0.9 engines.

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Complicated temperamental little sods are these 0.9 engines.

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Maybe in Fiat. I have 0.9 turbo charged Twingo and (touch wood) no problems so far... Car is 18 months old so early days yet...

(hope I haven't jinxed it now!)

varesecrazy said:

OBD is a STANDARD.. so IF there is a stored ENGINE CODE.. it should be visible..
the generic readers will give varying meanings to the individual P____ code though

I looked at a punto the other day that had @12 stored engine codes.. apparently a VAG reader had found NONE.

I use this for NON-fiat vehicles;https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vgate-Sc...369487?hash=item4ab7cee50f:g:8O4AAMXQNo5TbowK

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I agree, I have a fault code reader made by Bosch, a small blue handheld device, four-line LCD, powered off the OBD plug. I bought it for use with my other car and it did the job perfectly; but just for a laugh I tried it on our 500. Unplugged something from the top of the engine to create a deliberate fault and straightaway had a fault code and a useful translation - “Acceleration sensor”. So it is possible to solve mysteries with a cheap and simple fault code reader - especially if the Extra Money Light is on, as those are the types of faults the Bosch reader is designed for the one you have linked to looks a good bet too as it has a similar multi-line display to mine.

-Alex

No surprise,,, generic code reader, "not compatible", so where can I get the software from and how much, is it a one off payment and cable or Bluetooth adapter, thanks, as I'm sure it(light etc) may pop up in the future?