help!
i drove home from work (5 minuite drive) and a flashing light came up. the car wasnt running very well. the light was the outline of an engine with check inside the outline. it flashed for about 30 seconds then stayed on. the tempreture gage rose within 1 minuite then i pushed car home cuz i didnt want to do any further damage.
what thye hells wrong? i checked the oil and water, power steering liquid, and they are fine.
2007-10-18 10:44:22 · 12 answers · asked by tpopy 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
my car is a daewoo matiz
2007-10-18 10:46:10 · update #1
looks like an oil pump failure
2007-10-18 10:48:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sounds like a water pump problem.Did you hear any rattling noise coming from the engine?If you did,the impellers have failed and would cause immediate overheating.If you haven't run the car since this happened there should be no major damage done.The way to test it is to start it,and put the heater and fan on full when the temp. gauge starts to rise.If this works,then the water pump is your problem.Reckon on probably £120.Get an estimate.They will probably charge you for putting the light out too.
2007-10-18 18:21:17 · answer #2 · answered by Terry M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi
It sounds as though you may have coil pack failure. A flashing check engine light usually signifies an emissions issue, and a failed coil pack would allow unburnt fuel to enter the exhaust which would be picked up by the O2 sensor.
However, this is not a definite and your best bet is to have the codes read out and decyphered which will give you a better idea. I expect you will find one of the following codes, or may be a combination P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, all of which refer to misfiring.
Just a guess!
Very best regards
Geordie
2007-10-18 18:11:37 · answer #3 · answered by Grizz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact a Chrysler dealer to have the car checked over properly, sounds to me you may just have a faulty coolant temp sensor though, this is a very common fault on the stuff that i work on.
2007-10-21 18:46:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is the check engine light. Auto Zone checks for free.
2007-10-18 17:59:06 · answer #5 · answered by jumbobret 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the heated oxygen sensor may be faulty.
Get it to a garage to have diagnostics check done.
2007-10-19 04:58:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water pump.
If it was the oil pump you would have got an oil warning.
2007-10-22 12:33:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fan belt broke......It drives everything on the engine.
2007-10-18 18:21:22 · answer #8 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check your fan belt, that it's not loose or broken. If it is, it would cause the engine to overheat.
2007-10-18 17:55:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Oil pump failure? Pshaw.
2007-10-18 17:52:14 · answer #10 · answered by Steve C 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋