A trip to the mechanic.

When a warning light comes on the dashboard of your car as you're going shopping,  a light you've never seen before,  it's a bit worrying....  it happened recently on our Polo but the car was driving fine.  We stopped and looked in the handbook and very helpfully it said ' go directly to your main dealer, do not pass go, do not collect £200'  ...or words to that effect.

We'd had a light that came on once before,  with the same recommendation,  but after John had read the car manual it turned out to be a fuse that needed replacing at minimal cost and which we bought from the local petrol station.

So we weren't unduly concerned this time,  until after much reading and research on his part,  it turned out that this light was not anything specific and it needed a mechanic with a computer and the diagnostic software to 'read' the car.    We took the car to Ugíjar last Friday morning,   where there is a  mechanic who advertises as being a specialist in VW, Seat and Audi cars.  Yes he had the software,  and  he plugged it in to see the problem.  Or problems.  It said 2 things,  one was with the air intake and the other with the brake pedal switch.  He took out and cleaned up the air filter and air inlets,  while the bonnet was up he topped up the oil and power steering liquid,  then removed the panel above the brake pedal, accelerator and clutch,  and adjusted the brake pedal switch.  He took the car once round the block then re-ran the diagnostic software and all problems were cleared.  That didn't take much writing but was almost an hours work. 

Then the bill.  No charge for the oil or power steering liquid and only 20 euros for the diagnostic stuff and his work. 

He ordered a new brake pedal switch and we went back today so it could be fitted.  While he was working we went and had a late breakfast....

2 coffees, 2 tostadas,  5 euros.

Lovely blue sky but cold,  we ate inside.

 

 

 

 

Back round to the garage to pay today's bill and it was  a grand total of 25.70 euros.  Amazing!