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i have three dashboard lights on in my vauxhall vectra showing a engine light a spanner and a skid light its also driving slow
Its just a reminder that the car is due a service. The light comes on after every 10, 15k.
needs a service
The spanner comes up to indicate that the car is due for a service. It should be reset by the garage after the service is carried out.
it usuallt comes on when the engine management system has pick up a fault, to investigate why it has come on you need to get it put on some suitable diagnostic equipment most loca garages have this now.
Have recently just had mine done on a 52 vectra at 65,000 but l think this was a little late vauxhall recommend 40,000 but you have to renew all tensioners and waterpump, comes as a kit, costs me £200 to have this done at my local garage.
Because most if not all vauxhall engines are air cooled, hence when you are driving the temp comes down
the light comes on when the alternator is bad or your regulator has gone bad. some regulators are built into the computer.
it m eans that either a bulb has blown or there is a fault on the lighting circuit
My Vectra did this a few times. It was diagnosed as a fault caused by the ABS unit. A main dealer tried various mods then changed the whole module. That cured it. I don't what it cost as it was under warranty.
The vehicle's computer has sensed a malfunction that may not directly affect the driveability of the car (yet), Have the computer scanned for trouble codes to determine where/what the fault is.
hi ,,, had th esame problem and had the alternator changed and this solved the problem ,,,,