MikeH
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Drove to B&Q just now and the engine management light came on twice 
Only when on full throttle, but not every time.
Can't use paperclip as my ecu is weird....
I feel a trip to vauxhall ... but how much is that gonna cost?
Any ideas on the cause if its only on full throttle?
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MikeH
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BabyBlade
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hmm full throttle?
maybe air flow or fuel sensors gone?
maybe loose sensor in engine bay or that one on the exhaust manifold which i can never remember!!!
just guessing like....
[Edited on 19-02-2004 by Sethion33]
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MikeH
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not the airflow meter, checked it.
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Gavin
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hmmmmmmmmm......... usually the ecu shows sumthing wrong with the air flow.... but u sed it cant be that!!!! 
the engine managerment light (esp. on mine) is weird.... it comes on and off when eva it feels like it
pew pew pew pewwwww
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MikeH
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How much am i likely to be ripped off for to get vauxhall to diagnose it?
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stuyw
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30 notes to go on the diag machine
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BabyBlade
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erm the ecu light flashed on and off when my throttle position sensor (think it was called that) went, it eventualy stayed on all the time
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essexracer
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeH
Can't use paperclip as my ecu is weird....
I feel a trip to vauxhall ... but how much is that gonna cost?
y cant u use the paper clip test? i assume uv tried? maybe u were puttin the paperclip in the wrong pin holes?
i think its £34 at vaux for a read out, well it is at my local one....but i use the paper clip 
james
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MikeH
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ok i tried the paperclip test but one of the pins your supposed to bridge has no metal contact in it!
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essexracer
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well thats weird...maybe thats coz ur tryin the wrong hole?
try pushin the paper clip further down it then just in case the metal contact bit broke!
but if ur right and it has broke, then if u go to vaux and try to plug it in their diagnostic machine then it may not work, and at least u know u were right and vaux shouldnt charge u.
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LukeGSi
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quote:
Originally posted by essexracer
maybe thats coz ur tryin the wrong hole?
thats what the g/friend says all the time  
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miles
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If you dont have the pin the tech 2 wont be able to connect. If you look under it you will see if there is a wire going into the connector. You can just connect the wires.
My money is on you trying the wrong place!
Does the car go alright just have the light on? Could well be egr related if no performance change.
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MikeH
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Right, i've been told the ecu for the 1.0 12v and 1.2 16v is a motronic 1.5.5 and is different to all the other ones. It has no L line on the diagnostic plug and only a K line.
The metal contacts are all in different places!
The light isn't on all the time but now and again.... there is definately a performance loss when it comes on, it stops accelerating!!!
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MOB
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had a similar problem, check that the CAT ain't cracked and blowing and check the sensor just above CAT its just cost me a small fortune to repair, 3 days work at local garage!
car was practically undriveable as the light came on and power just went lost all acceleration in the end!
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MOB
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o yea mine is a 1.0 12v
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MikeH
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Sensor just above the cat? is that the EGR valve?
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MOB
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not sure wot it is but some sensor somewhere, fumes from my CAT had fecked the sensor up so might b the one in the manifold i was thinkin?
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MikeH
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So your power loss was cos you had a big hole in your exhast quite high up?
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MikeH
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maybe i should just decat it 
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MOB
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yea i thought that afta i got it fixed, bill was huge but wouldn't pass MOT legit!
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BabyBlade
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quote:
Originally posted by born_upsideout
quote:
Originally posted by essexracer
maybe thats coz ur tryin the wrong hole?
thats what the g/friend says all the time
I got the same problem
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essexracer
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quote:
Originally posted by born_upsideout
quote:
Originally posted by essexracer
maybe thats coz ur tryin the wrong hole?
thats what the g/friend says all the time
does she 
i suggest u wear glasses m8! or teach her to like it up the wrong en!
james
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MikeH
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Will this be covered under a network Q garauntee?
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