DemonPandaOwner
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Evening all!
Well, the Demon Panda is at it again. Driving home from work last night, I was thankfully only 5 minutes from home, when the engine light came on. The car wasn't 'hesitant', was driving fine, just as it had to work that morning and all the way home (about 15 miles or so), and there wasn't anything obvious (to an idiot like me anyway) as to why it would suddenly come on.
Dad put his new toy on it this morning, a Foxhall OBD2 code reader (that doesn't have Fiat listed in it's Make list!) and after a few minutes playing about, came up with the fault code P0172. A quick Google says it means the engine is running too rich, yet it was fine both to work and home again, until that point. I do have to drive on some dual carriageway, but there is normal town driving either side of it, and as I said, the car was fine until I was five minutes from home. There is some suggestion that it is the MAF sensor, but this is a petrol model not diesel. Do they both have MAF sensors?
Am I being a bit of a novice in thinking this might be connected to the new thermostat we fitted a few weeks ago? I have noticed in the last week or so, upon start up, that there is a sound from the passenger side, like water running, but it stops after at most a minute of driving, and there isn't any sign of water in the footwell / dampness. Could this be connected? We did bleed the coolant system when we fitted the thermostat and it was all ok for the past few weeks, and there doesn't appear to have been any leaks.
I'm a bit worried about driving the car right now in case it damages further, but I need to go to work next week. Can anyone offer any ideas as to a) what the problem might be, and b) How to fix it, or at least how I might try and find out? I know the car is nearly 21 years old now, but it has grown on me and I'd rather keep it going than try and find something to replace it.
Many Thanks
Well, the Demon Panda is at it again. Driving home from work last night, I was thankfully only 5 minutes from home, when the engine light came on. The car wasn't 'hesitant', was driving fine, just as it had to work that morning and all the way home (about 15 miles or so), and there wasn't anything obvious (to an idiot like me anyway) as to why it would suddenly come on.
Dad put his new toy on it this morning, a Foxhall OBD2 code reader (that doesn't have Fiat listed in it's Make list!) and after a few minutes playing about, came up with the fault code P0172. A quick Google says it means the engine is running too rich, yet it was fine both to work and home again, until that point. I do have to drive on some dual carriageway, but there is normal town driving either side of it, and as I said, the car was fine until I was five minutes from home. There is some suggestion that it is the MAF sensor, but this is a petrol model not diesel. Do they both have MAF sensors?
Am I being a bit of a novice in thinking this might be connected to the new thermostat we fitted a few weeks ago? I have noticed in the last week or so, upon start up, that there is a sound from the passenger side, like water running, but it stops after at most a minute of driving, and there isn't any sign of water in the footwell / dampness. Could this be connected? We did bleed the coolant system when we fitted the thermostat and it was all ok for the past few weeks, and there doesn't appear to have been any leaks.
I'm a bit worried about driving the car right now in case it damages further, but I need to go to work next week. Can anyone offer any ideas as to a) what the problem might be, and b) How to fix it, or at least how I might try and find out? I know the car is nearly 21 years old now, but it has grown on me and I'd rather keep it going than try and find something to replace it.
Many Thanks
- Model
- Panda 1.2 Dynamic
- Year
- 2004
- Mileage
- 101200
