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jaso87

posted on 1st Sep 06 at 22:18

kk chears for your help il get it checked out at my local garage, think they have a tester.


ed

posted on 1st Sep 06 at 22:14

Ah there you go. You have an electrical fault somewhere. Best bet is to get it fault tested by Vauxhall, they should be able to tell you what needs replacing or repairing by doing a diagnostic on the ECU.


jaso87

posted on 1st Sep 06 at 22:12

yea the light has been comeing on now and again


ed

posted on 1st Sep 06 at 22:11

quote:
Originally posted by jaso87
How much are they to buy a new idle control valve?
Probably about £30-£40. Though I wouldn't buy one unless you know for a fact that that is the fault!


ed

posted on 1st Sep 06 at 22:10

Yea, I would take the ICV off and give it a clean out. See if that solves the problem first off. I don't know how to remove it on a 1.0. Though it should attach to the bottom of the inlet manifold. Your best bet is to look in a Haynes manula if they do one which covers the 1.0 Corsa and see what that says. Failing that do a search on here as it might pull something up.

Are you getting an orange fault light up at all on the dash while the engine is running?


jaso87

posted on 1st Sep 06 at 22:09

How much are they to buy a new idle control valve?


jaso87

posted on 1st Sep 06 at 22:08

just a 1L


ed

posted on 1st Sep 06 at 22:06

There is an Idle Control Valve. Though the speed that the car idles at is electronicly set and the engine sensors make it idle. However, you can remove the ICV and clean it out with some carb cleaner or WD40. They can get a bit sticky in thier old age.

What engie are we talking about here?


jaso87

posted on 1st Sep 06 at 22:04

abowt 6monthes ago it was serviced, is ther not somthing like the idle control censor that controles the ticking over of the car?


ed

posted on 1st Sep 06 at 22:01

No idea what the problem is... Has the car been serviced recently?


jaso87

posted on 1st Sep 06 at 21:58

how can that be fixed then if it is that and what sort of money will i have to spend?


ed

posted on 1st Sep 06 at 17:29

The engine is almost stalling. It's a problem with it idling. There will be no problem with the battery or the alternator.


Tommy

posted on 1st Sep 06 at 15:06

Check the water levels on the battery if u have that type


jaso87

posted on 31st Aug 06 at 22:51

just checked they are all tight


mattievRS

posted on 31st Aug 06 at 22:49

Maybe,check the battery terminals as the could be loose.


jaso87

posted on 31st Aug 06 at 22:44

Any help at all would be great


jaso87

Icon depicting mood of post posted on 31st Aug 06 at 17:17

When i come upto a junction/traffic lights i go to 2nd gear slow down and go into first gear and break then the battery light flashes and then the car chugs as if its going to stall, (it has stalled a few times) the battery is quite new so could this be the alternator on the way out? :boggle: