warning lights

[Eckascliovalver]

40mph in 5th gear last night and a warning light came on, 99% sure it called the pre-heat light (little orange square with lines inside)
stopped at the side of the road turned the car on and off and the light was gone:S

The g/f was driving the car today at 40mph and the light came on again along with the toxic fume warning light

I have already spoken to a fellow cs member and he says that its nothing to worry about but i thought i would see what you guys also thought

Was wondering what this meant, is the car in any trouble? how do i sort this problem?

 

[stu-172]

Lambda sensor possibly? Get it on the computer and diagnose the fault!

 

[D1CKY]

Could that be related to the 129bhp ?

Or would a Dodgy Lambda not afect it ?

Whats the miles on your Cup ?

 

[Eckascliovalver]

Heard that its a sensor in the plenum chamber, the car still runs fine its just the light annoys me, is this right guys? im just worried that it will lead to future problems:dapprove:


The car is now on 56k on a 03 but i dont think that will have much to do with it unless people have had this problem before around this sort of mileage

 

[Eckascliovalver]

El bumpo, came on again today, is there a proplem?

 

[D1CKY]

One of these may be money well spent mate

http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2400

Saves you paying expensive dealer bills to turn lights out.

Have you tried calling Renault for a price for the plenum sensor to see if its a cheap enough sensor to replace

May be worth a try changing it if the sensors an tenner or something.

 

[Eckascliovalver]

yeah very true mate, might just invest in one of those cheers

 

[D1CKY]

yeah very true mate, might just invest in one of those cheers[/quote

If my Plenum sensor will come out no probs without damiging it you could try my one in your car before buying one if you wish

Then you'll know if its that.

Just text me

 

[mattjk]

Heard that its a sensor in the plenum chamber, the car still runs fine its just the light annoys me, is this right guys? im just worried that it will lead to future problems:dapprove:


The car is now on 56k on a 03 but i dont think that will have much to do with it unless people have had this problem before around this sort of mileage

Plenum sensor I assume you mean MAP sensor? Not cheap from the dealer approx £80 I believe

If you need one me PM me I'l do one very cheap

But to be honest Its sounds more like a lambda

Cheaper

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/U380-ISO9141-...ZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Eckascliovalver]

Thats great mate, will get a picture of the light thats on and then we can decide what it is before i commit to buying something i dont need

 

[mattjk]

Thats great mate, will get a picture of the light thats on and then we can decide what it is before i commit to buying something i dont need

Perfectly understandable

To rule it out...

It may be an idea to try d1cky's? He can try yours also both go out on a drive etc.. then see what happens.

 

[D1CKY]

Thats great mate, will get a picture of the light thats on and then we can decide what it is before i commit to buying something i dont need

Perfectly understandable

To rule it out...

It may be an idea to try d1cky's? He can try yours also both go out on a drive etc.. then see what happens.

So how do you remove this Sensor ?

 

[mattjk]

Dont make me get the picture out!!

 

[mattjk]

Its the one on the left hand side. That says Pull out! If its sough use a little bit of penetrating oil to get it in/out.

 

[Eckascliovalver]

Just went out to get pics.This is the first orange lights that comes on

and this is the second one that comes on sometimes, just directley underneath the fuel light

 

[D1CKY]

Its the one on the left hand side. That says Pull out! If its sough use a little bit of penetrating oil to get it in/out.

How is it fixed in place ?

And is it easy to get to ?

AND CAN I BE SWAPED FROM CAR TO CAR WITH NO ISSUES ?
MEANING WILL THERE BE TABS THAT CAN BREAK OFF ETC ON REMOVAL AND RENDERING IT USELESS WHEN FITTING IT BAACK TO MY CAR ?

Ahh Bloody Caps Lock

 

[mattjk]

theres 2 little o rings on them thats the only thing that can split but if you use a little penetrating oil the chances are very slim

 

[D1CKY]

can you buy these o ring seperate just in case they split etc ?

And what if i split/damage these o rings and refit it ?

Will it cause issues with running etc ?

 

[mattjk]

Jesus your relentless arnt you!

I have take mine out and in probably about 5ish times with no problem

Itl be fine just pull it gently and twist it as it comes out. little wd40 works wonders.

 

[D1CKY]

Ok cheers Matt

 

[mattjk]

lol no problem!! Haha

Update the thread and let me know how it goes!

 

[Eckascliovalver]

First update


Just took the car out there and the warning light directly underneath the fuel light came on:evil:

The car then went into what i can only desribe as limp mode, turned it of at the lights and the light went off, the car then revved freely, Im getting soooo pi55ed of with this car now

 

[mattjk]

Does it missfire at all?

need to try swapping those sensors over and see what happens. D1cky seems a bit reluctant though LOL!!

Ill feel really bad if he breaks the sensor though!! haha

 

[Eckascliovalver]

yeah so would i be tbh , will a 182 sensor work , as i can get hold of one,

so would that explain the warning light that comes on just under the fuel light?

What about the other one?


The car runs fine until the warning light comes on then goes into limp mode until i turn the car off and on

 

[fUbAr]

you and your pictures Matt

 

[Eckascliovalver]

you and your pictures Matt

they were helpful, cheers

 

[mattjk]

yeah so would i be tbh , will a 182 sensor work , as i can get hold of one,

so would that explain the warning light that comes on just under the fuel light?

What about the other one?


The car runs fine until the warning light comes on then goes into limp mode until i turn the car off and on

yeah there the same 172/182 ones

Hmm thats the electric light. Its probably either the map or lambda I reckon!

Shame you dont live down south. I'v quite a few spare parts you coulda tried!

 

[D1CKY]

Not at all hows tomorrow night sound ?

Or even during day for sensor swap over

 

[Eckascliovalver]

give you a text the morn mate when im down at stoney after work

 

[Eckascliovalver]

Yeah im sure the one below the fuel light is called the pre-heat light
and the other one pictured is called the toxic fume warning light, would that be the lambda and the other on the map sensor that connects to the inlet?


Does antone think there related? or dangerous to the cups health

 

[D1CKY]

Yeah im sure the one below the fuel light is called the pre-heat light
and the other one pictured is called the toxic fume warning light, would that be the lambda and the other on the map sensor that connects to the inlet?


Does antone think there related? or dangerous to the cups health

It may be worth fixing this before fitting the decat.

And thats it done and dusted

That way you'll know if theres a problem with the decat at all as the light would illuminate.

This would only affect you if this is the same light that comes on with an exhaust problem

 

[D1CKY]

Yeah im sure the one below the fuel light is called the pre-heat light
and the other one pictured is called the toxic fume warning light, would that be the lambda and the other on the map sensor that connects to the inlet?


Does antone think there related? or dangerous to the cups health

Aint the preheat light only applicable to the Dci (diesel) clios as its the preheat for the glowplugs aint it ? :S

 

[Eckascliovalver]

Yeah im sure the one below the fuel light is called the pre-heat light
and the other one pictured is called the toxic fume warning light, would that be the lambda and the other on the map sensor that connects to the inlet?


Does antone think there related? or dangerous to the cups health

Aint the preheat light only applicable to the Dci (diesel) clios as its the preheat for the glowplugs aint it ? :S

Thats what i thought but thats the name of the light coming on i think:S someone must have had this problem before and knows how to fix it, first step is the sensor i think, but im still unclear on what the 2 lights mean , all the bloddy handbook says is consult your stealership:evil: The thing thats getting me is why is it going onto limp mode when the preheat light comes on?

 

[D1CKY]

Aint the preheat light only applicable to the Dci (diesel) clios as its the preheat for the glowplugs aint it ? :S

Thats what i thought but thats the name of the light coming on i think:S someone must have had this problem before and knows how to fix it, first step is the sensor i think, but im still unclear on what the 2 lights mean , all the bloddy handbook says is consult your stealership:evil: The thing thats getting me is why is it going onto limp mode when the preheat light comes on?

The engine light may just mean engine fault and Maybe that other light doubles up as glowplug light on diesels and means something else on the petrol cars :S trying to point you in the correct direction of the fault :S

 

[Eckascliovalver]

going to phone renault tommorrow and see what there saying, do you think electrical faults e.g censors will be covered on warrenty

 

[crazyeyezclio]

the one underneath the fuel light i think is an immobiliser light and the other is an engine management light saying there is a fault somewhere. So i believe but am not a professional though so may well be wrong lol.

 

[D1CKY]

going to phone renault tommorrow and see what there saying, do you think electrical faults e.g censors will be covered on warrenty

Do you have your warranty docs ?

It'll tell you in there all thats covered

Its does in mine

 

[mattjk]

Itl be the electronic warning light not the preheater like d1cky said its not a diesel

The only thing id be worried about would be unburnt fuel being chucked through the cat.... If its inw arranty ask them to plug it in and sort it should be covered fine.

 

[Eckascliovalver]

not worried about the cat gets decated on fri

ive kinda come to the conclusion that there related in some way, as the one under the fuel light came on and then the other one came on. surley someone has had these lights on before and can help this situation

Its not as if the cars running bad and just to make sure took it to the limiter in 2nd,3rd, and 4th pretty sharpish tonight

 

[D1CKY]

not worried about the cat gets decated on fri

ive kinda come to the conclusion that there related in some way, as the one under the fuel light came on and then the other one came on. surley someone has had these lights on before and can help this situation

Its not as if the cars running bad and just to make sure took it to the limiter in 2nd,3rd, and 4th pretty sharpish tonight

Did you get a hold of that other sensor ?

And it may be worth looking into that K Tec Fault Code Reader as its less than 50 quid and could be handy