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Author great example why you should NOT ignore engine problems/ management lights
Dave A
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19th Apr 08 at 20:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
will try to make this one short:

guy goes to garage for remap
mapper refuses to map engine as EM light is on
EM light is due to faulty lambda system and faulty injector
customer goes away and ignores the advice not to drive the car as its dangerously rich (7.0:1 A/F ratio at some points)
customer drives car regardless of advice and drives it hard
engine begins to tap, engine begins to knock, engine stalls.

turns out there was so much petrol being injected that it washed the bores, got past the rings and into the oil. oil turned to piss and oil pump wouldnt pump it round, top end goes dry and lifter sieze, cams lock up and pull the belt off. Dead engine with cost of over £800+labour to fix.

cost of new lambda sensor and used set of injectors was £120.



[Edited on 19-04-2008 by Dave A]
Wrighty
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FPMSL
CorsAsh
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19th Apr 08 at 20:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What car?
Marshall
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ouch
Simon_16v
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Ouch
Mark.W
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19th Apr 08 at 20:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
if i have the slightest problem with my engine its straight into the garage.

good advice dave
Mobby
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good example
nova_gteuk
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19th Apr 08 at 20:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My mates vectra the eml has been on for 3 years now

it pissed him off so much he took the bulb out,but its suprisingly still going
Steve X16XE
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19th Apr 08 at 22:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by nova_gteuk
My mates vectra the eml has been on for 3 years now

it pissed him off so much he took the bulb out,but its suprisingly still going


I have done that with my Corsa
Robin
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19th Apr 08 at 22:09   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
PMSL, people never listen, do they?
mattk
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19th Apr 08 at 22:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I drove my saxo VTR with the EM light and AirBag light on for 9 months and 14,000 miles
JonnyJ
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19th Apr 08 at 22:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Im ignoring mine
richc
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19th Apr 08 at 22:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mine comes on once every coulpe of week for about 10 secs then goes off! It tends to happen on a cold day.
JonnyJ
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19th Apr 08 at 22:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I can get mine to come on and go off on when i want it to

I get to choose when i want turbo power and when i don't

EGR Valve needs a clean
richard_cooper
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19th Apr 08 at 22:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My new cars EML is on

better get it looked at
Robbo
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19th Apr 08 at 23:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Wheres Fro lol

AlunJ
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19th Apr 08 at 23:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lol.... my airbag light came on and the next day it was straight to the garage... it was pure annoying for a start lol
chloe16v
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19th Apr 08 at 23:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
on my old car my em light use to come on all the time but needed a new afm so put one on, sill came on when it felt like it for like 10 secs, never found out why
16V_1600
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19th Apr 08 at 23:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Wrighty
FPMSL


Bet he wished he'd sorted the lambda now. Doh!

[Edited on 19-04-2008 by 16V_1600]
Adam_B
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19th Apr 08 at 23:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
What car?
Gaz
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19th Apr 08 at 23:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sounds like my car...
mad_mike252
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20th Apr 08 at 00:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Dave A


cost of new lambda sensor and used set of injectors was £120.



fuck that i can get a 1.6 engine for £ lol
Mertin
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20th Apr 08 at 00:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Depends what the EML light is on for, in this case engine was running really rich
andyc1234
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20th Apr 08 at 00:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hi mike
LeeM
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20th Apr 08 at 02:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
eml on my corsa was on and off more than the light at a brothel! i had everything checked or changed and no one could find out anything wrong with it and it drove perfectly fine

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