ford mondeo zetec

[whyme]

when i switch my ignition on, the engine warning light comes on, it should go out when i start the engine but it does'nt. Please help.

[homer75]

I presume you mean the engine management light ( shaped like a side view of an engine ). It is simply letting you know that the ecu is getting a fault reading from one of the ( many ) sensors. You need to have it plugged into a computer to get the error code. You can buy a dedicated code reader from Halfords for your car for about the same price that Ford will charge you to do the check.

[whyme]

ok. just had mot done last week-wouldnt that have picked up a fault? Also do i need to take it to a ford garage or will any garage be ok? do you know the cost of this check? Thanx.

[thebhoy]

an MOT doesnt check diagnostic faults, it only checks the mininum requirements your car needs for it to be roadworthy ( you'd be surprised ) if your local garage has diagnostics to check your car then try them and should cost between 30 - 40 quid to check the fault then more to fix it

[whyme]

THAT MUCH!! just to tell me what the problem is. Is is still ok to drive the car ,or will i do damage to it?

[A Chill Wind]

To be honest, without knowing the exact nature of the fault you won't know how serious it is.