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Coolant light on then off every few minutes

Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 1:55 am
by Gordieboy3
Hi, my corsa 1.2 automatic runs fine but coolant light comes on for few seconds then goes off randomly and when it does I loose power for few seconds then it's fine again, this has been happening for a few days, I've checked coolant and it's fine, can anyone help before I have to pay mechanic

Re: Coolant light on then off every few minutes

Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 11:16 pm
by corsaez
sounds like a dirty sensor, im sure someone knows more than me on this issue. you could try flushing the whole system and refilling it, could be abit if dirt or gunk thats blocking up a pipe or something. worth a try anyway

Re: Coolant light on then off every few minutes

Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 11:39 pm
by Gordieboy3
I've fitted a new maf sensor and now its worse, do I need to reset ecu by disconnecting the battery???

Re: Coolant light on then off every few minutes

Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 7:42 pm
by Gordieboy3
The light comes on when I ease off pedal then goes off if I put foot down

Re: Coolant light on then off every few minutes

Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 9:09 pm
by johnny
What does the light look like because i have no idea which light your talking about lol

Re: Coolant light on then off every few minutes

Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 11:12 pm
by corsaez
i think he may be on about the eml, if thats coming on when driving on load or up a hill, then its either going to be the maf sensor or the egr valve or possibly the icv, to rule these out, take them off and clean them with carb cleaner. if it works then youve just saved 100s of £s. To reset the ecu, just unhook the battery for an hour. if that doesnt work then you may need to take it to a garage to have the ecu reset.

Re: Coolant light on then off every few minutes

Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 11:14 pm
by corsaez
when your bought your new maf sensor, did you buy a cheap one or a branded one (bosch)??? the cheap ones are crap and make things worse imo.

Re: Coolant light on then off every few minutes

Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 12:41 am
by johnny
corsaez wrote:when your bought your new maf sensor, did you buy a cheap one or a branded one (bosch)??? the cheap ones are crap and make things worse imo.
This ^^^ aftermarket parts just break corsas haha

Re: Coolant light on then off every few minutes

Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 12:35 pm
by Gordieboy3
Its a Bosch maf made no difference, still eml on but goes out when any pressure put on accelerator

Re: Coolant light on then off every few minutes

Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 2:17 pm
by johnny
Does the light come on when your coasting ,

Re: Coolant light on then off every few minutes

Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 4:14 pm
by Gordieboy3
Aye comes on when coasting and braking, feels like its gonnae stall then put foot down and its fine

Re: Coolant light on then off every few minutes

Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 5:30 pm
by johnny
Can you get a vid of the icv while reving it, a close up view so can see if its sticking