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[FLD]

When you undo the plugs have a look inside too. Pull off the yellow mesh and check for opened up terminals. That was what mine was with the symptoms you describe. Classic fix is to clean them out first.

[smiley]

Because that's what the dumbfuckski diagnostics computer suggests it absolutely positively has to be (ask Smiley ). As suggested the "loom of doom" would be my first port of call. It's 99.98% certain that a new ECU isn't required, that's for sure.

My butt still hurts from that visit to vauxhall in my first year of ownership. O my, have i learned over the years.
STAY AWAY FROM VAUXHALL WITH ANY THROTTLE RELATED ISSUE.
Get the code(s) read, post them here and we will sort you out.

Edited by smiley, 30 April 2013 - 09:09 PM.

[rob999]

Arse or wallet Smiley? You sure you actually went to Vauxhall?!!

[smiley]

Arse or wallet Smiley? You sure you actually went to Vauxhall?!!

Don't want to confuse people here to much. Their both muppet factories.

edit: here for shock value. STAY AWAY FROM THEM. SERIOUSLY, STAY AWAY.

Edited by smiley, 30 April 2013 - 09:57 PM.

[Mangham54]

Jesus H Christ... €2k and if I remember correctly that didn't even fix the underlying failt did it?

[P11 COV]

Do you have a code reader? If not I am in MK and you could borrow mine to find out. Some might suggest TMS in MK but my experience is that they will just say the same as Vxl. When I had a misfire I paid £8o to be told it could be MAF, coil pack or ECU. Wasn't the most helpful result as I already knew that!

[smiley]

Jesus H Christ... €2k and if I remember correctly that didn't even fix the underlying failt did it?

I did not have the issue after that "fix", but by now i know that contactspray would probably have done the job.

This was the present i got when i picked up the car from them after 2k of repairwork:

[Goosenka]

How did it end up with them? Did they pay for that?

[speedster norway]

Well to put more horror to the Opel/Vauxhall dealer. My first year the brake pads need to be change I paid about 5200,- N.KR thats about 600 GBP.Only for the front brake pads.Mounting are not including.A pretty expencive lesson.....

[smiley]

How did it end up with them? Did they pay for that?

yes.

Edited by smiley, 01 May 2013 - 11:54 AM.

[justsquiffy]

Do you have a code reader? If not I am in MK and you could borrow mine to find out.

Some might suggest TMS in MK but my experience is that they will just say the same as Vxl. When I had a misfire I paid £8o to be told it could be MAF, coil pack or ECU. Wasn't the most helpful result as I already knew that!

Cheers for the offer. Hockey is going to come and have a look this weekend. I might have another go at cleaning the contacts tomorrow. Last time i didn't take them fully apart (yellow bits off)

[vocky]

so it turned out to be five ecu pins corroded off time for a secondhand 'ecu / transponder / key chips' set and a repair to the engine loom ecu plug

[vocky]

if anyone has an ecu set for sale please let the OP know

[justsquiffy]

All sorted now thanks to Vocky. New (2nd hand) ECU successfully installed and problem solved. Thanks for everyone's feedback and thanks again to Vocky for switching the parts.

[Sticky]

It's 99.98% certain that a new ECU isn't required, that's for sure.

Doh!

[Ormes]

.org to the rescue I love this forum

[smiley]

At least a used ecu was used.

[techieboy]

 

It's 99.98% certain that a new ECU isn't required, that's for sure.

Doh!

 

 

What? I allowed for the 0.02% of instances, when that was the real problem.

[justsquiffy]

.org to the rescue I love this forum

I'll drink to that

[vocky]

for future reference purposes.......

 

this is the second time I have seen this exact same problem;

 

the ecu pins in the four row ECU plug socket were corroded and broken off from the ECU itself, this meant they were corroded inside the engine loom plug, so we had to replace six wires in the loom plug to repair the engine loom. Then we simply swapped the ECU, immobiliser transponder (around the steering lock) and the immobiliser chips inside the two keys.

 

ps: glad to help a fellow owner ........ by removing the hard top and fitting the soft top ready for summer