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JcK	posted on 21st Jan 04 at 10:04
	well it was the lower speedo cable that had snapped and because i live on the isle fo man its gonna take 48 hours to get a new one, oh joy :) thanks for all your help
DaveC	posted on 21st Jan 04 at 00:22
	quote: Originally posted by cobra148 A broken speedo cable shouldn't affect the running of the engine, it shouldn't cause the engine management light to come on. I once had the exact same symptoms in my '98 Sport, as Dan says, it turned out to be a blown 20 amp fuse. you would have thought so wouldn't you :lol: If there is no speed signal going to the ECU it does show a fault and will cut out randomly generally when slowing to a junction or round-about, pain in the arse when it happens too!
NeilRocks	posted on 20th Jan 04 at 18:46
	quote: Originally posted by cobra148 Was that £400 just for the sensor? I thought the the ones for the GTE digital dash were expensive at £80 £60 diagnostic £140 for speed head / sensor £200 labour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sammySXI	posted on 20th Jan 04 at 18:38
	I had my sxi (c) in 5 times under warranty for asimilar fault. was a loose speedo cable and then they replaced the body control module (whatever that does:o) and its been fine since.
cobra148	posted on 20th Jan 04 at 18:31
	Was that £400 just for the sensor? I thought the the ones for the GTE digital dash were expensive at £80
NeilRocks	posted on 20th Jan 04 at 18:17
	quote: Originally posted by cobra148 £400:!:! Thats sounds way over the top just for the sender unit. Check your fuse box for fuse number 18 before you do anything else, rule this out first. Tell me about it. My dad kept telling me to send it to Vauxhall (he paid half) Could have had a dianostic for £60 and speed sensor / head for a tenner from the scrappy
JcK	posted on 20th Jan 04 at 18:17
	cheers for the replies so far, just swapped the fuse (#18) out even though it looked OK but still nothing, just waiting for my mate to come round and check the cable at the g/b for me. (i'm not lazy but recovering from broken legs & and an arm so i cant go crawling about the car:()
cobra148	posted on 20th Jan 04 at 18:07
	quote: Originally posted by clarkie if your milage clock is analouge its more than likely cable driven All the mileage clocks (odometers) in the Corsa B are analogue, regardless of wether or not the speedo is cable or electronically fed.
cobra148	posted on 20th Jan 04 at 18:05
	quote: Originally posted by NeilRocks SPEED SENSOR! I had this problem a few weeks back. Buy yourself a speedo head as the sensor is in there and cant be repaired. Don't go to Vauxhall. Cost me £400! Mine cut out as I slowed down / rolled into neutral £400:!:! Thats sounds way over the top just for the sender unit. Check your fuse box for fuse number 18 before you do anything else, rule this out first.
clarkie	posted on 20th Jan 04 at 17:58
	if your milage clock is analouge its more than likely cable driven
NeilRocks	posted on 20th Jan 04 at 17:55
	SPEED SENSOR! I had this problem a few weeks back. Buy yourself a speedo head as the sensor is in there and cant be repaired. Don't go to Vauxhall. Cost me £400! Mine cut out as I slowed down / rolled into neutral
cobra148	posted on 20th Jan 04 at 17:52
	A broken speedo cable shouldn't affect the running of the engine, it shouldn't cause the engine management light to come on. I once had the exact same symptoms in my '98 Sport, as Dan says, it turned out to be a blown 20 amp fuse.
Lazarus1	posted on 19th Jan 04 at 21:29
	My guess is that your speedometer is cable controlled and i think that your cable has snaped.Replacing the cable solves the problem.I also think that this is a common problem on corsas,correct me if i'm wrong. [Edited on 19-01-2004 by Lazarus1]
cobra148	posted on 19th Jan 04 at 20:30
	quote: Originally posted by dantheman my mates corsa sport did this it was just a case of replacin a 20amp fuse in the fuse box and it was fixed I agree, check the fuses first.
dantheman	posted on 19th Jan 04 at 19:59
	my mates corsa sport did this it was just a case of replacin a 20amp fuse in the fuse box and it was fixed
bun	posted on 19th Jan 04 at 14:51
	my p3 sri used to do this, i just replaced the speedo cable and that fixed it, not sure if yours is cable or not
JcK	posted on 19th Jan 04 at 14:45
	Last night driving home and my engine management light came on , the car spluttered then stalled. i restarted the engine and it was OK again for about ten minutes then done it again. this morning i noticed my speedo has stopped working and the odometer has also stopped. before i go ripping the dash apart can anyone tell me if it is electronic or cable controlled? I have no idea if these are related because the intermitant EML and stalling has continued today since speedo died. Any advice/suggestions welcome Cheers James '96 1.4 corsa sport