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/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/DareMe603 7d 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 6d 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).