If it is coming on and going off by itself, then there are codes being thrown and more than likely a problem with one of the systems. You need to have it checked out rather than just buying a code reader to clear the codes. However, if you wanted to scan it to get the code and then go in armed with that, that is not a bad idea.

 

ok, thanks so much for the input!
Sadly enough i'm the 20yr old female who doesn't know alot about cars, but I love MINIs and I'm slowly coming out of that catagory
thanks again for the help!

 

Mine has been on for 10 months ever since I went with a larger valve head and cam. The car has been to 2 different shops and Dinan for over a week twice and the SES light has not gone away.

Dinan 1st told me it was a minor vacuum leak coming from a charcoal canister pump behind the rear passenger wheel next o the exhaust. After changing it, the problem hasn't gone away. I can't smog the car and my car is 2 months out of registration. I really need help in how to resolve this.

 

anyone?

 

Go back to the other post, more noodling going on there:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...57#post2148357