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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: ianrobbo on 09 December 2006, 14:58:29

Title: EM light on & low power
Post by: ianrobbo on 09 December 2006, 14:58:29

Here's the story - brother-in-laws facelift 2.5V6 auto, valve spring broke, had the head off, changed it, all back together again.
When I first started the car after re-assembling it, it ran badly, just changed the leads & plugs, runs lovely now.
But, drive it down the road a bit and the engine management light comes on, and the car loses power, which I guess is limp home mode. Come back home, disconnect the battery, reconnect it again, start the car, drive off, all is well for a couple hundred yards then EM light comes on again, car loses power, etc, etc.

Being a facelift, I gather I can't do a paperclip test, is that correct?

Any suggestions for things I could check before I take it down to the robbers at the Vauxhall dealers?

Title: Re: EM light on & low power
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 09 December 2006, 15:50:29

If its a 2.5 then yes you can.....its only the 2.2/2.6/3.2 facelifts you carnt.

So paperclip test it and post up your results  :y

Title: Re: EM light on & low power
Post by: TheBoy on 09 December 2006, 20:07:19

Yes paperclip test will work on all 2.5 engines.

Wonder if it will come up with 17 - Knock Sensor 2  ::)

Title: Re: EM light on & low power
Post by: Admin on 09 December 2006, 20:26:24

 ;) my thoughts exactly!

Title: Re: EM light on & low power
Post by: STMO123 on 09 December 2006, 20:45:30

You both beat me to it :( Exactly same symptoms as mine( knock sensor 1)

Title: Re: EM light on & low power
Post by: ianrobbo on 09 December 2006, 22:52:01

Bang on - knock sensor 2.

Is this the RH (drivers side) one? If it is, I've already had the aux drivebelt tensioner off, wire's not trapped, no problem.

Is there anywhere else I could have trapped it, maybe the timing belt rear cover? (hope not!)

Title: Re: EM light on & low power
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 10 December 2006, 09:13:38

No, its the passenger side one......common for it to be trapped between the camcover and head following a re-fit.

Title: Re: EM light on & low power
Post by: ianrobbo on 10 December 2006, 09:36:27

Didn't have the cam cover off on the passenger side, it was the other head I had off.

Looks like I need to do more investigation

Title: Re: EM light on & low power
Post by: ianrobbo on 10 December 2006, 13:32:54

Cracked it - the passenger side knock sensor wire was crimped between the timing belt rear cover and the cooling pipe which comes from the thermostat housing.

Quite surprised really, as it hadn't snagged it that hard - I moved it out of the way without removing anything - but it was enough to short it out.

Spliced a new bit of wire in and all is well. Absolute bu**er to get to though!

Title: Re: EM light on & low power
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 10 December 2006, 14:39:26

Good news.......