Issue With Engine Light

[910trx]

just driven 130kms to a holiday resort with the stagea no worries...

unpacked the stuff and got back in the car to go for a tour.

2 kms down the road the engine (yellow profile sketch outline) lights up, i swear numerous profanities and immediately pull over keeping the car running

idling rine, no missing, no knocks, burning smell, steam etc

turned car off

turned car on to get it back to the hotel 1 km down the road the light turns off. drove about 10 kms and light is still off.

what triggers this light and should i be worried?

car is sounding, driving and performing fine...

i have to drive home in 3 days, is it going to be ok??

oil fine, coolant fine, powersteering fine, trans fine...

own a stock stagea series 2 rs4 with 76ooo kms

hoping was a loose connection or something

ideas???

[andy65b]

just driven 130kms to a holiday resort with the stagea no worries...

unpacked the stuff and got back in the car to go for a tour.

2 kms down the road the engine (yellow profile sketch outline) lights up, i swear numerous profanities and immediately pull over keeping the car running

idling rine, no missing, no knocks, burning smell, steam etc

turned car off

turned car on to get it back to the hotel 1 km down the road the light turns off. drove about 10 kms and light is still off.

what triggers this light and should i be worried?

car is sounding, driving and performing fine...

i have to drive home in 3 days, is it going to be ok??

oil fine, coolant fine, powersteering fine, trans fine...

own a stock stagea series 2 rs4 with 76ooo kms

hoping was a loose connection or something

ideas???

My car is not the same model, M35 ARX, but my engine light cam on and went off a couple of days later and all ran perfectly for a couple of months. It now has become a problem and runs but has got worse. turns out to be Cam Angle sensor is failing.

May not be the same problem but it would suggest something is on its way out.

see how long you can get it to last.

Cheers

Andy

Edited March 27, 2009 by andy65b

[chook]

grab a paperclip and run the diagnostic, plenty info re this.