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Title: Newbie needs help ( don't we all )
Post by: pazz on 06 January 2009, 22:08:57: Hi Guy's could somebody help me with this? I have a 2.5 on a 96 plate.
I've left the car for 2 weeks and had to jump start it as batt was dead , the car was running fine after this, the next day after driving for 10 mins the car started running a bit lumpy like or is a missfire but then an orange light came on ( looks like an engine ,sorry don't have a manual so not sure what it is telling me) and then the brake pedal went hard and i had no brakes. is this major or something simple?
its a nice car but it's not worth much and don't want to spend hundreds on it.

Thanks .

Matt.
Title: Re: Newbie needs help ( don't we all )
Post by: iainb on 06 January 2009, 22:14:03: Your seems to have gone into limp mode.
But why ?
Title: Re: Newbie needs help ( don't we all )
Post by: shanjon on 06 January 2009, 22:15:25: orange light will be engine management light warning that something is wrong, you could try the paperclip test , this will tell you of any fault codes stored on the cars ecu
Title: Re: Newbie needs help ( don't we all )
Post by: RobG on 06 January 2009, 22:16:15: Paperclip test here :y http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1189022687
Title: Re: Newbie needs help ( don't we all )
Post by: shanjon on 06 January 2009, 22:17:25: paperclip test is explained here http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1189022687
Title: Re: Newbie needs help ( don't we all )
Post by: iainb on 06 January 2009, 22:17:48: Post your results and help will follow
Title: Re: Newbie needs help ( don't we all )
Post by: shanjon on 06 January 2009, 22:18:02: Quote
Paperclip test here :y http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1189022687

you beat me to it :y
Title: Re: Newbie needs help ( don't we all )
Post by: RobG on 06 January 2009, 22:20:09: Quote
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Paperclip test here :y http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1189022687

you beat me to it :y
What`s a minute between miggy owners :) :) :)
Title: Re: Newbie needs help ( don't we all )
Post by: pazz on 06 January 2009, 22:25:36: Thanks everyone for such a quick response , I'll give it a go tomorrow .

Matt.
Title: Re: Newbie needs help ( don't we all )
Post by: Omega man 2 on 06 January 2009, 22:45:50: Quote
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Paperclip test here :y http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1189022687

you beat me to it :y
What`s a minute between miggy owners :) :) :)

Winning/loosing at the lights ;D
Title: Re: Newbie needs help ( don't we all )
Post by: pazz on 07 January 2009, 13:24:00: Hi Guy's I got a fault code of 132.

Thanks..

Matt
Title: Re: Newbie needs help ( don't we all )
Post by: RobG on 07 January 2009, 13:28:15: EGR valve playing up :y
Title: Re: Newbie needs help ( don't we all )
Post by: pazz on 07 January 2009, 13:35:48: Would this cause the brake pedal to go hard so you have no brakes , sorry no micanic just tinker what and where and how much is EGR valve? my batt is totaly dead so is it and electrical thing a new batt my help?
Title: Re: Newbie needs help ( don't we all )
Post by: RobG on 07 January 2009, 13:42:33: EGR nothing to do with brakes just controls emissions. Easy enouggh to remove and clean. Some owners just remove and blank off. See here for where it is. First pic. to the right of the coolant expansion tank :y http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1189893355
Title: Re: Newbie needs help ( don't we all )
Post by: pazz on 07 January 2009, 13:54:37: Thanks Rob , if the engine is running really rough due to EGR valve would this effect the brake's? ( sorry, the pedal went stiff like when you pump pedel when the enging isn't running ).

Thanks..

Matt
Title: Re: Newbie needs help ( don't we all )
Post by: Grumpy on 07 January 2009, 15:19:39: If your brake pedal is hard it's probably because you're not getting
any servo assistance.

This could be because you have a disconnection or break in your
vacuum system pipe network.

The assistance is given by your vacuum system which is downstream
of your MAF. If you do have a break in your vacuum system, this
would result in your engine drawing in large quantities of unmetered
air which would give you very rough/ poor running.

Go to your brake reservoir, behind your coolant water expansion/top-up
reservoir, and you'll see a big round metal lump attached to the rear
engine bulkhead just in front of where the driver sits.

Find the black rubber hose coming out of it. Follow this hose, and all
branches out of it until you find a disconnection/ break/ hole.

Fix that and get your brakes working again. When you've fixed your
brakes, then you can investigate your EGR paperclip fault.
Title: Re: Newbie needs help ( don't we all )
Post by: Elite Pete on 07 January 2009, 15:21:51: Where are you Matt?
Title: Re: Newbie needs help ( don't we all )
Post by: pazz on 07 January 2009, 16:50:25: Thanks grumpy I know what you mean , i'll check that first.

Thanks..

Matt
Title: Re: Newbie needs help ( don't we all )
Post by: pazz on 07 January 2009, 16:52:01: Hi Elite Pete , I'm in sunbury on thames middlesex ( just near kempton park )

Matt.
Title: Re: Newbie needs help ( don't we all )
Post by: Elite Pete on 07 January 2009, 16:58:35: Quote
Hi Elite Pete , I'm in sunbury on thames middlesex ( just near kempton park )

Matt.
Its a bit far for me to take a look :(
Title: Re: Newbie needs help ( don't we all )
Post by: pazz on 07 January 2009, 18:04:17: That's ok I enjoy tinkering , not looking forward to changing plugs and leads though ha ha