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1.6 8v running issue

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:28 pm
by nath2905
today i came across a problem which seems to be quiet serious,

i was travelling down the local A road at 70,
then all of a sudden the power went, no dash lights came on,
the engine was still running, i went down a gear then after about 30 seconds, all power came back....

so just thought i'd get it to a safe place and just make sure it ticked over or hadnt spat any hose's off, no sign of any of that... and it ticked over good

but before i got the the safe place it did the same thing 2 other times,

which obviously isnt good , as i cant take it on the motorway or A road if it going keep doing that all the way

any idea's would help?

no EML either

Re: 1.6 8v running issue

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:31 pm
by PRICER
:S weird, sounds like ecu problems of some sort.... like limp mode.

Re: 1.6 8v running issue

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:58 pm
by nath2905
oh great hmm, it was today, bin a car show up uttoxeter, fine all the way there, then on way back half way, it was just like dead :/, but at least it got home, hows you's?

Re: 1.6 8v running issue

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:06 pm
by shaunyb1991
good to see ya there nath!
ah dear. not a bad earth or somethin is it?

Re: 1.6 8v running issue

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:14 pm
by nath2905
good to see you to mate.... nightmare trip home tbf :/, thought i was going be stuck on the A50 :/

Re: 1.6 8v running issue

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:18 pm
by shaunyb1991
think it was a bad earth? glad you got it back.
car looks nice mate, and your miss's
what lights has she got on hers? i like them lol but never knew what they were

Re: 1.6 8v running issue

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:19 pm
by paige1992
they are south africans mate :)

Re: 1.6 8v running issue

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:46 pm
by shaunyb1991
ahhh okay :) thanks
yeah i like them and saw them on ebay once. never saw them since
both your cars look ace!
was good to see them there.

Re: 1.6 8v running issue

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 7:03 pm
by nath2905
tbf if you see a set cheap just buy them, you wont see many more sets around, but you need lexus light bulb holders for them, cheers mate :) bet you dont live far from jamie1991 do you? with the brocade redtop

also my running issue not sure, had a few say bad earth at mo

Re: 1.6 8v running issue

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 7:07 pm
by shaunyb1991
have only seen one set thats when i first got my corsa.
so doubt ill find a set for a while
and damn lol. sold a set of them the other week on my old car haha
yeah hes close. asked him and hes about 2 mile from me. right by my old work place lol
and yeah sounds like that, like vibration shakin it off killin engine

Re: 1.6 8v running issue

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 7:09 pm
by nath2905
tomorrow night after work i shall have a good look, yeah hes a nice lad jamie is :)

Re: 1.6 8v running issue

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 7:18 pm
by shaunyb1991
yeah keep us updated. and not sure never met him lol. like i said today dont know anybody.
its good to meet people off the forum who like the same car lol.