Hi guys,
Recently a Punto Mk2b owner and having the EOBD light coming on.
Bought the car at 75,000 miles and it first lit after approx. 1000 miles. Took it to a friend with an OBD2 scanner and got a P0420 error code; unfortunately, not the most specific of codes to know exactly where the fault lies.
Decided to clear and drove again around 1000 miles before it lit a second time; however, when I went to use it the next day the light had gone. Assumed (poorly) nothing was too serious and went about my day as usual.
It's now lit again around 500 more miles down the road and, with it's MOT coming up next month, it's something I need to get on top off. Would anybody know more specifically what may be the cause? Looking into getting my own OBD scanner this week but, for the moment, I'm assuming it's probably the same fault code.
Also, a little confused with what to buy OBD related. Will any generic scanner work? I've seen mentioning of different things such as ELM327 which makes it a bit confusing. Is anybody able to link an OBD diagnostic tool they've found useful?
I have a VAG cable on order as I've also got the common airbag lights showing up but I'm assuming this probably won't work when it comes for searching for engine codes?
Recently a Punto Mk2b owner and having the EOBD light coming on.
Bought the car at 75,000 miles and it first lit after approx. 1000 miles. Took it to a friend with an OBD2 scanner and got a P0420 error code; unfortunately, not the most specific of codes to know exactly where the fault lies.
Decided to clear and drove again around 1000 miles before it lit a second time; however, when I went to use it the next day the light had gone. Assumed (poorly) nothing was too serious and went about my day as usual.
It's now lit again around 500 more miles down the road and, with it's MOT coming up next month, it's something I need to get on top off. Would anybody know more specifically what may be the cause? Looking into getting my own OBD scanner this week but, for the moment, I'm assuming it's probably the same fault code.
Also, a little confused with what to buy OBD related. Will any generic scanner work? I've seen mentioning of different things such as ELM327 which makes it a bit confusing. Is anybody able to link an OBD diagnostic tool they've found useful?
I have a VAG cable on order as I've also got the common airbag lights showing up but I'm assuming this probably won't work when it comes for searching for engine codes?