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t44rnt
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24th Oct 03 at 09:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i need 2 do a paperclip test on my 1999 corsa b 1.2 16v sxi. can anybody tell me where the ecu is and the blue plug thing that ive got to put the paper clip into.
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wont work on post 97 cars
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24th Oct 03 at 09:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

what the test wont work? how comes?
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cause vauxhall changed it so that only they could read the fault codes


ie get some money outta ya
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24th Oct 03 at 09:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

bastards! so ivegotta go 2 vauxhall if i want it done?
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24th Oct 03 at 09:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yep
Kerry
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ive known people with a post 97 corsa to read thiers
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Gambit u might be able 2 help me here then.
basically my engine management light comes on and goes off all the time. im not 2 sure why it does this. i think its either the fact i havent re-set my ecu since ive put on a k&n and back box, or my auto choke isnt owrking properly. the reason being exactly the same thing happened last year, when the cold weather kicked in, but as sonn as the weather started 2 warm up its been fine all year, and as of yesterday its doing the same thing as last year.

what would u suggest i do?
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24th Oct 03 at 09:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i used to get this also, it was caused by my induction kit

light used to come on, no probs at all with the car, would still drive perfect. if i stopped and turned engine off then on, then light would go off

its due to the lambda sensor reading too rich due to the increased airflow from the induction kit

cold weather = colder air, denser air, therefore your getting more air into the intake than you would in a warm summers day
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24th Oct 03 at 09:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

so what do u suggest i do? will re-setiin my ecu do anyfin?
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kerry, u know where the link for instructions for the paperclip test are dont you?

t44rnt, if kerry posts them then it will tell you what pins you need to connect. if your car doesnt have metal contacts in these pins then it cant be read via the paper clip
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what would fix it?? re setting the ecu. my m8s is doing the same
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http://www.topbuzz1.carenthusiasts.co.uk/info/fault_codes/fault_codes.htm

ive already shown him all this on msn but he cant locate the pin plug
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quote:
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so what do u suggest i do? will re-setiin my ecu do anyfin?


if the car drives fine then i wouldnt worry about it

but to put your mind at rest, if it turns out you cant read the fault code then you could pay vauxhall to read it for you - if they say its the lambda sensor then say no probs & dont listen to any shite they tell you about needing replaced
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ive spoken 2 kerry already, but i sjut want to c how other ppl have over come this problem
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is he not able to locate the plug itself?? its on the left of the fuse box
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ive told him to look in a few places thats why he made this post to see where it was

heres the diagram of the plug and pins
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ill have a look quickly now 2 c if i cant c the plug
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this is what you should see on the left of the fuse box, except im near enough sure it'll be turned 90 degrees. i.e. you'll have 2 coloums of 5

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but thats in a nove i think the one in corsa should be in driver or passenger footwell
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aye i know but its still the same plug used throughout

mine was on the left of the fusebox in my 98 hi-torq corsa
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24th Oct 03 at 10:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

jsut looked and its not next 2 my fuse box
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the bloke i work with jsut suggested something 2 me, he siad put the old air box back on and see if the light still comes on. and if it dosent i then know its cos of the k&n and if it does then take it 2 vauxhall 2 c wot the reading thing says
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24th Oct 03 at 10:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

good idea

run the car for a week or so with std box
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k, well im going to try it this weekend, so i will keep u informed gambit, cheers 4 ur help mate.

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