engine management light

[andy w]

Hi guys in new to this site my 98 corsa has the engine management light turning on when the car gets the 90 degrees mark. It doesn't affect any thing performance wise and when i turn the engine off then back on the light switches off but turns back on after a while. I have been told it possibly is ect sensor but any help will be appreciated thanks

[johnny]

Do the paperclip test to get your fault code(s)

What is the ect? Hard to tell what sensor is gone since its not effecting the car so you need the fault codes

[johnny]

Paperclip test http://www.corsa-b.co.uk/forum/viewtopi ... 05&t=11231

[andy w]

Thanks for that and the ect is the engine coolant temperature sensor

[andy w]

Tried the paper clip test and all it did for ten minutes was flash number 12 on the list of problems which weren't anything

[johnny]

What year is the car?

[andy w]

Its a 1998 and a 1.2 8v

[johnny]

It shouldnt flash a code more than 4 times as it flashs each code twice then it repeats the codes again, so it shouldnt be flashing same cide for 10 mins

[andy w]

Dunno mate all it kept doing was 1 11 that was it

[andy w]

Found some old posts on the site and they had the same symptoms and there's turned out to be the egr valve so will go from there

[JoshCorsab148v]

Hi in trying to do the same paperclip test on my 1996 cors b 1.4 but am getting no signs of indication from it, ive stuck the clip in terminals 5 and 6 because mines a 16 pin aldl but nothing... Any help?

[andy w]

Hi there mate have ya followed the link which is on earlier posts and what is the problem ya have with the em light buddy

[andy w]

Also like to great to see another 5door owner what ya doin to urs buddy and tell us about ya be very interested to know lol

[johnny]

Being a 96 your car should have the old ecu unless it was a 16v sri