engine check light

[madnick]

sorry for sounding dumb?but my engine check light has appeared twice over 3 month?? my owners hand book says it my engines emission control system?? ....Could someone please help and tell me what is exactly the meaning of this??? am i indangering the engine by ignoring it?????what is cause of action to remedy this???? un knowing much about engines don't help!! so i don't want to be ripped off by a garage??

can someone please help?? the car is a rover 400 turbo sldi 97 77k on clock??
cambelt was changed 11 month ago all levels are correct last service last oct???

 

[jonnyfishing]

Sorry, you need to have a diagnostic check/readout done which will tell you the fault. Shop around for a price ( about £25ish ).

 

[TicklyT]

Is it a Diesel?
Could it be the cat. regeneration process?
I have heard that on some vehicles the engine management will adjust it's parameters every so often to blow all the cobwebs and soot out of the cat.
In effect it is doing the equivalent of an 'Italian tune up'
A few miles of motorway driving helps the process along.

 

[madnick]

cheers folks will look into both and see what happens?? it does seem to lose power now and then like the turbo faulty??? yes it is a diesel and if its the cat i've heard they are expensive???

 

[Cheezy]

Hi mate, did you get this sorted?