Is there any need for this forum??

Please can you make a subject in the FAQ for ECU fault code reading. Cheers.

All the £20 fault code readers do is connect the X pins together!
Vauxhall charge £25 to do a reading but can delete all the codes and drive it and tell you what codes came up when they drove it.

10 pin diagnostics reading:

0 X
0 X
0 0
0 0
0 0

every code will flash as follows:
1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1, 3, (which means 1,2 start of diagnostics, 1,3 open oxygen circuit/lambda sensor)
Each code is repeated 3 times!
If it only flashes the above code forever then that is the only fault stored in memory.
If it flashes 1,2 forever then you dont have any faults at all stored.
1,2 start of diagnostics
1,3 oxygen sensor open circuit
1,4 coolant temp low voltage
1,5 coolant temp high voltage
1,6 knock sensor
1,8 knock control system module
1,9 incorrect rpm signal
2,1 throttle position sens voltage low
2,2 throttle position sens voltage high
2,4 no vehicle speed signal
2,5 fuel injector voltage low
2,8 fuel pump relay faulty contact
2,9 fuel pump relay voltage low
3,2 fuel pump relay voltage high
3,3 map sensor voltage high
3,4 map sensor voltage low
3,5 idle speed control
4,1 DIS ignition signal cyl's 2+3 voltage high
4,2 DIS ignition signal cyl's 1+4 voltage high
4,4exhaust gas lean
4,5 exhaust gas rich
4,6 DIS ignition control signal voltage high
4,9 battery voltage high
5,1 ECU fault (OUCH!)
5,5 ECU fault (OUCH!)
6,3 DIS ignition signal cyl's 2+3 voltage low
6,4 DIS ignition signal cyl's 1+4 voltage low
6,9 air intake temp voltage low
7,1 air intake temp voltage high
7,2 DIS ignition control signal open circuit
7,5 automatic transmission torque control voltage low
7,6 automatic transmission continuous torque control
8,1 fuel injector voltage high
9,3 ECU fault (OUCH!)

16 pin diagnostic reading:

0 0
0 0
X 0
X 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0

every code is 4 digits long and will flash 3 times, if the light stays off then no codes are stored. If a code begines with a 1 then it is a vauxhall specific code, all codes begining 0 can be found at On Board Diagnostics.
10,4,10,10,10,4,10,10,10,4,10,10, is code 0400 EGR valve.
Hope this helps.

10,4,10,10 would flash 10 times, pause for 1 sec, flash 4 times, pause for 1 sec, flash 10 times, pause for 1 sec, flash 10 times, pause for 2/3 secs.

This forum is very liberally moderated.

[Edited on 23-04-2003 by Adam]

[Edited on 23-04-2003 by Adam]

i wish PGAC would get there act 2gether and do somethin similar!! but thev'e made a start atleast!!

feel free to submit your idea's/ advice then to be added

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Originally posted by Drew
nice one ap but - im just wondering how many people actually look in the tutorials before posting - i know i should - but i dont - i just post

i know it defeats the whole object of the forum like

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Nothing on turboing??? Gutted

nice one ap but - im just wondering how many people actually look in the tutorials before posting - i know i should - but i dont - i just post

i know it defeats the whole object of the forum like

yes it is a good idea, but on F & T a lot of the sections are empty?! eg, 'tuning your 16v sport'. we need more info please....

OK so where has the FAQ bit gone
it used to have piccys
& everything

i bet half of those are still asked every day!
Well done though :)

wat like can i get 17s on with a 30mm drop...........blah...........blah

Adam,

Good idea. Will hopfully stop alot of repeated messages. How about linking the different topics to the relavent page? Might take some time, but should make it even easier for people.

lol good idea that

yup :D

Wow! How long did it take u to come up with that list? Or did u just go through all the post titles in the tutorials section??:lol::lol: