Hello Paul Posted October 30, 2019 Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 (edited) This evening the 'check engine' light came on in my 2013 Elise S (ironically on the way back from a visit to Classic Team Lotus in Hethel - hence a randomly chosen pic from many below - I thought the "engine to car ratio" was amusing!). Seeing as the last time I took my "under warranty" to a certain nearby Lotus garage they charged me about £80 to plug in an OBD2 reader "because diagnostics isn't covered by the warranty", I'd rather do it myself (and they didn't even wash the car). I saw that someone elsewhere in this forum has this one. I'm assuming that as long as it talks to my Android phone OK, pretty much any OBD2 reader should do the job? I'm guessing all it does is read the codes and spit them out as a Bluetooth signal. Edited October 30, 2019 by Hello Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibs Posted October 31, 2019 Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 I've always used these on all my cars and they work just fine! You're right, they all do pretty much the same, basic thing and I use Torque on my Android phone. Ebay number - 254173280082 Quote 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. I will aim to respond to emails/PM's Mon-Fri 9-6 GMT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hello Paul Posted October 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 Thanks, @Bibs. I have now ordered one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hello Paul Posted November 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 Having plugged in the OBD2 interface, the fault is apparently a P0420, "Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold (Bank 1)". Has anyone experienced something like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S2111S Posted November 4, 2019 Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 Faulty catalytic converter, faulty O2 sensor (there are two) or exhaust leak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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