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Hi again guys, whilst driving home yesterday the MIU light (the one which looks like an engine) lit up on the tachometer of my 51-reg YRV 4-Trak. The car drives totally normally with no noticable problems and no smoke out of the rear, but when I had the bonnet up to have a look at the engine, there was an amount of black deposit on the camshaft cover and engine head above the exit of cylinders 1 and 2, mainly above number 1 though.
I have absolutely no idea what is wrong with the car, and my only guess is that the exhaust manifold gasket is leaking/has gone and is therefore in need of replacement. Any other ideas/theories? Going to take it to a garage as soon as I can to get the problem rectified, and anything that could help them pinpoint the problem would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Matt
Sounds like a reasonable
Sounds like a reasonable explanation, getting the car hooked up to a diagnostics machine will confirm if the lambda sensor has flagged up a fault in the exhaust.
Can you hear or feel any gases escaping?
Thanks, I hoped it would be
Thanks, I hoped it would be something simple. Does it need to go into a Daihatsu dealership, or any garage with an emissions diagnosis machine? Could feel a slight blow coming up from the manifold, hence why I had the feeling about the manifold. Any idea to why the gasket might have gone? The car hasn't actually done too many miles, or does it just deteriorate with age?
Thanks
Matt
2001 YRV 4-Trak 1.3l Jade Green, not bad for a first car!!!
2001 YRV 4-Trak 1.3l Jade Green, not bad for a first car!!!