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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: NML on 28 May 2007, 13:56:35

Title: Engine managemant light has just come on
Post by: NML on 28 May 2007, 13:56:35
I was just driving home from work and the engine management light has just come on. I was driving round a corner then the omega sort of jerked/hesertated very quickly then the light came on.
I got home and turned the car off the turned it on again and the light went off like normal.
Any idea whats going on?
Title: Re: Engine managemant light has just come on
Post by: Craig_R on 28 May 2007, 14:49:45
It will of come on as there might of been a glitch it will have stored the code paper clip test it to find out what happened

Craig
Title: Re: Engine managemant light has just come on
Post by: NML on 28 May 2007, 14:52:40
Cheers m8

This will sound very stupid but what is the paper clip test and how do you do it?

I've heard other people talk about it
Title: Re: Engine managemant light has just come on
Post by: Ronald_McBurger on 28 May 2007, 15:24:28
Sounds like crank sensor to me already. :(
Title: Re: Engine managemant light has just come on
Post by: Craig_R on 28 May 2007, 15:25:02
here is the link to help you understand what the paper clip test is

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152601768

Craig
Title: Re: Engine managemant light has just come on
Post by: Auto Addict on 28 May 2007, 16:00:31
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Cheers m8

This will sound very stupid but what is the paper clip test and how do you do it?

I've heard other people talk about it

It's under FAQ :- http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152601768
Title: Re: Engine managemant light has just come on
Post by: phil her up on 28 May 2007, 16:20:27
When I first got my car a few weeks ago, the orange engine light came on then sometimes stayed off then stayed on all the time, the paper clip test revealed fault 38 ( oxygen sensor voltage fault) naturally I was thinking oh sugar I will have to replace it but it was tight as *uck. then a few days later i was under the car & I unplugged the black connector attaching it to the loom & found 1 pin in the male part of the plug was pushed  in (not level with other pins) I pushed the cable going to that pin back in the plug, then plugged it back together, started up & no more light staying on, its been ok for over a week now. So sometimes the fault could be a connection problem ! worth checking before replacing expensive sensors, oh & I got £100 knocked off the sale price cause the light was on  ;D
Title: Re: Engine managemant light has just come on
Post by: old cruiser on 28 May 2007, 17:21:33
Nice one mate, that's the sort of result I like to hear. :y
Cheers Pete