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Hi im new to this website .... well heres the story .. i drive a arden blue x reg 1.0 at the mo got a gsi project on the go ..i was drivin on the motorway doin 70 ish (top speed) and the orange engine management light cam on for bout 30 seconds then went of it did it about 5 times in the 2 hr trip .... any help would be great ...

This corsa is arden blue with diy depos but standard black bumpers and archs what colour would look good with goin down the colour codin road ??? Pics or comments would be helpful cheers .

Adam

Without goin down the colour codin road ... wana be diffrent

Did the car run rough at all wheb the light came on? From past experience, i would say afm or idle valve

No it didnt run rough jus gave a bit more power quite amazin for a hair dryer... when i took my foot of the accelcerater it when off but came back on soon ?? Any ideas would be a great help ??.

Any comments on the bumpers and archs would be great to cheers

Sounds like the MAF mate. Do you suffer a loss of power on hills etc? And the light comes on?

Loss of power its got none lol ... umm yeah sumtimes but i thought that was normall cuz its a 1.0 .... but the light only cums on when im on the motorway reali ... whats the MAF ?? expencive ??.

Its the air flow meter, in line with the airfilter box with a plug onit. Not majorly expensive, get one from scrappy or give me your address il send you one to try to make sure its that so your not wasting money.

Yeah. Deffo sounds like the MAF mate. I drive the 1.0 too bit you'd be surprised how much of a difference it makes with the problem fixed! Mine refused to go over 60mph without a battle when mine went!

whats it look like mate ?? ani pictures ???

If the light comes on at constant throttle the it could be the egr. This was what my fathers ecu code indicated after it happened to him. A quick clean and all was good after.
His only did it on motorway runs!
Malc.

Cheers mate changed the maf and still does it .... any pics of what it looks like an how to clean it ???

I cannot find any pics at the moment but if you google cleaning corsa egr valve you should find something. Its on the left hand side of the block just below the connection for the coil pack.
You could fit a blank plate under it if you want to get rid of the problem permanently. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT
Malc

I did a how to for a 1.4 on another forum, gives you a rough idea.... on yours i think the EGR is mounted on the side, near the battery..

Quick how to:

First job get a new gasket from Vauxhall - about £2 ....




.... next job is to go to the car and remove in the following order , battery , fuel pipes and servo vacume pipe then coolant expansion tank and you should be left with this - the EGR is circled .....




....and here it is closer up ....




It has two T45 torx bolts, the near side is easy to get to, the offside is nigh on impossible - you have to do it by feel - lots of trial & error .

With the EGR now removed you can see where it sits on the inlet manifold ....




... and here it is closer up - you can see the far bolt hole ....



There are two variants to the EGR on the 1.4 16v....





Use carb cleaner and give the EGR a good clean, i used a small stiff brush to clean in side.....

Once clean.......

... put the new gasket next to the EGR and bolt back to the manifold.


Put the plug back in the top and put all the fuel and vacume lines back on tight, put the expansion tank in and replace the battery.


If your memory aint so good, make a note of any pipes you take off.


If you want to blank the egr off, then source some suitable plate metal .....




.... and use the gasket as a template .....




... and cut out and shape , file and drill so that it matches the gasket exactly ....




... then put the plate next to the EGR, new gasket and bolt back to the manifold.

I think you can get blanking plates from vauxhall too.

Raj

Raj wrote:Its the air flow meter, in line with the airfilter box with a plug onit. Not majorly expensive, get one from scrappy or give me your address il send you one to try to make sure its that so your not wasting money.

I have same sort of problem. Can't afford to change everything. If you would lend me your good one I would try it and then send it back to you