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Dave A
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posted on 31st Jan 06 at 23:46 |
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Originally posted by ed
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Originally posted by corsa808
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Originally posted by Kyle T
Dude your gonna waste so much time and money guessing whats wrong with your car. Bite the bullet and go to vaux for the diagnostics bullshit.
If you wanna try cleaning the ICV, ive got some stuff for it (which is useless to me now Ive got a Derv apparently) so feel free to come use it, will save you a few quid.
diagnostic is a waste of money. just use the link i posted above to find out what the problem is for free.
How many times???!?!!!?!?!??!?!!!!! THe paperclip test is a waste of bloody time! Just pay the £40 and get a proper diagnostics test done :rolleyes:
how is it a waste of time? it flashes the fault codes and tells you what sensors are playing up. ive done the paperclip test on literally 30-40 vauxhalls and saved people hundreds of pounds. now is that a waste of time? who is the most sensible? someone who uses a method which costs them nothing or someone who pays a rip-off car deale £40 for 5 minutes labour?
go figure:rolleyes:
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ed
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posted on 31st Jan 06 at 18:57 |
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Originally posted by corsa808
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Originally posted by Kyle T
Dude your gonna waste so much time and money guessing whats wrong with your car. Bite the bullet and go to vaux for the diagnostics bullshit.
If you wanna try cleaning the ICV, ive got some stuff for it (which is useless to me now Ive got a Derv apparently) so feel free to come use it, will save you a few quid.
diagnostic is a waste of money. just use the link i posted above to find out what the problem is for free.
How many times???!?!!!?!?!??!?!!!!! THe paperclip test is a waste of bloody time! Just pay the £40 and get a proper diagnostics test done :rolleyes:
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Danny H
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posted on 31st Jan 06 at 17:31 |
Never saw that. Good job you pointed that out Jon boy.
Dont think I could even of been arsed to fuck about doing all that anyway :lol:
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Wrighty
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posted on 31st Jan 06 at 14:53 |
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Please note on newer ECU cars in the region of 2000 onwards, most now use ECU codes which can not be read out via the paper clip method. You will have to consult a ECU/fault code specialist or your nearest Vauxhall/Opel Dealer.
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Danny H
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posted on 31st Jan 06 at 13:03 |
I had a look at that paper clip test, and I think I'd rather take it to vaux, looks way to complicated.
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Kyle T
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posted on 31st Jan 06 at 05:13 |
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Originally posted by corsa808
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Originally posted by Kyle T
Dude your gonna waste so much time and money guessing whats wrong with your car. Bite the bullet and go to vaux for the diagnostics bullshit.
If you wanna try cleaning the ICV, ive got some stuff for it (which is useless to me now Ive got a Derv apparently) so feel free to come use it, will save you a few quid.
diagnostic is a waste of money. just use the link i posted above to find out what the problem is for free.
doesnt work on some corsas
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Dave A
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posted on 30th Jan 06 at 08:42 |
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Originally posted by Kyle T
Dude your gonna waste so much time and money guessing whats wrong with your car. Bite the bullet and go to vaux for the diagnostics bullshit.
If you wanna try cleaning the ICV, ive got some stuff for it (which is useless to me now Ive got a Derv apparently) so feel free to come use it, will save you a few quid.
diagnostic is a waste of money. just use the link i posted above to find out what the problem is for free.
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Kyle T
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posted on 30th Jan 06 at 03:40 |
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Originally posted by Danny H
When I start the car, the EML comes on. It stays on for a couple of minutes, and when it does go off, tends to do so only on a time when I back off the throttle. But then turn the car off, then start it again and the light is back on.
Also, even when the EML has gone off, if I boot it a bit, then back off the throttle, the revs seem to stay the same for a second, but go up and down a little bit very quickly.
Apart from the light on, all this is hardly noticable, I've just been studdying the car all day trying to see what the fuck is happening.
Seems to me, it could be the ICV not releasing properly.
What you think?
Dude your gonna waste so much time and money guessing whats wrong with your car. Bite the bullet and go to vaux for the diagnostics bullshit.
If you wanna try cleaning the ICV, ive got some stuff for it (which is useless to me now Ive got a Derv apparently) so feel free to come use it, will save you a few quid.
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Dave A
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posted on 29th Jan 06 at 23:22 |
could be LOTS of things.
do the paperclip test to find out what it is.
see here:
http://www.topbuzz.co.uk/info/fault_codes/fault_codes.htm
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Danny H
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posted on 29th Jan 06 at 22:25 |
When I start the car, the EML comes on. It stays on for a couple of minutes, and when it does go off, tends to do so only on a time when I back off the throttle. But then turn the car off, then start it again and the light is back on.
Also, even when the EML has gone off, if I boot it a bit, then back off the throttle, the revs seem to stay the same for a second, but go up and down a little bit very quickly.
Apart from the light on, all this is hardly noticable, I've just been studdying the car all day trying to see what the fuck is happening.
Seems to me, it could be the ICV not releasing properly.
What you think?
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