RS6
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Filled up with £12 of petrol sat at sainsburys
hour later emissions light comes on
got it in vauxhall today with tech 2
O2 sensor
£47 tech 2 charge
they say £160 to fit new sensor, labour costs, plus reset ECU
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RS6
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also because theres a shortage of parts i have to wait ages until i can fix it so they have disconnected the sensor today and reset ecu
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Colin
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Thought all that was sorted now 
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Cupra Steve
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Reset ecu? All you need to do is disconnect the battery and leave it for a while don't you?
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RS6
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Thought all that was sorted now
guy at vauxhall says they are still getting loads of problems still today
and not just from the known supermarkets i.e tescos that had the problem
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deano87
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Well, I religiously fill up with BP and have done since September in my car.
When they were test driving the car after repairing my crash damage, the EML came on and it was the oxygen sensor (Lambda). Luckily, they got 1 from Vauxhall - the last one they had in stock AND were just putting it through the insurance company. As I had a full tank of petrol and I said it is definitely BP in there, I had to pay for some cleaner stuff you put in the tank.
Whether it was the last one at Vauxhall Bedford or in the country, I don't know.
Doubt mine was to do with fuel, I think it was damaged in the impact, especially as it's behind the radiator.
Good luck on getting it repaired 
It may have just worn out 
[Edited on 21-03-2007 by deano87]
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
Well, I religiously fill up with BP and have done since September in my car.
BP are no better TBH.
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deano87
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The main reason is that there are 2 garages on the way to Uni 
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RS6
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drive a bit further if you have to and get to shell is my advice!
avoid supermarket fuel like the plague
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Butler
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Happened to a mates car but the garage admitted the fault was due to petrol contamination and as a result tesco are paying for all repairs
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deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by RS6
drive a bit further if you have to and get to shell is my advice!
avoid supermarket fuel like the plague
I didn't think there was much difference between supermarket standard and BP/Shell standard petrol - the difference is in their 'Super' fuels.
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RS6
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for the record i put in standard unleaded petrol in at sainsburys because the other s/l pump was broken
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RS6
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come to think of it most of the s/l pumps were broken as i did look around the forecourt
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Cupra Steve
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i only use shell v power.
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loo_goblin
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i use the cheapest shit i can find
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Cupra Steve
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Originally posted by loo_goblin
i use the cheapest shit i can find
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loo_goblin
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no point putting in nice stuff to a 1.2 8v
steve i bet u fill up at the shell opposite the station, next to ashcombe
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12vMatt
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Originally posted by loo_goblin
i use the cheapest shit i can find
same here, normally tesco or asda
its only a 12v i dont see the point in spending more on better petrol
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VegasPhil
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I only use fuel from Shell anyway.
Using Optimax at the moment. What it run like with no Lamba? Got the EML on all the time? Running rich?
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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MJ
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james just get the part and ill fit it for you.
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Warren G
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i'v fitted roughly 10 02 sensors today!!!!! takes 10minutes to swap over and rest the ecu, even tho the v6 took about 2 hours!
and drained a 1 tank - more petrol for the corsa 
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Cupra Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by loo_goblin
no point putting in nice stuff to a 1.2 8v
steve i bet u fill up at the shell opposite the station, next to ashcombe
Thats esso! I fill up at either Burgh heath (on the way to work) or Guildford (near my gf's) or at Buckland (just down the road)
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Rich H
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Bugger 
I've stopped using supermarket petrol now, partly due to all the recent milarky and also because if I use bog standard Esso or Shell petrol, I get around 20 miles extra to the tank.
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Cupra Steve
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Originally posted by Rich H
Bugger
I've stopped using supermarket petrol now, partly due to all the recent milarky and also because if I use bog standard Esso or Shell petrol, I get around 20 miles extra to the tank.
use v power, you get even more, my mum's 1.0 arosa on v power gets an extra 25 miles to a tank over std shell. means nothing to me tbh, i just fill up when it needs it, but to some people mpg is serious shit
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Rich H
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Don't think I can justify spending extra on my poxy 1.2!! Plus I have tried it before on a couple of occaisions and found it to run better on lower octane stuff.
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