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Rosella Brain

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Aug 2, 2024, 9:52:33 PM8/2/24

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I purchased a ford focus 1.6 tdci which has had a stupid amount of work done to it and now is time to get rid. The problem is the engine management light stays on and was going to purchase a code reader to save expense and dont know which one to buy off ebay as there are lots of different ones. Can anyone suggest which one to buy that will work on this model and will it eliminate the fault so i can sell the car. The car itself drives like new but i aint gonna sell it with this engine light on. thanks anyone who can help.

As i have said many times previously,cheapo code readers are only generic tools that very often give incorrect and inadequate info,especially on diesel vehicles.A code reader will not fix the car,it may put the mil light out,but not more.

I completely agree with inadequate data but with regards to incorrect data all eobd code readers should legally give emissions data by eu law but they do not have to give anything else but not everyone has the spare money to buy an expensive machine and a half decent code readers will pay for its self in the long run just make sure you at least get one that can read live data

Just to clear this up read below if you buy a new scan tool now even the cheap one it will give po codes emissions related data but any enhanced dealer specific codes will not be read by all scan tools it's worth spending more if you can but if not a cheap one may or may not help you out just because the engine management light is on it doesn't mean it's emissions related

its not an emissions problem as its had a new dpf filter and oil change as well as a new starter motor, new alternator, new battery, the list goes on. On rare occasions the engine management light will go off leading me to think its some minor fault that needs resetting, hence why i was going to try a code reader.