Meaning of faultcodes, how serious?
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 9:47 am
I need some support, please. The engine warning light of my son's 1999 Corsa B 1.2 ecotec came on on the motorway. He had just bought it and we were driving home. It wouldn't rev properly and wouldn't go any faster than 55 mph in fifth gear. It was fine in city traffic, no warning light. We did notice a slight hesitation on accelleration when shifting gears. We got home fine after the AA guy we called pulled the MAF connector, the engine was seemingly running normal without the MAF connected. The engine light was now permanently on.
I decided to buy a diagnostic scantool to read the faultcodes. I re-attached the MAF connector and cleared the fault memory first. This is what the scan revealed:
Identifier: 0690
systemNameOrEngineType: X12XE
systemSupplierECUHardwareVersionNumber: 01
RepairShopCodeOrTesterSerialNumber: Not programmed
ProgrammingDate: 19990301
CalibrationDate: 300201
Total number of fault codes: 4
P0130 - O2 Sensor Circuit Voltage Low
(02) - Not present
P0403 - EGR Valve Open Circuit
(04) - Present
P0110 - Intake Air Temperature Voltage High
(01) - Not present
P0100 - Mass Air Flow Sensor Voltage Low
(02) - Not present
What exactly does this mean? I am puzzled by the "not present". Does that mean the sensor is not present or dead? How serious are these faults? I get the impression it's the sensors that are failing, not the engine itself
Thanks for the help!
I decided to buy a diagnostic scantool to read the faultcodes. I re-attached the MAF connector and cleared the fault memory first. This is what the scan revealed:
Identifier: 0690
systemNameOrEngineType: X12XE
systemSupplierECUHardwareVersionNumber: 01
RepairShopCodeOrTesterSerialNumber: Not programmed
ProgrammingDate: 19990301
CalibrationDate: 300201
Total number of fault codes: 4
P0130 - O2 Sensor Circuit Voltage Low
(02) - Not present
P0403 - EGR Valve Open Circuit
(04) - Present
P0110 - Intake Air Temperature Voltage High
(01) - Not present
P0100 - Mass Air Flow Sensor Voltage Low
(02) - Not present
What exactly does this mean? I am puzzled by the "not present". Does that mean the sensor is not present or dead? How serious are these faults? I get the impression it's the sensors that are failing, not the engine itself
Thanks for the help!