islandofshame
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Registered: 24th Sep 06
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hey,
posted about an incident a few weeks ago where my eml came on then went off again during driving...
on a journey in and out of glasgow today the light came on and off 5 times and the car was runnin like a big turd, kept on dropping below idle n making the car almost stall...
i have been informed by a reliable source that issue will most likely be caused by a faulty lambda sensor? does this sound correct?
if so, how easy is it to replace? i have been told its placed in the manifold - is that correct?
cheers
- islandofshame 
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dwcars1.4
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Registered: 13th Dec 06
Location: Blackburn Drives: corsa b 1.6 sport
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thats wat was wrong with my last sport,
i trd to get one and i couldnt find a cheep one (probs looking in the wrong place)
as far as im aware there not hard to replace.
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V-Man
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its the little thing coming out the exhaust manifold. if it is that, ebay it (corsa oxygen sensor) they're on there for 15 quid or there abouts.
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islandofshame
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ok, can someone confirm that this is the cause of the problem tho? or could it be something else?
cheers
- islandofshame
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Pucci1
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sounds like the corsa oxygen sensor to me bud go for it 
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Olsrey
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Registered: 13th Jan 07
Location: Bradford Drives: LET Vectra B
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Mine did this but the EGR valve was blocked with some . . . . metal 
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islandofshame
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http://www.toolshopdirect.co.uk/item.php/store//c1/121/c2/1565/sn/68083
would this be suitable for my 1.0 12v W reg corsa?
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Richardhhha
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Registered: 29th Sep 07
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same thing as a peperclip will do to be honest mate
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islandofshame
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ok doke, apparently the paperclip doesnt work on 12v corsas, is this correct?
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12vMatt
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correct. need a diagnostic machine on the 12v and 1.2 16v
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islandofshame
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damn 
gona take it down and get a diagnostics test on monday mornin, find out what the problem is and then take it from there coz some things i recon i could replace myself...
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islandofshame
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further question, will the ecu have logged the fault everytho the eml was only on for a short time?
thanks
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Richardhhha
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yep the ecu will log/record the fault even if the eml isnt on, as it will register it as a soft code (something that isn't perminantly at fault) where as if the EML was on all the time the code loged would be called a hard fault code, this should be the same base for all code reading machines on fords they are calld DTC's (diagnostic trouble codes/soft codes) and CMDTC's (Constant memory diagnostic trouble codes/hard codes)
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islandofshame
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do u recon this would be an mot failure? am plannin on selling the car at the start of january anyways once i get it through the mot next month and stick 6 months tax on it...
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islandofshame
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well it passed its MOT and emissions didn't seem to be a problem although the eml did come on after the guy had taken his foot off the accelerator after accelerating for a good few minutes to get a reading...
has this ruled out the lambda sensor as being the cause of the problem or could it still be it?
cheers again
- islandofshame
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dan_c4rsa
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Registered: 12th Dec 06
Location: North Yorks Drives: MK3 Seat Cupra
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afm or something?
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Pucci1
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god damn it man take a gamble n change the sensor!
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Richardhhha
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only way you will tell mate is to take it and get it read by a diag machine.
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dan_c4rsa
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and if it wont talk to the diag machine, change everything like me 
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islandofshame
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in a way i feel as tho i have givin in, takin it in2 the garage at 1.30 to get a diagnostics done and just let them fix it - will probs bum me on labour but i've got to the point where i just want the car to be fixed and then sell it...
will post up how much money has been drained from my wallet when i get bak 
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islandofshame
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gold star to those of you who said AFM, its fucked...
cheapest place to locate one?
its a piss easy job to replace yea?
cheers guys
- islandofshame
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pow
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Easy job to replace, dont get a cheap ebay one, get a bosch one.
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islandofshame
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lol...u monitoring my web browsing here? was just on ebay and theres a lot of cheapo's - why should i avoid them?
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pow
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Because it will make the car run worse. My 1.2 wouldnt idle, went juddery and was generally wank with a shit ebay one. Forked out for a bosch one, ran like a dream, even pulled harder
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islandofshame
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a friend of mine, has a X10XE engine that he took out his car...
£60 for the AFM (Genuine Vaux part)
good deal?
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