omd_corsa
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Registered: 21st May 04
Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Up until yesterday my car was running fine. Starting first time etc. But when I was on my way home from work it cut and it wouldn't start again, it would just tick over. After about 5 mins of trying it finally kicked in and away I went. Then this morning I went to start it and it wouldn't. Any ideas on what is wrong with it?
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Akash
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Registered: 7th Jun 04
Location: London - Harrow
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did u have the ecu light on?
might be a prob with alternator or something else .... if the light did come on, might want to get it read
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omd_corsa
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Registered: 21st May 04
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It came on just before it cut out
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Akash
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Registered: 7th Jun 04
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yeah its ecu then
it goes into an emergency mode and switches ure car off
u'll need to get the ecu read by a garage to see what has gone wrong, could be a small cheap valve or something expensive
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Akash
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oh by the way, mine did this a while back but its gone back to normal without me doing anything
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omd_corsa
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how much does it cost to get the ecu read at a garage?
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Corsa Racer 69
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Registered: 30th Aug 02
Location: Dumfries
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it shouldnt cost too much, i went to halford and bought a gunsons code reader for 20 quid and did it myself great little tool although a little confusing at times
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Darren
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Registered: 21st Apr 02
Location: Hadleigh, Suffolk
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Crank Sensor?
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Akash
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if you feel brave enough, there is a DIY tutorial on here
its using a paperclip
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J100RSA
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Registered: 4th Mar 01
Location: Thornhill, West Yorkshire
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agree with darren crank sensor will defo be that if its a 1.0 of 1.2 16v
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corsahead
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Registered: 8th Jul 04
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i would check the fuel pump
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