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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: GrahamD on 07 April 2011, 15:09:25

Title: Limping Home
Post by: GrahamD on 07 April 2011, 15:09:25

I've come here in the hope of some valuable advice.  MY 2002 2.2 petrol moggie has had a flat battery.  Once I replaced the battery the car is now running in limp home mode.  A nice local mechanic said the code relates to auto gearbox control module problem, but that I should take it to Vauxhall for Tech 2 investigation.  Has anyone got any ideas?
Any help would be geatly appreciated

Title: Re: Limping Home
Post by: TheBoy on 07 April 2011, 15:11:41

Any codes in the gearbox?

Was there *any* codes related to cam sensor in engine ecu?

Don't use dealers, they are poor.  I think Elite Pete is in Cheshire, as is one of our Moderators, Jimbob. I'm sure either could check codes, and advise on next course of action, all for the cost of a drink ;)

Title: Re: Limping Home
Post by: GrahamD on 09 April 2011, 20:10:00

codes are:  P0700 & P1700

Title: Re: Limping Home
Post by: Mysteryman on 09 April 2011, 20:13:53

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1197277610

Title: Re: Limping Home
Post by: pscocoa on 09 April 2011, 23:07:11

GrahamD - are you sure it is in limp mode - does the car give very sluggish performance etc? Forget the dash lights for now - if it is in limp mode all the time then a bit unusual compared to the times I have had those codes come up

Title: Re: Limping Home
Post by: GrahamD on 11 April 2011, 14:54:01

Yes, If in Drive it starts in 3rd gear, If I manually select it is jerking between 1st and 2nd.  Very little power all the time.  Won't rev freely but will slowly make its way up to 70 + on the motorway.  Just doesn't seem to want to go beyond 3500 revs.

Title: Re: Limping Home
Post by: RobG on 11 April 2011, 15:06:06

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Yes, If in Drive it starts in 3rd gear, If I manually select it is jerking between 1st and 2nd.  Very little power all the time.  Won't rev freely but will slowly make its way up to 70 + on the motorway.  Just doesn't seem to want to go beyond 3500 revs.

Can you rev through that when the car is at idle

Title: Re: Limping Home
Post by: GrahamD on 11 April 2011, 15:15:39

Yes, I can rev through that when the car is in park.

Title: Re: Limping Home
Post by: RobG on 11 April 2011, 15:22:22

To the redline or does it max out around 4.5K

Title: Re: Limping Home
Post by: GrahamD on 11 April 2011, 15:33:22

I think it goes beyond 4.5k, but haven't redlined it.

Title: Re: Limping Home
Post by: TheBoy on 11 April 2011, 18:47:07

Any codes stored in gearbox, as both of those suggest gearbox fault (though they can appear if the cam sensor has failed, but 99% of the time, that is logged)

Title: Re: Limping Home
Post by: GrahamD on 11 April 2011, 21:43:54

I have only been given those codes.  How do I check for more?

Title: Re: Limping Home
Post by: davethediver on 11 April 2011, 21:48:28

Needs hooking back up to a code reader :(

Title: Re: Limping Home
Post by: kcl on 12 April 2011, 12:38:23

are the selector lights behaving ok? Mine gave the 1700 when the selector position switch was fubar, also gave 0500  :-/