danchester1982
7th December 2012, 08:27
Hi I just wanted to see if anyone has had the problem I am having and if so what is wrong and how much it costs to repair.
I own a saxo 1.1l desire 3 door petrol.
In November the engine warning light came on and I took it to a garage two days later (I was still driving it with the light on). By the time I had taken it there the light turned off. They plugged it in anyway and it was found to have had a blocked fuel line. They charged me nothing.
However yesterday as I was driving along, the engine warning light came on again but the previous week the car has been making an odd noise. The only way I can describe it is a loud whirring noise. It occurs intermittently between 25 - 35 mph, at around 2250 -2500 rpm. The noise doesnt go away if I come off the gas and only sometimes goes away when I brake. Also, the noise goes away if I turn the steering wheel to the left or right slightly, then comes back.
The most worrying thing is I have been monitoring my mpg every week for months and I average 51 mpg. However the last few I have measured have been 51, 52, 51, 49, then when I first had the engine light come on I got 46, 51, 45 and last week when the noises started I got 42 mpg. My driving hasnt changed, I drive 56 miles a day where half my journey is on dual carriageways and the rest of it is on 40 mph roads. I filled up on Tuesday and have only driven 142 miles and I have used half a tank. Usually my car does 225+ miles on half a tank.
Any advice or links welcome and thanks for reading through all that.
I own a saxo 1.1l desire 3 door petrol.
In November the engine warning light came on and I took it to a garage two days later (I was still driving it with the light on). By the time I had taken it there the light turned off. They plugged it in anyway and it was found to have had a blocked fuel line. They charged me nothing.
However yesterday as I was driving along, the engine warning light came on again but the previous week the car has been making an odd noise. The only way I can describe it is a loud whirring noise. It occurs intermittently between 25 - 35 mph, at around 2250 -2500 rpm. The noise doesnt go away if I come off the gas and only sometimes goes away when I brake. Also, the noise goes away if I turn the steering wheel to the left or right slightly, then comes back.
The most worrying thing is I have been monitoring my mpg every week for months and I average 51 mpg. However the last few I have measured have been 51, 52, 51, 49, then when I first had the engine light come on I got 46, 51, 45 and last week when the noises started I got 42 mpg. My driving hasnt changed, I drive 56 miles a day where half my journey is on dual carriageways and the rest of it is on 40 mph roads. I filled up on Tuesday and have only driven 142 miles and I have used half a tank. Usually my car does 225+ miles on half a tank.
Any advice or links welcome and thanks for reading through all that.