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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: patrick shine on 14 April 2010, 11:18:40

Title: engine sometimes stalls when i need to stop
Post by: patrick shine on 14 April 2010, 11:18:40
Hi i am a newb and this is my first posting.
can anyone give me some idea on what is happening when i sometimes want to come to a halt at a road junction the revs drop below normal and the car stalls and i get some lights come on ie. brake, generator etc type lights
The car is a vauxhall omegs 2 litre R reg,
I would appreciate if someone can help
 thank you Pat
Title: Re: engine sometimes stalls when i need to stop
Post by: Kevin Wood on 14 April 2010, 11:20:18
Welcome to the forum. :y

First step is to try a paperclip test as described here and report back any codes it flashes out : http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1189022687

Kevin
Title: Re: engine sometimes stalls when i need to stop
Post by: patrick shine on 14 April 2010, 12:38:35
Hi Kevin thank you for your advice i will try out the paper clip trick A S A P

Regards
Pat
Title: Re: engine sometimes stalls when i need to stop
Post by: cmeonthemove on 14 April 2010, 12:55:13
First thing to try would be to clean the ICV (Idle Control Valve).
Title: Re: engine sometimes stalls when i need to stop
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 14 April 2010, 12:56:46
Throttle body, ICV and breather clean as per the maintenance guide requried
Title: Re: engine sometimes stalls when i need to stop
Post by: patrick shine on 14 April 2010, 13:44:56
Hi kevin the fuse box in my r reg omega is not under the steering wheel but under the bonnet, is there another such test for my car.
Regards
Pat Shine
Title: Re: engine sometimes stalls when i need to stop
Post by: Jimbob on 14 April 2010, 13:47:09
Quote
Hi kevin the fuse box in my r reg omega is not under the steering wheel but under the bonnet, is there another such test for my car.
Regards
Pat Shine


look again, a little more thoroughly, there is a catch at the top dead centre, under the steering wheel to release the cover.

sounds most like a good service needed, with the bits above doing, but there may be faults logged too  :y
Title: Re: engine sometimes stalls when i need to stop
Post by: Kevin Wood on 14 April 2010, 13:48:09
Clean the ICV, etc. first and you might not need to worry about the code read.  ;)

Kevin