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Omega General Help / Re: How to clean the EGR on 2.2i

« on: 15 June 2007, 14:46:00 »

ive done the 2.2 diesel but that EGR was easy to get to;

take off intake pipe, take off vac pipe, take off 2 securing bolts (star shaped); and teh EGR comes off... just cleaned it with a degreaser/gunk & carb cleaner.... but you can only clean the plunger part of it.

i was told taking off the vac pipe disables the EGR but it doesnt; makes car rev rough and EML lights up.

the EGR i have you cant blank off either as the plunger is in the way...

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 Dti Cutting out

« on: 07 June 2007, 12:00:16 »

thanks mate; my P1220 isnt present (or wasnt when they cleared the codes and re-checked)... ive not had the codes re-checked; infact cars in my bro's drive and has been there for a while... im on my push bike at the mo.


do you still have P1590 showing up?

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 Dti Cutting out

« on: 05 June 2007, 09:23:23 »

bumpy

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 Dti Cutting out

« on: 04 June 2007, 11:07:08 »

thanks Sebi; keep me posted and if i get any where i'll do the same...

i didnt do anything to the car this weekend; ive checked what i can; had another (ex) mechanic (old school type who is a friend of my fathers) come and have a look, he checked stuff like fuel pump, compression etc, scratched his head and said dunno whats up with it...

so far im thinking (although im no expert);

1) temp sensor or something related to temp.... dont know where this sensor is though.
2) EGR valve; even though it moves im not sure if the vac pressure can move it?
3) the EGR Vac solonoid; dont know why i think it may be this but its cropped up a few times in searching the tinternet...

anymore to the list?

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 Dti Cutting out

« on: 04 June 2007, 10:07:46 »

Sebi1964 you certainly have the same fault codes as me  :-?

so P1220 is the IP? mine didnt log this again and it was probably logged when i was checking the vac lines and elec connections and stuff.... ive never had the codes read on this car or cleared so could be an old one.

what did they tell you what P1590 was?

Osealy; thanks for the reply, im tending to think temp sensor (or something temp related) as i cant figure out why it drives normal when stone cold. However mine starts first time (touch wood) and idles properly.... just doesnt like being driven.

Sebi1964; mine doesnt smoke at all (unless it skips a beat then it just dumps unburnt fuel through), i had smoking probs on a bmw and that was a leaking injector; it was dense white smoke (Stealers wanted to change the turbo, cats & intercooler!!!)... i see yours only does 1500 rpm.... mine does 3000 or on a good day around 3500   how does yours drive when the engine is cold (usually if left overnight)?

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 Dti Cutting out

« on: 01 June 2007, 09:48:30 »

bump

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 Dti Cutting out

« on: 30 May 2007, 15:25:22 »

just been reading around other forums ( ) and i came across a thread where a guy had the fault code P1590 but he described it as "Vac solonoid" using Tech2.

link is http://www.cavweb-forums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=128210&highlight=P1590

so my question is would different code readers bring up different descriptions? also is the Vac solonoid where the EGR vac pipe connects to and also the actuator vac pipe?

this is baffling....

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 Dti Cutting out

« on: 30 May 2007, 10:31:41 »

i took advantage of the good weather yesterday and managed to locate the EGR valve, its just above the intake pipe that comes from the intercooler to the intake manifold.

i have taken some pics and will do write up this weekend as theres not much info on the 2.2dti engine; it may help someone....

anyway; the EGR itself was not mega dirty but the plunger was stuck; got it clean and the plunger was moving again. i also cleaned out the intake pipe as this was quite cruddy. put the car back together and whilst cold it drove better than before; however once temp got up the dreaded jerking/cutting out started again  

whilst i had the pipes off i checked all the vac pipes i could see and they were all okay (i.e. none had come off); checked a few extra elec connections that i could see and all were clean. i noticed the intake was quite dirty too but i couldnt take this off as the fuel lines are in the way.

where should i go from here? is there a possiblity that the fault code related to the elecs isnt linked?
also i was thinking about the suggestion of the engine temp sensor.... is this above the thermostat and worth changing?

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 Dti Cutting out

« on: 24 May 2007, 11:10:44 »

Haynes won't cover any diesel model

it never ends .... any info on the net or other books i can get any info from?

i guess i wont be going to halfruads then...

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 Dti Cutting out

« on: 24 May 2007, 11:06:55 »

thanks Mark will do; going to pop down to halfrauds at lunch; i have a feeling a haynes manual will be a very handy thing to have around for the next few weeks;

your advice is very much appreciated mate  

will keep you posted.

Raf

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 Dti Cutting out

« on: 24 May 2007, 10:09:45 »

Omegatoy thanks for the response; its been serviced not so long ago with all new filters & oil. i havent covered many miles since the service (perhaps about 2000 or so). do you know where the engine temp sensor is; i'll get one ordered (i assume a dealer part only?).

Mark (cheers buddy), i really wish i lived near MK!.... i felt really frustrated when he said that his diagnosis is based on past experience; i thought he would have done something to check the ecu. ive been researching and it seems that everyone who's had pump or pump ecu failures haven't been able to start their car.

im not sure what to do now really (short of driving it off a cliff); these cowboys dont even have vac gauges....  

i could do with a list of things to check/clean....

first port of call; buy a haynes manual (will this have the vac pipe setup in it so that i can make sure its all on correct?)
going to change the engine temp sensor, clean the EGR...

im going to have another look for a shorting wire but this time i'll strip off all the intake pipes etc so that i have more space to observe.

is there a way to check the MAF? can i disconnect it and see if the car runs better?

thanks again for all your input everyone

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 Dti Cutting out

« on: 23 May 2007, 17:02:36 »

just picked the car up; he said he checked the wiring loom and couldnt see a short anywhere and checked pin 39 & 93 (which he said was the engine temp sensor??) which are fine. asked him how he got to this conclusion (about the ecu) and he said he's had them before & its common on vauxhalls. not sure if thats a proper diagnostic.

ive been researching on the net and so far everyone who's had the fuel pump ecu go t!ts up have been unable to start the car; mine starts and idles spot on. i queried this and he said its usually non starts but not always....

i can understand how it can be the fuel pump but wouldn't this happen all the time? i.e. even from a cold start?

also can these be repaired? or bought seperate to the fuel pump?

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 Dti Cutting out

« on: 23 May 2007, 14:05:03 »

sorry ive been away for a while (as well as spending a week in hospital!) but i have an update and it aint good news unfortunatley....

i managed to get the car into an auto electrician today  and printed off everyones kind suggestions as to what the problem is and asked him to look at the car.

he rang me just now and said that he's done the fast running test across the battery and voltage regulator is okay.

he checked Pin 93 & 39 and they are okay and after testing some more he said that the fuel pump in the engine bay (perhaps the ignition pump he's talking about) has an ECU on top of it and that is knackered but i have to get both together which will cost me £700!!!

i haven't picked up the car yet and ive asked him to jot down his diagnosis.

one thing i have noticed is that when the car is cold (in the mornings really) it drives fine so i was suspecting something like the lambda sensor wire earthing or similar; i had a look myself but couldnt see anything myself hence i went the auto electrician route.

i do have some add on wires in the bigger fuse box by the battery (one with a Hella relay); my car has had a tow bar fitted later so im suspecting these are related. but nothing i could see that was bare or possibly earthing.

what i dont want to do is spend £700 or so and still have the problem.... can someone please point me in the right direction as to what i should do next...im not sure on this guys diagnosis and wanted to know if theres anything i should be asking him or perhaps how he got to that conclusion?

many thanks

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 Dti Cutting out

« on: 27 April 2007, 19:43:27 »

thanks mark will do & report back; has this conclusion got something to do with Pin 39 ecu? ive been googling that for ages trying find out anything about it but had no luck.

can i ask if there is a way of telling which the 5V sensor feed is?

thanks again

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 Dti Cutting out

« on: 27 April 2007, 17:08:24 »

there is a closer auto electrician but this guy is his friend so all elec work usually goes to him. ive not messed with any electrical stuff ( i did wash the engine but that was some time & mileage before the problem started); i checked all the elec connectors i could to make sure non were rusty and all were fine. not had any bulbs blowing; elecs been working fine and still are.

his friend reckons a new alternator possibly (without looking & based on the fault codes); anybody know what "over volt on pin 39 ecu" means; i.e. what is the relevance of pin 39?

been googling P1590 but it appears its a common fault code on Subaru's; so hard to see the wood for the trees.

will also check the battery voltage over the weekend although the indy did check this and said it was okay; i'll check it on fast idle also as im not sure if he would have done that.

anymore angles on this peeps?