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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Deuce on 30 August 2011, 20:29:07
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This evening my car/spanner light came on and it stays on even after switching the engine off and on. The car drives no different from before. I've had it a week now and done a few hundred miles. I read on here somewhere that this could be the cam sensor. Is it an easy fix?
What else could it be?
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Pedal trick on the 2.6. Unlikely to be cam sensor
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1189022687
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This evening my car/spanner light came on and it stays on even after switching the engine off and on. The car drives no different from before. I've had it a week now and done a few hundred miles. I read on here somewhere that this could be the cam sensor. Is it an easy fix?
What else could it be?
0420/0430 may well have appeared .. quite a common problem on the 2.6 / 3.2 engines makes absolutely no difference to how the engine runs .. but of course the light being on would "mask" a more serious problem.
Pedal trick as Rob says and post up the result .. :)
Stick your location in your profile, someone with a reader/resetter may be near you to help :)
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Cheers, will give that a go.
I have an OBD2 reader but I can't find the socket.
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This evening my car/spanner light came on and it stays on even after switching the engine off and on. The car drives no different from before. I've had it a week now and done a few hundred miles. I read on here somewhere that this could be the cam sensor. Is it an easy fix?
What else could it be?
0420/0430 may well have appeared .. quite a common problem on the 2.6 / 3.2 engines makes absolutely no difference to how the engine runs .. but of course the light being on would "mask" a more serious problem.
Pedal trick as Rob says and post up the result .. :)
Stick your location in your profile, someone with a reader/resetter may be near you to help :)
Will take notes and try this tonight and let you know.
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Cheers, will give that a go.
I have an OBD2 reader but I can't find the socket.
Socket is in the fuse box under the steering wheel .. right by your knees !! :)
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Cheers, will give that a go.
I have an OBD2 reader but I can't find the socket.
Socket is in the fuse box under the steering wheel .. right by your knees !! :)
Cheers!
Just done the pedal trick and looked up the codes
Got 1614
(P1614 Wrong Transponder Key Immobiliser)
Then the flashing paused and I got 1523
(P1523 Electronic Throttle Control Malfunction)
When I picked up the car I filled up with fuel and the key came apart and would not start the car after I put it back together, I got home on the spare before checking the floor the next day to find a small plastic bit which I fitted into the broken key and hey presto, it worked again. Could the 1614 be a stored code from then? and the 1523 be my current problem?
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Clear both codes to reset the light then re-start engine see what happens with the spanner light
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As RobG says, clear out what is in there, then see what comes back when :)
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Good news. I found the fuses and OBD socket and plugged my scan tool into it. As soon as I asked the scanner to read the codes, the light went out and it found no codes.
Funny thing is that I did not ask the scanner to delete anything??
Anyway, sorted for now.
Thanks guys. :y
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Good news. I found the fuses and OBD socket and plugged my scan tool into it. As soon as I asked the scanner to read the codes, the light went out and it found no codes.
Funny thing is that I did not ask the scanner to delete anything??
Anyway, sorted for now.
Thanks guys. :y
If/when it comes back on, do pedal trick again (I'm slightly suspicious of you obd2 tool deleting codes), and see what that says.
Keep us informed :y