Rocky4510 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I test drove it, understood that there was a knocking noise coming from the rear which was the rear drop links and a couple of other bits that need sorting and I paid the money and drove off. 20 minutes of driving later the engine management light comes on :/ Not 100% sure what I should do, I have told him that I'm not happy that the light has suddenly popped up, but he rekon she has never seen the light before and he's surprised. My plan is to take it to a garage first thing in the morning and plug it in a computer, get a receipt of the costs to fix it, go back to his house and ask for the money to pay for the light to be sorted or a full refund. And if he refuses I will threaten to take him to small claims court. Is this the best thing I can do or should I try resolve it another way? I'm at a hotel 2 hours from home so I'd like to sort this asap to save me traveling back to Wolverhampton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Where are you staying - someone close may have a code reader May be nothing maybe something bad - more investigation is required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Just get it plugged into a code reader and retrieve the code/codes and keep a note of them. Then clear the codes and see if the EML comes on again. Post up here the codes and we will tell you what the issue is and the cost. Once we have that information we will be able to give you informed advice on the next step. Alex. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsybriggs1 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Welcome along sorry to hear about your Z . I've learnt the hard way never to pay for a car that is not working 100% . If you payed cAsh he can just turn around and tell you to Get lost. That's the only problem with getting privet cars .. I would ring the AA or any brake down service you are with and see if they can look at it for you :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 That is so bad Rocky, agree with Alex above. Good Luck in getting it sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evest Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Hello mate, I take this is a private sale? If so then you need to tread carefully as you don't have same legal protection as you do when buying from a dealer, so take care before trying to hit the previous owner with bills and threats of court. Hopefully he will do the honourable thing and help to sort out the issue you may have. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Private sell? Hard luck really, sold as seen it's probably a loose sensor or something, don't panic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowhereboy Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 These cars love throwing up the engine light for loose sensors etc, It's probably nothing to worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 ^^ +1 to all of the above. It could be something & nothing Rocky4510. Has the car any mods done to it like de-cats of high flow cats? Could just be an 02 sensor playing up in that case. You really need the code read as Alex mentioned above ~ it could be an underlying issue which the previous owner knew about and he just cleared the light before the sale or it could just be totally innocent on his part and unlucky that somethings gone wrong for you on your way home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 If it was me id be sending you off my porch with the receipt up your arse if you tried to bill me for it. Really is a case of tough luck and hopefully will be feck all. Lets bear in mind unless the guy has an OBDII reader he couldnt just turn the light off that easily before you came to pick it up. Maybe its not had a good run for a while. Could just need a good lamping to clear it out.......obviously DO NOT do this until you read the codes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 If it was me id be sending you off my porch with the receipt up your arse if you tried to bill me for it. Really is a case of tough luck and hopefully will be feck all. Lets bear in mind unless the guy has an OBDII reader he couldnt just turn the light off that easily before you came to pick it up. Maybe its not had a good run for a while. Could just need a good lamping to clear it out.......obviously DO NOT do this until you read the codes. Not true Ricey ~ remember you can do the pedal dance (ECU reset) and this will clear the light. Just saying. http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/53148-how-to-ecu-accelerator-pedal-throttle-valve-resets/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4510 Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 Cheers guys, yes it's a private sale and I'm in Wolverhampton. I understand that the guy can just tell me to do one, but yeah I'm just hoping he's a decent enough to sort me out, but I do believe he is hiding something. I'll do my best to get it plugged in first thing tomorrow and post the results, any advice would be mucky appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Good luck and try not to lose too much sleep over it as it could be nothing serious & easily sorted. Fingers crossed for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 If it was me id be sending you off my porch with the receipt up your arse if you tried to bill me for it. Really is a case of tough luck and hopefully will be feck all. Lets bear in mind unless the guy has an OBDII reader he couldnt just turn the light off that easily before you came to pick it up. Maybe its not had a good run for a while. Could just need a good lamping to clear it out.......obviously DO NOT do this until you read the codes. Not true Ricey ~ remember you can do the pedal dance (ECU reset) and this will clear the light. Just saying. http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/53148-how-to-ecu-accelerator-pedal-throttle-valve-resets/ Bugger forgot about that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4510 Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 Another question... On the last mot it was advised 'cross member center/rear corroded/damaged' I have absolutely no idea what this is lol, can anyone inform me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Another question... On the last mot it was advised 'cross member center/rear corroded/damaged' I have absolutely no idea what this is lol, can anyone inform me? Its the W brace - they all rust and look bad. normally nothing that a wire brush and a can of hammerite won't sort out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4510 Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 Another question... On the last mot it was advised 'cross member center/rear corroded/damaged' I have absolutely no idea what this is lol, can anyone inform me? Its the W brace - they all rust and look bad. normally nothing that a wire brush and a can of hammerite won't sort out Thanks keyser, hopefully not too big of a job then . Time to find a garage to see and find out what the problem is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Another question... On the last mot it was advised 'cross member center/rear corroded/damaged' I have absolutely no idea what this is lol, can anyone inform me? Don't sweat that, exact same advisory on mine when I bought her. As above! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Good luck, hopefully something minor Sent from the golf club... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Hope it all gets sorted, then you can start enjoying your new toy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 If it was me id be sending you off my porch with the receipt up your arse if you tried to bill me for it. Really is a case of tough luck and hopefully will be feck all. Lets bear in mind unless the guy has an OBDII reader he couldnt just turn the light off that easily before you came to pick it up. Maybe its not had a good run for a while. Could just need a good lamping to clear it out.......obviously DO NOT do this until you read the codes. Not true Ricey ~ remember you can do the pedal dance (ECU reset) and this will clear the light. Just saying. http://www.350z-uk.c...e-valve-resets/ Have you tried doing it? Took me nearly an hour one day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsybriggs1 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 If it was me id be sending you off my porch with the receipt up your arse if you tried to bill me for it. Really is a case of tough luck and hopefully will be feck all. Lets bear in mind unless the guy has an OBDII reader he couldnt just turn the light off that easily before you came to pick it up. Maybe its not had a good run for a while. Could just need a good lamping to clear it out.......obviously DO NOT do this until you read the codes. Not true Ricey ~ remember you can do the pedal dance (ECU reset) and this will clear the light. Just saying. http://www.350z-uk.c...e-valve-resets/ Have you tried doing it? Took me nearly an hour one day I got it first time just saying :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Have you tried doing it? Took me nearly an hour one day The first few times I tried it just couldn't get it right. Used a clock with a seconds hand and still couldn't get it right! Then the next time I tried it I just counted in my head and got it first time. Have done it several times now and always seem to get it first time now. Hopefully when I get my re-map done I'll never have to do it again though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Nebraska one reason to buy an obd reader, takes 5 seconds to reset the light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Nebraska one reason to buy an obd reader, takes 5 seconds to reset the light I have a VAG one form my R32 days, will it work on a Zed..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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