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[NML]

I was just driving home from work and the engine management light has just come on. I was driving round a corner then the omega sort of jerked/hesertated very quickly then the light came on.
I got home and turned the car off the turned it on again and the light went off like normal.
Any idea whats going on?

[Craig_R]

It will of come on as there might of been a glitch it will have stored the code paper clip test it to find out what happened

Craig

[NML]

Cheers m8

This will sound very stupid but what is the paper clip test and how do you do it?

I've heard other people talk about it

[Ronald_McBurger]

Sounds like crank sensor to me already.

[Craig_R]

here is the link to help you understand what the paper clip test is

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152601768

Craig

[Auto Addict]

Cheers m8

This will sound very stupid but what is the paper clip test and how do you do it?

I've heard other people talk about it

It's under FAQ :- http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152601768

[phil her up]

When I first got my car a few weeks ago, the orange engine light came on then sometimes stayed off then stayed on all the time, the paper clip test revealed fault 38 ( oxygen sensor voltage fault) naturally I was thinking oh sugar I will have to replace it but it was tight as *uck. then a few days later i was under the car & I unplugged the black connector attaching it to the loom & found 1 pin in the male part of the plug was pushed  in (not level with other pins) I pushed the cable going to that pin back in the plug, then plugged it back together, started up & no more light staying on, its been ok for over a week now. So sometimes the fault could be a connection problem ! worth checking before replacing expensive sensors, oh & I got £100 knocked off the sale price cause the light was on  

[old cruiser]

Nice one mate, that's the sort of result I like to hear.
Cheers Pete