NeilRocks
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So as you all know my Corsa is a big waste of fcuking money. Big pile of shit imo. But I have no choice but to get it running.
So it's been with Vauxhall since this morning because it keeps cutting out.
Now WTF is this about?
They tell me the reason it cuts out is because of my speedometer? Thats the thing that tells me I am doing 10mph etc?
This is causing my heap to cut out? HOW?
They wanna charge me £230 for a new one and labor!
[Edited on 09-12-2003 by NeilRocks]
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Gambit
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dont understand how its making the car cut out but i would just take it off them and get a 2nd hand one from the scrappy and fit it yourself
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NeilRocks
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They tell me it's a sensor? Didn't know there were any in the clocks?
Catch 22 - It's an Sri so I need a dash with rev counter - rare
Can't get to scrappy before it closes cuz of car
Gonna have to cough up the money I was saving for colour coded things.
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Gambit
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just get one tomorrow
SRi clocks are not rare, they used the same clocks in gls cd & tigra models
place a request on here, and i bet you get a set of clocks
http://www.247spares.co.uk/carparts/
i was able to get a set of power steering pipes for a 1991 16v golf, and they are hens teeth
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cobra148
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Speed sensor is on top the gearbox. It can't be the actual dial set causing it to cut out. You can remove the complete dial set from the Corsa and it will still drive fine.
I had my entire instrument pod out for almost a week before putting the digital dash in.
If you do need a dial set (which I doubt very much) I have my old ones for grabs, but mine are electronic and I assume your speedo is cable fed?
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Mistamist
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They are wankin you off big time, take it to another garage other than vauxhall and get them to give you another quote, its probly just a dodgy sensor that will cost you bout £30 to replace.
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Greasemonkey
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I smell Bullshit
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NeilRocks
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Just looked in ye old Haynes manual.
Reckons the vehicle speed sensor (the thing that is fcuked) is part of the speedometer assembly and 'no seperate components can be obtained and must be brought as a whole unit'
Lets take bets lads on what fcuks up next on my car / shed.
AND IF VAUXHALL SCRATCH MY NEW PERSPEX DIAL COVER (I FITTED IT A FEW WEEKS BACK) I WILL CRY LIKE A LITTLE GIRL
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cobra148
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quote:
Originally posted by mistdotcom
They are wankin you off big time, take it to another garage other than vauxhall and get them to give you another quote, its probly just a dodgy sensor that will cost you bout £30 to replace.
I agree with the above, Vaux dealers will screw you for every penny they can get, regardless of wether a part needs changing or not.
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cobra148
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Neil, what year is your car, and do you know if you have cable or electronic fed speedo?
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NeilRocks
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Cable fed / 94 SRi.
(Only thing I like is the induction kit )
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cobra148
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Then I guess its a 1.4 SOHC? Your right, it looks like early models have it as part of the speedo. You don't need to buy a complete clock set, just a new speedo unit ie. just the clock. This will probably cost silly money from Vauxhall, best route is to find an early model in a breakers and just remove the speedo unit. Even buying a 2nd hand complete unit will save you loads of £££
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Greasemonkey
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eeeerrrr i didnt know this, would a 1994 GSI have this sensor in the speedo cos my speedo was changed in the past, got given the old one with the car, could this be the reason it got changed, my car cuts out now could this be the reason too
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NeilRocks
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quote:
Originally posted by Greasemonkey
eeeerrrr i didnt know this, would a 1994 GSI have this sensor in the speedo cos my speedo was changed in the past, got given the old one with the car, could this be the reason it got changed, my car cuts out now could this be the reason too
Probably
Symptons -
Cuts out when braking hard
Normal driving / roll into neutral then it cuts out
Never cuts out when giving it gas / only when slowing down?
And sometimes it NEARLY cuts out?
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Kris TD
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sounds like the igniton barrell needs changing.
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CRB 553
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strange thats wot is happening to mine, but not as severe , cuts out when i dip clutch at junctions sum times..... does the ecu light come on?
[Edited on 09-12-2003 by CRB 553]
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Kris TD
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mates clio 16v does it too, i think its something to do with the cold weather at the mo, cos it was fine last week. its fine once the car is warmed up.
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cobra148
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Neil, does it sound a bit ropey before it cuts out?
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NeilRocks
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quote:
Originally posted by CRB 553
strange thats wot is happening to mine, but not as severe , cuts out when i dip clutch at junctions sum times..... does the ecu light come on?
[Edited on 09-12-2003 by CRB 553]
Yep for about 10 seconds randomly.
Cobra - Revs drop to app. 200 and it just dies. No sound.
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Kris TD
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i would check the fault code to see whats up.
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Adam-D
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giv vauxhall just coxz they make the car dun mean they can fix it
as kris says find the fault code if its the speed sensor change that ive never heard a set of dials causing a car to cut out 
and also get parts from scrappy
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AdamF
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look in haynes manual and look up air control valve/ air bypass valve and see where in engine it is. it is most likely to be a little black thing on the side of the inlet manifold or somehwre around there that has a plug coming out of it . undo the plug and undo the two screws that hold it in , then squirt quite a bit of carb and injector cleaner in to it untill it is clean then refit this should stop it cutting out
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sperminator
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Vauxhall garage told me that my sensor was f=cked but it was just a wire burnt out leading to the box so take it else, they were wanting £290 at Vaux but paid £40 at the other garage
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NeilRocks
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Got a call this morning.
They fitted the new clock / sensor. And they say it's made no difference. Still exactly the same. My case is now in the hands of the Vauxhall technical department. I feel so special
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AdamF
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why would it though?? try what i said in previous post and i bet it stops it . vuaxhalls are terrible for this especially on the vectras but i have seen it on a corsa a number of times
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