Engine Management Code Reading

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Hi all,

On Friday night my Engine management light came on and started flashing, it felt as though the engine was really vibrating as well making the whole car shake with not much power.

Just rang a local garage to ask how much he would charge for doing a code read to which he said £10 and I asked if he was able to pin point what the problem was with his code reader to which he said no. If it's misfiring it'll just say misfire and the coil pack could be the problem.

Sounds a little bit vague, I don't want them to say we tried this but it was something else a few times before getting it right. Does it sound like their code reader isn't very accurate or are they all like this?
 
Thanks,

Another garage I know (where I got the clutch replaced recently and who also happen to be on the goodgaragescheme website) said he could read the code and do a diagnostic for £48!! Knew that was a rip off!

He said he'd do it for free but that was under his discretion as they'd just done the clutch not long ago (and taken £250 off me)...

That garage is a few miles away as well which would cost me £20 in taxi there and back, the one asking for a tenner is a 5-10 min walk in the village so I've booked it in with them.
 
So I can use my phone (Galaxy S3) to read the codes? If so which app do I want?

Car is a Mondeo MK3 1.8 LX Petrol, 2001.
 
bobuk said:
Anyone can read a code but that is not necessarily the fault, if for example it comes up with the code for a faulty throttle body costing £500.00 plus would you just change it ? or would you look into it further ? there are many things on modern cars that can throw up fault codes that have no meaning to the associated part ie bad connections, missfires, broken wires and so the list can go on,
It never ceases to amaze me how many people get the code read, replace the part it says then come back moaning that its not cured the problem, why do you think garages invest thousands of pounds in diagnostic gear and staff training ? After such investment do really think that they will do the job correctly for a tenner ?
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He said he'd read the code for a tenner.
 
It was the Coil Pack which needed replacing... £48 for the pack and an oil fill as I had forgotten to do one for a while and he said there wasn't any oil on the stick :o

£97 all in all :o
 
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