Aerox-lad
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ok so noticed last night a few problems with the corsa.
rev counter stopped working.
fuel guage stopped working
temp guage stopped working
electri windows didnt work along with the heated/electric mirrors.
i hit a few bumps in the road and then the rev counter started working.
AS things stand curretntly. if i turn the ignition on in my car nothing lights up on the dash. the cd player doesnt work and neither does the electric windows etc. however the cigarette lighter works and so does the heater/ fans.
once the car is started. the electric windows work. cd player works. (speedo allways works as is cable driven) the battery light lights up constantly however, the car allways starts.
what doesnt work when the car is started is the fuel guage. the electric mirrors. temperature guage..
the car does drive as normal.
i took my car to my friends and he reckons it might be the battery. he said all the earths are fine etc.
anyone else had similar problems. what i have noticed aswell is if i have the car started and i apply the handbrake or even turn on the lights or so on. the rev counter drops to 0 and then climbs back up.
any help would be appreciated. the car is a 1995 1.4 corsa sport if that helps. cheers
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MarkSport
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could be your alternator not holding charge.either that
[Edited on 18-07-2010 by MarkSport]
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markx14xe
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Earth i would thought check them
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rickyrocket
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mite sound bit obvious...battery terminals...or earth...
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harrisp
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quote:
Originally posted by MarkSport
could be your alternator not holding charge.either that
[Edited on 18-07-2010 by MarkSport]
My alternator doesnt hold charge .
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Aerox-lad
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my mate said earth was fine.i do trust him he knows loads about corsas.
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sand-eel
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Its clearly NOT the battery or alternator as the car still drives.
There are loads of earths and interior bits need to come out to get to them, not a 2 minute job, defo a wiring issue.
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Aerox-lad
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thts nice. seeing as i know fuckkkk all about corsas. it must mean that a wires came loose as it all worked fine before and i havent touched it?
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Aerox-lad
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ttt
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Adam-D
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it can be the alternator.
a car will run off the battery till its dead.
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MarkSport
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quote:
Originally posted by harrisp
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Originally posted by MarkSport
could be your alternator not holding charge.
My alternator doesnt hold charge.
Well you know what I mean.your alternator will run untill your battery is dead then it will slowly die
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Aerox-lad
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in accordance with the corsa handbook/manual. if the battery light is on constantly your not ment to drive it and it means alternator issue. i have also noticed every so often the eml comes on very very faintly however.
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bullock106xsi
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i had a similar problem with my 106. would get only certain things working on clocks etc. turned out i had a couple of earths in the engine bay that needed cleaning up. works fine now. as has been said there are a lot of earths all through the car so check them all!
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Aerox-lad
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ok cheers mate. no nothing about cars really mate but have a few friends that should be able to help. 
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bullock106xsi
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ok cheers mate. no nothing about cars really mate but have a few friends that should be able to help.
lol you should get yourself educated then. haynes, net, tools are all easy enough to get hold of and use. i wouldnt dare own a car if i didnt know how to do some repairs etc lol
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6580gareth
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there is an earth above the ECU behind dash and near gearstick when you take centre console off.Try these??
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John
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quote:
Originally posted by MarkSport
quote:
Originally posted by harrisp
quote:
Originally posted by MarkSport
could be your alternator not holding charge.
My alternator doesnt hold charge.
Well you know what I mean.your alternator will run untill your battery is dead then it will slowly die
The alternator charges the battery, if you could start the car it would probably work fine with a dead battery until it came time to start it again, the battery holds the charge and will lose charge if the alternator dies.
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Aerox-lad
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99 percent sure its an earth issue somewhere. no idea where though tbh 
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Aerox-lad
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any other ideas guys
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Dukesy123
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I had a simlar problem with my old corsa it was the ignition barrel that was the problem
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spankyjames
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i was the one who checked all the engine earths and there all fine, come back round mine and ill look at the earths behind the dash
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