Well my car is back to drinking fuel so i decided to take it to the stealers to find out whats going on bot to get it hooked up to their diag computer system they want £90!!!
Does anyone know any other places in the West Mids area that do this diag system or is it stealer only places?
any help on this would be great as i dont want to shell out £90 just for 1hrs work
hooking car up to diag system
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hooking car up to diag system
Previous Car: S reg 406 SRi 2ltr Turbo - Petrol with 109,000 on the clock
Current Car: Renault Megane 1.6 16v Sport Coupe with 89,000 on the clock
Current Car: Renault Megane 1.6 16v Sport Coupe with 89,000 on the clock
Re: hooking car up to diag system
The very reason i'm looking into getting my own mate !!! robbery is'nt it.......if you have'nt read the post take a look under the heading "code reader"
Two Vauxhall's i owned i only needed a paper clip pen and paper to solve three faults,learnt my lesson after paying £35 almost ten years ago for them to tell me they did'nt know,after some research i discovered the paper clip trick........might even work for the 406 too but ive never seen a mention.
Shame as a club we could'nt all chip in and have use,probably unworkable but imagine the cost !!! pennies.
Two Vauxhall's i owned i only needed a paper clip pen and paper to solve three faults,learnt my lesson after paying £35 almost ten years ago for them to tell me they did'nt know,after some research i discovered the paper clip trick........might even work for the 406 too but ive never seen a mention.
Shame as a club we could'nt all chip in and have use,probably unworkable but imagine the cost !!! pennies.
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is the eml iluminated? i have one of those hand help code readers which i have found invaluable with my d9
Past car - D9 2.2 SRi estate, sleeper, family wagon & general hauler!
Current car - Ph3 1.8 306
Current car - Ph3 1.8 306
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Thats all i need to do really ,put the light out ! if you can let me have the details of yours ?? is your car the 30 pin behind headlight fitting ??no2lurch wrote:is the eml iluminated? i have one of those hand help code readers which i have found invaluable with my d9
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well on my 2.2 petrol sri d9, the plug for it is by the headlight adjust switch next the the steering wheel. in in cannock if your close.?
Past car - D9 2.2 SRi estate, sleeper, family wagon & general hauler!
Current car - Ph3 1.8 306
Current car - Ph3 1.8 306
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Sent you a PM mate.no2lurch wrote:well on my 2.2 petrol sri d9, the plug for it is by the headlight adjust switch next the the steering wheel. in in cannock if your close.?
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there is no EML light on the dash at all
but im fuel zapping problem still remains only getting 50miles to a quarter of a tank, when i took it into the stealers they claimed it could be various things but £90 is to much for something that might not even show
(but saying that at the moment the fuel is being used as it should on the last fill i got 100miles to a quarter of a tank (which is what im used to)
I filled the tank upto 3/4's the other day the first quarter i only got 35.7 miles out of, but ever since i reset the clock and been watching the miles the needle is saying ive done 45miles so far and where the needle is, its on track to get 100miles out of a quarter of a tank..
This car is doing my sodding fruit in with the fuel atm
but im fuel zapping problem still remains only getting 50miles to a quarter of a tank, when i took it into the stealers they claimed it could be various things but £90 is to much for something that might not even show
(but saying that at the moment the fuel is being used as it should on the last fill i got 100miles to a quarter of a tank (which is what im used to)
I filled the tank upto 3/4's the other day the first quarter i only got 35.7 miles out of, but ever since i reset the clock and been watching the miles the needle is saying ive done 45miles so far and where the needle is, its on track to get 100miles out of a quarter of a tank..
This car is doing my sodding fruit in with the fuel atm
Previous Car: S reg 406 SRi 2ltr Turbo - Petrol with 109,000 on the clock
Current Car: Renault Megane 1.6 16v Sport Coupe with 89,000 on the clock
Current Car: Renault Megane 1.6 16v Sport Coupe with 89,000 on the clock
Re: hooking car up to diag system
The fuel gauge isn't linear, especially on D8s. If you want to check your MPG, fill your tank to the brim, drive a few hundred miles, then brim it again. You can work out the MPG from your mileage in-between fills, and the amount of fuel you put in.
The gauge will probably stay at 100% for the first 50-150 miles, the middle section will appear to disappear quickly, then once you get past the red you'll wonder what the heck the car's running on. In my experience with D8s you can safely drive them until you turn the ignition on and the fuel gauge needle just about twitches. In my experience, that means you've got about a gallon left in the tank. This may not be the case on yours, so be careful running it low.
When the low fuel light comes on in D9s, you DO need to put some juice in soon, but on my D8s you had about 100 miles left at around 40mpg
The gauge will probably stay at 100% for the first 50-150 miles, the middle section will appear to disappear quickly, then once you get past the red you'll wonder what the heck the car's running on. In my experience with D8s you can safely drive them until you turn the ignition on and the fuel gauge needle just about twitches. In my experience, that means you've got about a gallon left in the tank. This may not be the case on yours, so be careful running it low.
When the low fuel light comes on in D9s, you DO need to put some juice in soon, but on my D8s you had about 100 miles left at around 40mpg
<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
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right thanks for the info mjb, i'll look into doing that, gonna get it booked in for a full service next monday as its just hit 105,000 
Previous Car: S reg 406 SRi 2ltr Turbo - Petrol with 109,000 on the clock
Current Car: Renault Megane 1.6 16v Sport Coupe with 89,000 on the clock
Current Car: Renault Megane 1.6 16v Sport Coupe with 89,000 on the clock