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the paperclip test???

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:21 pm
by wayne the wheel
i have heard things about this paperclip test but what the hell is it??? :? :?

the paperclip test???

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:40 pm
by sach

the paperclip test???

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:53 pm
by wayne the wheel
thanx mate is it safe to do have you done it??? he he dont want to blow car up

the paperclip test???

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:51 pm
by sach
cant do it 2 my car. post 98 vauxhall it dose not work on

the paperclip test???

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:57 pm
by wayne the wheel
what do you mean by post 98? as in after 98? mine is an s reg can i not do it then?

sorry to be a pain

thanx

the paperclip test???

Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:10 am
by sach
no after 98

the paperclip test???

Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:06 pm
by DaNnY LaD
this is what it says on the topbuzz website

Please note on newer ECU cars in the region of 2000 onwards, most now use ECU codes which can not be read out via the paper clip method. You will have to consult a ECU/fault code specialist or your nearest Vauxhall/Opel Dealer.

and ive done it on mine

the paperclip test???

Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:41 pm
by corsa_boy_mark
im gutted,just seen this post only today after going for a diagnostic test this morning!!!

they told me it was the oxygen sensor(lamba) which in the fault code guide is 13

i just tried the paper clip test and it has told me exactly the same :(

could av saved £40

the paperclip test???

Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:45 pm
by JoeyB
Good ol paper clip test.

I\'ve used it on my old Cav GSI and my 1998 Vectra...worked fine on that

the paperclip test???

Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 10:29 pm
by wayne the wheel
is there a chance of blowing the ecu???? this is kind of stopping me shoving paperclips in to the socket

the paperclip test???

Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:59 am
by corsa_boy_mark
dont think so...i wouldnt have thought so mate...

if it blew your ecu then the real diagnostic tester would do the same as all you are doing is putting metal in the holes that the diagnostic tester will also do :)

the paperclip test???

Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:22 pm
by wayne the wheel
oh right thanx