'Spanner' light illuminated

[Green beret]

Hi guys ,

My 2011 Evora has had a spanner light illuminate ( goes out after 30 seconds ) . Car runs/drives really well  .  I only ask as i have had lights appear before with no reason but obviously don't want to be complacent . What do you suggest ? Thanks in advance 

[Whitey]

Has the car not been used much recently? If it goes out after a slight delay then all should be good anyway. Mine has done the same in the past and then went back to going out straight away. Take it for a decent run and see if that sorts it. You could also  try an OBD reader to see if any codes are stored.

[Bravo73]

RTFM?

 

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[TomE]

Mine did this intermittently for over a year, with no fault code.  Then the AC control panel failed.  Since replacing that it hasn't happened again.  Very odd!

[TdM]

You can try an OBD reader, though it might not tell you anything depending on what the fault is. A Lotus dealer would be able to give you a full read out of the error codes stored so might be mentioning next time you are in if you normally get serviced at a main dealer. Likely, it's nothing to worry about. If it stays on you want to get it checked. Even the stored codes are often little hiccups due to low voltage at some point if it's sat around or if you didn't fully turn the car on and turned it off and turned it back on again etc.

[C8RKH]

My guess is that one of the air conditioning doo-dah unit thingies has seized. A surprisingly common problem with the Evora and caused by lack of use (I believe the coolant circulating also acts as a lubricant so if it ain't switched on regularly there is no lubricant) or water due to the fact they are quite exposed where they are under the car. 

[Green beret]

Thanks men , much appreciated as always . Due a service  at the end of they year so i shall post up the cause , just for interest . I have had lights come and go for my three year ownership . Problem is you dont want to ignore , just because the other cases were false alarms ? 

[Green beret]

UPDATE 

Could be absolute nonsense but a bloke down the gym who owns a garage mentioned deliberately stalling the engine . I did it and no more spanner light illuminated for 30 seconds on ignition .  Coincidence ? 

[C8RKH]

Could be. I also seem to recall that after a spanner light, if the fault is intermittent, then after three successful "re-starts" (without the condition reoccurring) the ECU resets and clears the fault and light.