DimDG
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When I turn the key in my Corsa B GSi, the ECU light starts flashing and the engine doesn't start. Any ideas??
Take note that my car doesn't have immobilizer...
[Edited on 30-03-2007 by DimDG]
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DimDG
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Anyone??
I unplugged the ECU and replugged it but the light keeps flashing...
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Scotty C
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Flashing?
Never heard of that before!
Tried a paper clip test?
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mattievRS
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immobiliser mate.
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g-man
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Yup. Flashing MIL on a VX with no starting is immobiliser.
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Jake
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He said he doesnt have an immobiliser
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g-man
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Corsa B. What engine? If it's an X anything then it does have an immobiliser built into the ECU.
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mattievRS
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quote:
Originally posted by jake
He said he doesnt have an immobiliser
reckon it does,as g-man said! its a common miss conseption as ive got a 1996 corsa b and that has a factory fit immob.
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VegasPhil
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Every Corsa unless it has and old square key should have an immobiliser.
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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DimDG
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My corsa doesn't have an immobilizer and that's 100% for sure.
The engine is the X16XE. Used to be a X14XE but changed it in 2000, when I fit the steinmetz throttle bodies and had the original ECU sent to Steinmetz (Germany) and received another ECU reprogrammed by Steinmetz. This problem with the flashing ECU light has happened again in the past, but after turning the key a few times it always stopped, now it doesn't stop!!
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andyc1234
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why should any of that remove ur immobiliser just because you dont have to do anything to start it doesnt mean it doesnt have one it normally takes care of itself which its obviosly not doing
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DimDG
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quote:
Originally posted by andyc1234
why should any of that remove ur immobiliser just because you dont have to do anything to start it doesnt mean it doesnt have one it normally takes care of itself which its obviosly not doing
It's not possible to have an immobiliser when u can start the engine with a key that is not from opel!!! I have been doing this for 13 years now since when I had purchased the car I had made a copy of the key in a local shop for keys!!!
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andyc1234
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what the hell is your car. u say its a gsi but it used to have a 1400 in it in but now you have a 1600 in it. its just a bit wierd trying to figure out how its all plugged in if its been wired in to bypass the immobiliser on a x16xe ecu
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DimDG
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quote:
Originally posted by andyc1234
what the hell is your car. u say its a gsi but it used to have a 1400 in it in but now you have a 1600 in it. its just a bit wierd trying to figure out how its all plugged in if its been wired in to bypass the immobiliser on a x16xe ecu
Why would I lie about my car?
It used to be a 1400 sport, in 1999 I changed the engine with a X16XE one. It must have been wired to bypass the immobilizer (I didn't do the conversion by myself), I am not sure if the steinmetz dealer in greece changed the ecu or just had it remapped. The only thing for sure is the car didn't have immobiliser when I bought it...
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andyc1234
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im not saying ur lying about anythin. i didnt mean to sound like im trying to be a prick its just a bit wierd how its been wired up. has it still got the transponder for the immobiliser under the steering wheel surround
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DimDG
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quote:
Originally posted by andyc1234
im not saying ur lying about anythin. i didnt mean to sound like im trying to be a prick its just a bit wierd how its been wired up. has it still got the transponder for the immobiliser under the steering wheel surround
No no! It doesn't have anything like that since as I said the car didn't originally have an immobiliser...
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andyc1234
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just wondering its hard to know how its been done without seeing the wiring . any chance of u getting hold of the people that did the conversion try find out how they did it ?
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DimDG
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quote:
Originally posted by andyc1234
just wondering its hard to know how its been done without seeing the wiring . any chance of u getting hold of the people that did the conversion try find out how they did it ?
I had done the conversion in an opel dealer and the mechanics don't work there anymore, as I said the conversion had been done 8 years ago So it's impossible to contact them now...
I am just wondering this: In the past it did the same thing but after knocking gently the ECU it stopped flashing and the engine used to start (strange but true I know!). Now it's impossible! I'm trying to make it start 3 days now with no luck...
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andyc1234
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only reason i asked if it still had the transponder floating around is iv heard people just sticking the key chip to it with sticky tape and then poking it all up inside the dash. they must of messed about with it some how where ever it is either that or you might just have a loose wire some where. have you had the ecu panel off in the footwell
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DimDG
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quote:
Originally posted by andyc1234
only reason i asked if it still had the transponder floating around is iv heard people just sticking the key chip to it with sticky tape and then poking it all up inside the dash. they must of messed about with it some how where ever it is either that or you might just have a loose wire some where. have you had the ecu panel off in the footwell
Yeap, I've had it on the footwell and checked all the connections of the wire, even squeezed them onto their connections to see if there are any loose ones but no luck...
Even unplugged the ECU and plugged it again (i've done many times in the past too) but still nothing...
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andyc1234
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try slapping it harder 
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DimDG
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quote:
Originally posted by andyc1234
try slapping it harder
I did believe me...
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andyc1234
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strange it still doesnt work i thought hitting things solved everything. sounds like its gonna be rip the wires out and start again with it .
[Edited on 01-04-2007 by andyc1234]
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shauny bizzle
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if the wires are still there for the transponder reader then plug one in and see if it works im guessin u still have a cip in ur key, its jus an idea a broken wire may of lead it to go bk to the standard set up
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