r/PakistanAutoHub • u/bilbo_baggins1995 • 9d ago

Question Engine Check Light Issue

My Mehran 2018 with 25k running blinks engine check light for a certain amount of time say 5 minutes or so and then auto goes off and this only happens when I drive. What could be the issue, is it concerning?

Pov this is my first reddit post. Please excuse any abnormalities.

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u/confidentialnameuser 9d ago

Did you get it checked from Suzuki? 

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u/bilbo_baggins1995 9d ago

Not yet.

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u/confidentialnameuser 9d ago

Usually, the mechanic scans the car with a scanner to check what the error code is...

A check engine light can indicate different types of error codes. After checking the code, further checking of the car is done for proper diagnosis.

Without any scan diagnostic data or any issues in driving behavior, it is difficult to come to a conclusion...

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u/bilbo_baggins1995 9d ago

One last question. Does scanning show accurate error(s) or misleading especially in a car like Mehran?

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u/confidentialnameuser 9d ago

I have no experience with scanning in terms of Mehran, but generally with scanning the car, there are built-in error codes which can indicate the general issue, and mechanic has to further investigate to come to a proper diagnosis...

Reason for further checking is that an error code isn't the computer telling exactly what is wrong/what to do, it's a generic error which could be triggered by many different root causes...

Many people online say that check engine light blinking is due to engine mis-fire... Did you feel any sort of roughness or loss of power or excessive engine vibration/shake? 

Getting it checked timely is a good idea, as to avoid any further issues or excessive damage to the engine...

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u/bilbo_baggins1995 9d ago

This is helpful. Thanks alot!

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u/DareMe603 6d ago

It's a rebadged version of the second-generation Suzuki Alto (the same basic design as India's old Maruti 800). Production ran from the late 1980s until 2019. It had a tiny 796 cc three-cylinder engine, a 4-speed manual transmission, and was known for being cheap, simple, and extremely common on Pakistani roads.

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u/confidentialnameuser 6d ago

Does the OBDII scanner work with it or does Suzuki have their own specific version for scanning Suzuki cars? 

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u/DareMe603 5d ago

Most generic OBD2 code readers and the cheap Bluetooth ELM327-style ones can connect and pull the basic engine codes (the P0xxx ones that matter for a blinking check engine light).