gemini52 Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 I have a vauxhall combo van and the engine management light stayed on tonight,just wondering if anyone has any info,had the thing only about two months up to now its had a new alternator,begining to think its been a bad buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 Could be anything,even a glitch in the sensors-check all the fluids then drive it carefully to a decent garage with diagnostic equipment (most of them these days). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marine1980 Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 It won't help you now but buy the diagnostic lead of fleabay for about £10 and download the software off the net for free! As the garage normally charge £10-£20 everytime you need lights resetting and finding out what faults are. Royal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert 888 Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 check the little vacume pipes are all conected under the bonet. I must have spent 100 man hours under my astra 2L D bonet,sold it in the end as i was beaten buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 I got a diagnostic lead off fleabay and found the fault reset the EM light and probably saved myself £50-60 in the process....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 1st try disconnecting the battery for a minute or two,sometimes clears it,after that the search is on and you just can`t guess what it may be.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemini52 Posted October 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 Arranged to take it to mates garage to get it scaned,put the key in started up and the bloody light went off,didnt know if to laugh or cry,why cant we go back to the days when things were easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 (edited) Arranged to take it to mates garage to get it scaned,put the key in started up and the bloody light went off,didnt know if to laugh or cry,why cant we go back to the days when things were easy. What and undo all of this `progress`! Edited October 23, 2012 by matone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 we just used to drive astra vans till they broke down in the end, then you could find what it was fix it and a week later the light would be back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smig4373 Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 i have an astra and the engine managment light comes on when the engines under load...uphills,low revs etc...been doing it for about a year now with no ill effects.....read the vauxhall forums its a common glitch....some say its a fault with the lamda sensor... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackinbox99 Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 i have an astra and the engine managment light comes on when the engines under load...uphills,low revs etc...been doing it for about a year now with no ill effects.....read the vauxhall forums its a common glitch....some say its a fault with the lamda sensor... I had that with a peugeot, the cat converter was on the way out, so the EML would come on. Id reset it with a fleabay lead and it would stay off for about 50 miles then come back on again. I remember reseting it nicely on the forecourt outside, before part-ex`ing at a dealers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitloop Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 (edited) put yr key in swiched off then press excelerator and brake fully and the swich egnition to the on .DONT START THE ENGINE.....then a little red light on the dash will flash a code out. 1 flash is number 1 and 10 flashes is 0 ..have a pen and paper handy as i have the same light on my vaxhall and it turns out that its the foot brake swich that is falty on mine as it is connected to the engine managment but it did not show up on the falt finder i got off ebay. found this sight usfull http://www.vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk/index.php?forums/astra-corsa-zafira-meriva-agila-tigra-nova-includes-astravan-corsa-combovan.83/ Edited October 24, 2012 by fruitloop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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