Engine management light

[Emz]

Hi my engine management light has come on was wondering if anyone has any ideas why it doin this??? my exhaust is bit dodgy at th emo blowin and rockin could it be this???

[Yellow Snow]

does ur car need a change of oil? is the xhust it self blowing? could be summit like that my temp light is on but the temp is fine and ive checked it so ive put it down to the winter and am ignorin it not the usual practise with a gtt because the temp light is 1 thing u never ignor due to head gasket etc but am experienced so am sure it will be fine

[Nic]

Doesn't the engine management light coming on mean there is something wrong with the engine somewhere, or am i the only fool that thinks a light coming on that isn't usually on is a bad thing? do you not think it'd be best to get it checked out rather than jus leave it an hope it'll go away?

[Pugguy]

Emz: A sure fire way to see what the problem is is to put it on diagnostics.... you could try disconecting the battery for 30mins (thus clearing the fault codes) and see if it comes back on. Its unlikley it has anything to do witht the exhaust.

Manx5:
Have you tried replacing the sensor, is the light always on, even when you have only just started the engine?

[Yellow Snow]

thanx for ur advice but i dont need it ive had 13 reno 5s and what i dont no aint worth noing

[iomgto]

isnt the light annoying thou? and what if something happens and it over heats and ur battering down somewhere pretty rapidly and dont smell anything until its too late? at a cost of a couple quid to fix a tiny problem it could save you many hundreds later on!?!?!? just a thought

[Yellow Snow]

thats the thing the light is on but the temp is totally normal ive cleaned the sensor and sprayed it with contact cleaner and with havin so many reno i no if the temp goes over half way to turn it off any way so it wont over heat

[iomgto]

ar ok you have a dial as well! fair do's then! i thought it might have just had a light! take the bulb out! hahaha

[Pugguy]

thanx for ur advice but i dont need it ive had 13 reno 5s and what i dont no aint worth noing

It wasnt advice, im just curious..

[Yellow Snow]

i have a temp dial with 4 bars the reno with the low temp thermostat and fan switch always sits 2nd bar maybe a little higher in town an the lights not ment to come on till 4th bar the light comes and goes so its jst a fault some were i might put some coulored dials on so ill take the bilb out then