VECTRA 3.0 CDTI - EML ON

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Fri 15 Apr 2016 12:10
VECTRA 3.0 CDTI - EML ON - Bryanntar

Hi, could anyone tell me if the EML would come on if I had a fault on a Indicator relay please? Need to know before I purchase a car. Thank you, Bryan

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Fri 15 Apr 2016 12:26
VECTRA 3.0 CDTI - EML ON - RT

Hi, could anyone tell me if the EML would come on if I had a fault on a Indicator relay please? Need to know before I purchase a car. Thank you, Bryan

Faulty indicator relay unlikely to put the EML on.

If the EML is on, walk away - it could be any one of a 1000 faults, many quite expensive.

If the EML came on and diagnostics showed a cheap fix, the previous owner would have done just that

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Fri 15 Apr 2016 12:35
VECTRA 3.0 CDTI - EML ON - elekie&a/c doctor
This car has the Isuzu v6 engine .notoriously troublesome and very expensive to repair.Walk away and find one with the 1.9 cdti engine.Much better.
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Fri 15 Apr 2016 12:46
VECTRA 3.0 CDTI - EML ON - RT
This car has the Isuzu v6 engine .notoriously troublesome and very expensive to repair.Walk away and find one with the 1.9 cdti engine.Much better.

The Fiat 1.9 cdti has several weak points but enough of them have been through those issues that most independents can fix them easily.

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Fri 15 Apr 2016 12:54
VECTRA 3.0 CDTI - EML ON - Bryanntar

Hi, could anyone tell me if the EML would come on if I had a fault on a Indicator relay please? Need to know before I purchase a car. Thank you, Bryan

Faulty indicator relay unlikely to put the EML on.

If the EML is on, walk away - it could be any one of a 1000 faults, many quite expensive.

If the EML came on and diagnostics showed a cheap fix, the previous owner would have done just that

Thanks so much, just wanted to make sure and exactly what I was thinking even though the owner is 73 yr old. Just wants shut of it, I can see why now. Thanks again. Bryan

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