I have a 2003 1.0 litre Micra, only just over 6k miles on clock, bought her new. Went on a trip (60m there and 60m back), checked oil, water, tyres etc before setting out - no problems. At start of return journey, malfunction indicator light (orange) came up. Checked book and it says something about oil/engine pressure and to take car to dealer. However, looking on line, I can see that this is a common problem and particularly with 03 models. What should I do?

chantal, October 2009

Thanks, John. We have an oil can light (red) but this didn't come up. The orange light (which is steady not blinking) shows something we don't recognise. It seems to have a tap on the top of it. We did look at the exhaust but it seemed to be ok.

chantal

chantal, October 2009

The MIL lamp indicates a problem with the fuel, exhaust or ignition systems on the car ..... if its running well, then it will probably be an exhaust issue. This lamp, by the way, has a picture of an engine on it, and its orange. The oil lamp has a picture of an oil can on it. Which one do you see?

John, October 2009