My 5 year Corsa just passed its MOT last Weds, Emission test ok, however, the Exhaust Emission light has come on & stayed on. Any ideas why, could this be connected to the Petrol poblem scare, although the car drives fine with no problems?- Should I go to a dealer and be ripped off?
2007-03-11 11:47:11 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Vauxhall Opel
I don't think this is caused by the petrol station scares, but you should take your car bk to the garage where it was MOt'd to get it checked out. I work in a vauxhall garage as a service advisor and these lights can come on frequently often with nothing serious wrong with the car. Sometimes sensors can get dirty or pick up wrong signals and these can cause lights to come on as a warning. We usually charge £15 for the car to be diagnosed on Tech 2, but take it back asap if your worried to get it checked out,. When these lights come on the car stores the trouble codes, so it shouldn't take too long to diagnose if there is a problem. Your nearest vauxhall dealer should be able to help, also if you have a copy of the emissions test results from the MOT take that with you.
2007-03-11 23:14:04 · answer #1 · answered by vickyvixen84 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-03 08:59:14 · answer #2 · answered by hric 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-15 04:56:39 · answer #3 · answered by mento 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi there with the newer model vauxhalls the cats are very poor on then, i've come accross afew of these, if you put it on the dianostics it will tell you that the first row lambda is running to ritch and the cat is doing the same, if i was you i would get some descent fuel/injection cleaner in the petrol tank and this should help loads, the descent cleaner is about £15 a bottle but its better than paying £300-£400 for a garage to fix the problem
2007-03-12 01:49:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it back to the garage that did the MOT. If nothing else, ask them what it could be. It's too soon after its test for something to be going wrong that you haven't been advised about, I think.
I suspect it's unlikely to be the petrol scare, but I would think that perhaps something got knocked during the MOT? Maybe that's why it's only now come on?
2007-03-11 11:57:12 · answer #5 · answered by hevs 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it's connected to the petrol scare, as I think it would have carboration problems, eg cutting out, trouble starting, etc.
Sometimes lights on the dashboard come on unnecessarily, doesn't mean there is a problem. Don't go to the dealer yet if you don't trust them, just keep an eye on it.
Check your oil regularly - if your car is burning oil out of the exhaust it will produce alot of emmisions.
2007-03-11 11:58:56 · answer #6 · answered by pstzqueen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be a variety of things, although the fact that a warning light is coming on suggests that it is something to do with the electrical side - there is a possibility of a lambda sensor problem. I would advise taking it to a decent local mechanic where they will most likely hook it up to diagnostics computer for you. If you haven't noticed any major differences in performance and such I wouldn't be too worried.
2007-03-12 01:16:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you sure it is the exhaust emmisions light ?. or is it just the ecu fault light. either way you have a prob. i think that with the corsa you can only get the code read of with tech 2 or other reader at a local garage. ive heard it can cost from £ 30 - 60 just to get it read. check the net as you can do the paperclip test on some vauxhalls but i suspect your car is too new to do this.
2007-03-11 15:41:36 · answer #8 · answered by mowhokman 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋