Engine Management Warning Light

the identical car lives next door, and also has the light on with everything working ok. I put the code reader on it and it says that the lambda sensor is the problem. When I priced a pattern one from a car shop it was a silly price. On ebay there are much more sensibly priced ones, but you need to have the part number which is stamped on the old one. I still have not got round to removing his one to get the number and sort out the light (best part of a year) First step for you is to have the codes read and that will dictate the next step.

Thnx for that . It's going in for a service nxt week so will be checked out . The car suffers fron the infamous heavy oil consumption problem so probably this has caused crap build up etc, Only hope it's not the cat ........ Will let you know what transpires . Shame as apart from the oil issue the car has been faultless these last seven years .

Hi Update

The code read # p 0135 and the garage finally fitted a new oxygen sensor and charged £87 for part plus fitting etc Engine management light out for an hour and 5 miles later back on . Car running fine having just been serviced with new plugs , air filter. Garage says sometimes affects other sensor readings when a new sensor is fitted and that running it with EM light on will not do any harm ! The car has done 125 000 miles so I don't want to keep throwing money at it - new sensors etc . + who knows a new ecu but as it is running so well and used for business I am loathe to get rid at moment

Recheck the code is the best bet. It is the heating coil gone in the car next door, 431 pounds from toyota and 144 from an internet supplier, his one is not the vvti and is a little earlier than yours.