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MERR
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18th Jun 09 at 09:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i just bought my corsa b 1.0 litre a few weeks ago but the yellow warning light has come on, it doesnt affect the performance at all but i want to get a diagnostic test done, i live in romford does anyone no any cheap gargages that could help me ?? cheers
taylorboosh
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18th Jun 09 at 09:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
almost all garages charge £30-40 to put the car on a computer, i will guess its either a lamda or maf
Ellis
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18th Jun 09 at 09:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Perhaps flash the fault codes yourself, check the tutorials and FAQ section on here
MERR
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18th Jun 09 at 09:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lol i tried looking at the tutorials but it jus blew my brain away lol..what is lamda or maf ? sorry im a noob on cars cheers
taylorboosh
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maf is on the tube coming from your airbox, tell the engine how much fuel and air to mix i think

lamda is on cat which is at the front of your engine not under the car, it reads the gasses coming out
MERR
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oh rite that could explian it then..i drilled the air box as shown on the tutorial, do you fink i need to reset the ecu ? i read something on here that ur meant to reset the ecu when you upgrade the filter ? cheers agian
Markus
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18th Jun 09 at 09:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Do the paper clip test and right up the code on here and i'll check it out on autodata
taylorboosh
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quote:
Originally posted by MERR
oh rite that could explian it then..i drilled the air box as shown on the tutorial, do you fink i need to reset the ecu ? i read something on here that ur meant to reset the ecu when you upgrade the filter ? cheers agian


no im sure thats bull shit lol sensors go wrong and thats just the way it is mate
MERR
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18th Jun 09 at 09:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
would someone be able to give me the link to the paper clip test for the 1.0 and im not reli sure how to read the code lol
Markus
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18th Jun 09 at 09:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=478649
MERR
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18th Jun 09 at 09:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheers mate...so basically i jus note down how many flashes the yellow light comes on is that correct ??
daymoon
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18th Jun 09 at 10:07   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you can't do a paper clip on 1.0 12v.
MERR
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oh so what do i do then im confused lol
MERR
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18th Jun 09 at 10:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
has anyone got any advice on this ?
daymoon
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18th Jun 09 at 10:24   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
go to local garage and get them to connect their diagnostics computer to your car. will cost 20-40 quid depending on garage.
MERR
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18th Jun 09 at 10:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
oh okay then thats what i was going to do first but i thought i could see if i could save my self money

 
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