1995 Vauxhall Corsa Arizona - Engine Light

[Jaybur]

Not sure this is the right place to post this, apologies if so. Whenever I start my engine it cuts out after about 2 minutes of driving or whilst idle accompanied by an engine light. I have replaced the battery as my local garage ran a test and it was basically knackered, but my car is still doing the same. Do you guys have any ideas??

[Buff Mchugelarge]

If the engine light is on then it should have logged a fault code. Pop to your friendly local garage and get it plugged in, this will tell you what is wrong with it and what to fix/replace.











My money is on crank/ cam sensor btw.. or coolant temp sensor

[Jaybur]

Tried that but apparently my cars too old to plug into the diagnostic

[Jaybur]

Bump

[Steve93]

Just google the paper clip test.

[papa3]

Any decent indy garage will have a reader that fits it. Cheap ones online from about £35 and a quick google will show you how to read the codes.

[Jaybur]

Had a family member look at my car and it seems its the cam, does anyone know roughly how much one costs??

[morgrp]

If it starts fine when cold but then dies when warmed up then it could be the coil on the way out - A 95 Corsa prob won't be too old to have a diagnostic system it just probably isn't OBDII that the garage is used to. locate the plug - it'll either be a 10 pin ALDL plug or a 16 pin OBD2 plug either under the bonnet or in the fuse box. Vauxhalls are a pain in the arse to read codes from and most code readers won't read the ECUs (Why they couldn't run a standard OBDII system like nearly all other manufacturers is beyond me) - Try a vauxhall specialist with the right equipment or try finding a cheap vauxhall/GM code reader on Amazon

[devnull]

A garage with a snap on diagnostic reader such as a solus will be able to read the codes on older cars, as long as they have the right personality keys and adapter.

Also there should be a process to flash out the codes on the dash using a paper clip test as mentioned above. I would also agree that the sudden cutout is probably a cam or crank sensor.

[Jaybur]

Thanks for the advice guys

[Rickyy]

Steve93 said:

Just google the paper clip test.

This.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO1a4XkyIqg