the paperclip test???

wayne the wheel · Post by **wayne the wheel** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:21 pm

i have heard things about this paperclip test but what the hell is it???

sach · Post by **sach** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:40 pm

http://www.corsa-b.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=511

wayne the wheel · Post by **wayne the wheel** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:53 pm

thanx mate is it safe to do have you done it??? he he dont want to blow car up

sach · Post by **sach** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:51 pm

cant do it 2 my car. post 98 vauxhall it dose not work on

wayne the wheel · Post by **wayne the wheel** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:57 pm

what do you mean by post 98? as in after 98? mine is an s reg can i not do it then?

sorry to be a pain

thanx

sach · Post by **sach** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:10 am

no after 98

DaNnY LaD · Post by **DaNnY LaD** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:06 pm

this is what it says on the topbuzz website

Please note on newer ECU cars in the region of 2000 onwards, most now use ECU codes which can not be read out via the paper clip method. You will have to consult a ECU/fault code specialist or your nearest Vauxhall/Opel Dealer.

and ive done it on mine

corsa_boy_mark · Post by **corsa_boy_mark** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:41 pm

im gutted,just seen this post only today after going for a diagnostic test this morning!!!

they told me it was the oxygen sensor(lamba) which in the fault code guide is 13

i just tried the paper clip test and it has told me exactly the same

could av saved Â£40

JoeyB · Post by **JoeyB** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:45 pm

Good ol paper clip test.

I\'ve used it on my old Cav GSI and my 1998 Vectra...worked fine on that

wayne the wheel · Post by **wayne the wheel** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 10:29 pm

is there a chance of blowing the ecu???? this is kind of stopping me shoving paperclips in to the socket

corsa_boy_mark · Post by **corsa_boy_mark** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:59 am

dont think so...i wouldnt have thought so mate...

if it blew your ecu then the real diagnostic tester would do the same as all you are doing is putting metal in the holes that the diagnostic tester will also do

wayne the wheel · Post by **wayne the wheel** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:22 pm

oh right thanx