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ok its really annoying me now it keeps coming on! but nothing happens to my car, it doesnt lose power or anything.
when i took it to get a dianostic last year, vauxhall sed that i need to do a test on my wiring before i can do a dianostic, but i dont wanna do a test on my wiring cos its gonna cost over £100 and then whatever to fix it. but i think my wiring is fudged cos my old radio kinda set my wiring unit on fire
i drive along quite happly then the car jolts (not really forcably but u can notice it) the engine doesnt slow down dramatically but when i put my foot to the floor it just doesnt go anywhere. about 3 seconds after the jolt the engine managemant light comes on and stays on... untill i let the gas pedal off or i change gear??????
iv got these bits of paper that my mate whos got a diagnostic machine printed from my car??? any help needed
to look at bits of paper go to album and look under EM LIGHT
if you were in essex i mightve had time to have a look, but newcastle is a bit far i think ya best bet is to look in yellow pages for a diagnostic peep, taking it to vauxhall will cost way to much. just explain over the phone the problems you are having, if they are anygood they\'ll have an idea of whats wrong, id advise not driving ya car if poss, you might make it worse, sorry cant be of anymore help
sounds to me that your ecu is picking up on some sort of engine problem that you have previously said about, timing? i dunno [/quote]
well it came on again last night, i was driving along and it came on so i pulled over turned my engine off and started back up again and the light wasnt on
mum had a simular problem with her car, engine sorta went funny ma dad had to put his foot down to keep it goes and afetr a few secs engine managment came on, it also was making a nasty noise and was judding a bit.
All came down to a stone chip in the raditor and was infact the eingine mangament thinking it was cooling the engine so was regualing the fuel wrong or somrtihng.
have you done some basic checks:
look on the top of oil cap for any white residue- possible head gasket blown,
check oil, see if low, or if white residue, same as above, headgasket,.
ok its really annoying me now it keeps coming on! but nothing happens to my car, it doesnt lose power or anything. 
i think ya best bet is to look in yellow pages for a diagnostic peep, taking it to vauxhall will cost way to much. just explain over the phone the problems you are having, if they are anygood they\'ll have an idea of whats wrong, id advise not driving ya car if poss, you might make it worse, sorry cant be of anymore help 
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