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Engine management light

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 8:56 pm
by sknowles1
Hi peeps was wondering if anyone knew what my problem could be basically my engine management light comes on after around 20 mins of driving stays on till I switch engine off then dies the se thing again tia

Re: Engine management light

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 9:29 pm
by stanc3w0rks
Egr valve

Re: Engine management light

Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 12:38 am
by andy w
As stance says buddy ya need either take it off clean the chaimber and piston as the clog up over time or replace it or blank it off

Re: Engine management light

Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 9:12 am
by coupe77
Sounds like egr but to be 100% have the codes read


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Re: Engine management light

Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 12:53 pm
by sknowles1
Can u read codes on p reg 1.2 and if so where ecu reader point

Re: Engine management light

Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 1:16 pm
by stanc3w0rks
8 or 16 valve?

Re: Engine management light

Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:17 pm
by sknowles1
8v

Re: Engine management light

Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:50 pm
by andy w
U cam do a paper clip test of it mate the port is by the fuses below the steering wheel but my 8v corsa did the same as u and turned out to be the egr all I did was clean it as it was clogged up big time after I did that no eml light what so ever and no problems occured

Re: Engine management light

Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 3:12 pm
by sknowles1
Cheers I'll give it ago

Re: Engine management light

Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 3:24 pm
by andy w
There is a thead on how to do the paper clip test and its anoying when the lights constantly turns on :lol: but if the egr is fine then I would go for the cts sensor