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islandofshame
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16th Nov 07 at 20:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

hey,

posted about an incident a few weeks ago where my eml came on then went off again during driving...

on a journey in and out of glasgow today the light came on and off 5 times and the car was runnin like a big turd, kept on dropping below idle n making the car almost stall...

i have been informed by a reliable source that issue will most likely be caused by a faulty lambda sensor? does this sound correct?

if so, how easy is it to replace? i have been told its placed in the manifold - is that correct?

cheers
- islandofshame
dwcars1.4
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Registered: 13th Dec 06
Location: Blackburn Drives: corsa b 1.6 sport
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17th Nov 07 at 00:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

thats wat was wrong with my last sport,
i trd to get one and i couldnt find a cheep one (probs looking in the wrong place)
as far as im aware there not hard to replace.
V-Man
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17th Nov 07 at 08:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

its the little thing coming out the exhaust manifold. if it is that, ebay it (corsa oxygen sensor) they're on there for 15 quid or there abouts.
islandofshame
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17th Nov 07 at 13:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

ok, can someone confirm that this is the cause of the problem tho? or could it be something else?

cheers
- islandofshame
Pucci1
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17th Nov 07 at 13:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

sounds like the corsa oxygen sensor to me bud go for it
Olsrey
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Location: Bradford   Drives: LET Vectra B
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17th Nov 07 at 14:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Mine did this but the EGR valve was blocked with some . . . . metal
islandofshame
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17th Nov 07 at 14:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

http://www.toolshopdirect.co.uk/item.php/store//c1/121/c2/1565/sn/68083

would this be suitable for my 1.0 12v W reg corsa?
Richardhhha
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17th Nov 07 at 14:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

same thing as a peperclip will do to be honest mate
islandofshame
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17th Nov 07 at 14:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

ok doke, apparently the paperclip doesnt work on 12v corsas, is this correct?
12vMatt
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17th Nov 07 at 15:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

correct. need a diagnostic machine on the 12v and 1.2 16v
islandofshame
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17th Nov 07 at 17:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

damn

gona take it down and get a diagnostics test on monday mornin, find out what the problem is and then take it from there coz some things i recon i could replace myself...
islandofshame
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17th Nov 07 at 17:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

further question, will the ecu have logged the fault everytho the eml was only on for a short time?

thanks
Richardhhha
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17th Nov 07 at 19:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yep the ecu will log/record the fault even if the eml isnt on, as it will register it as a soft code (something that isn't perminantly at fault) where as if the EML was on all the time the code loged would be called a hard fault code, this should be the same base for all code reading machines on fords they are calld DTC's (diagnostic trouble codes/soft codes) and CMDTC's (Constant memory diagnostic trouble codes/hard codes)
islandofshame
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17th Nov 07 at 22:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

do u recon this would be an mot failure? am plannin on selling the car at the start of january anyways once i get it through the mot next month and stick 6 months tax on it...

islandofshame
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5th Dec 07 at 23:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

well it passed its MOT and emissions didn't seem to be a problem although the eml did come on after the guy had taken his foot off the accelerator after accelerating for a good few minutes to get a reading...

has this ruled out the lambda sensor as being the cause of the problem or could it still be it?

cheers again
- islandofshame
dan_c4rsa
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Registered: 12th Dec 06
Location: North Yorks Drives: MK3 Seat Cupra
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5th Dec 07 at 23:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

afm or something?
Pucci1
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5th Dec 07 at 23:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

god damn it man take a gamble n change the sensor!
Richardhhha
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5th Dec 07 at 23:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

only way you will tell mate is to take it and get it read by a diag machine.
dan_c4rsa
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5th Dec 07 at 23:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

and if it wont talk to the diag machine, change everything like me
islandofshame
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6th Dec 07 at 11:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

in a way i feel as tho i have givin in, takin it in2 the garage at 1.30 to get a diagnostics done and just let them fix it - will probs bum me on labour but i've got to the point where i just want the car to be fixed and then sell it...

will post up how much money has been drained from my wallet when i get bak
islandofshame
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6th Dec 07 at 15:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

gold star to those of you who said AFM, its fucked...

cheapest place to locate one?

its a piss easy job to replace yea?

cheers guys
- islandofshame
pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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6th Dec 07 at 15:36   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Easy job to replace, dont get a cheap ebay one, get a bosch one.
islandofshame
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6th Dec 07 at 15:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

lol...u monitoring my web browsing here? was just on ebay and theres a lot of cheapo's - why should i avoid them?
pow
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6th Dec 07 at 15:48   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Because it will make the car run worse. My 1.2 wouldnt idle, went juddery and was generally wank with a shit ebay one. Forked out for a bosch one, ran like a dream, even pulled harder
islandofshame
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6th Dec 07 at 15:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

a friend of mine, has a X10XE engine that he took out his car...

£60 for the AFM (Genuine Vaux part)

good deal?

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