Orange Engine light... safe to drive?

[blambert]

Bought my 182 last week and just paid for membership :approve:

My girlfriends using the car for the weekend whilst I'm at my parents and I just got a call saying that the orange light is on. Are these usually emissions/sensor related issues?

I've driven 1000 miles and had zero issues, and she's saying the car drives absolutely fine and she made it out of town before she noticed the light (or, it came on then). She drove it back to her house and it felt fine as well.

Now I have a theory... The rear cats are fucked, and need to be replaced. I hit the cat with a spanner and it sounds like its full of broken glass, so the honeycomb has collapsed. It def won't pass the next MOT emissions test.

Which left me wondering... is there an o2 sensor after the cat (ie... the cat not working properly has legitimately set off the light). If so, could that be the cause.

If not, or, if its possible but not the only possibility... is it okay for her to drive the car on a 150 mile round trip, she's meant to be going to visit family this weekend.

Also, whilst I'm here I may as well ask... anybody got a video available of their car bring driven. Wanted to hear if a noise I'm finding weird is normal or not.

 

[Danny133]

i would suggest your theory is correct chap

 

[Fred@BTM]

orange = ok
red = NO

 

[ali-ham]

^ simple but true!! lol!!

 

[Budgie]

Yep, it'll be fine to drive, mate.

What noise is it making that's weird?

 

[blambert]

Well she got it home okay and took it to her uncles garage to have the code read. Turns out the only code was "a brake light pedal sensor thing" that he disconnected, reconnected and rechecked the codes... no more light. So just one of those random things.

He also did an emissions check for me and the exhaust is still MOT friendly. Sweet.

 

[maupineda]

That is odd, I never saw a check engine light due to a brake sensor, that fault is pretty common on the clios and does not fire light. Glad you got it sorted

 

[Ste666]

I had the light come on too a while back and Paul at RS Tuning checked it and said it was ABS related so i'm guessing that would be brake sensor too, stayed off since though

 

[Si]

i'm rolling with orange 24/7.

 

[blambert]

Yep, it'll be fine to drive, mate.

What noise is it making that's weird?

I know some engines whir, but not had one that does it before so it stands out. Normal or not?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT6tsyAehPY

 

[kjw22]

Mine sounds the same, so either ours are both in trouble or its fine