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General Car Chat / Re: Zafira EML Flashing While Driving...
« on: 29 November 2011, 17:12:46 »
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Omega General Help / Re: Quick one - price of a thermostat?
« on: 29 November 2011, 16:13:01 »
Is the thermostat a copper looking thing that screws in one end and something for a plug to plug in the other?? If so I have a brand new v6 genuine one here for very little...
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General Car Chat / Re: Zafira EML Flashing While Driving...
« on: 29 November 2011, 14:56:10 »
Its dry black, but then its had tonnes of engine cleaner in it recently, what does dry black mean?...Z16XE indeed...engine running seems to be improving regularly...just meant it was good news in the respect that it wasnt firing at all before and the plug was still as new looking as the day I put it in...
Just checked the codes again and the non present codes are P300 Misfire at low fuel level and P303 misfire cyl 3...odd as it was cyl 1 that had no compression...
Just checked the codes again and the non present codes are P300 Misfire at low fuel level and P303 misfire cyl 3...odd as it was cyl 1 that had no compression...
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General Car Chat / Re: Zafira EML Flashing While Driving...
« on: 29 November 2011, 14:35:42 »
Have read the codes, initially they just said misfire cyl 3...
Last time I read them it included a list that had a stuck valve (cant remember which one) and something about the knock sensor...its using oil as the rings are stuck and so leaking oil (at least thats my theory atm) so having to top up regularly...not noticed if this stops the flashing or not
Just removed the plugs and cyl 1 plug is now very black...a good sign I think as presumably its now got some compression after cleaning...and it is running better...and the EML light has gone off
Last time I read them it included a list that had a stuck valve (cant remember which one) and something about the knock sensor...its using oil as the rings are stuck and so leaking oil (at least thats my theory atm) so having to top up regularly...not noticed if this stops the flashing or not
Just removed the plugs and cyl 1 plug is now very black...a good sign I think as presumably its now got some compression after cleaning...and it is running better...and the EML light has gone off
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General Car Chat / Re: engine reader
« on: 29 November 2011, 13:30:29 »
"My Naff Code Reader" is excellent for pretty much all Vauxhalls of all age from 94 on
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General Car Chat / Re: Zafira EML Flashing While Driving...
« on: 29 November 2011, 13:17:11 »Quotewhen accelerating the EML flashes
also there was a fault which caused this but in early cars 2000 ? which was an earth wire between airflow sensor and ecu the remedy was to install another cable
I did notice that when starting the car the fuel guage seems to flicker ad drop and thought about a possible earth issue so may well check this plus the degree of misfire varies...slight when cold then becomes more severe as car warms up
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General Car Chat / Re: Zafira EML Flashing While Driving...
« on: 29 November 2011, 13:14:17 »
Major misfiring as cylinder 1 is not firing...not the coil pack though as that's been replaced...majorly suspect clogged up rings causing the zero compression on cylinder 1...plenty of engine and fuel cleaner being applied which does seem to be making improvements but still some flash under heavier load...just thought the EML was either on...or off...never seen one flash before
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General Car Chat / What's a Heavy Flush??
« on: 29 November 2011, 09:22:20 »
Engine flush that is...just overdosing the engine cleaner?
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General Car Chat / Zafira EML Flashing While Driving...
« on: 29 November 2011, 09:20:56 »
The EML is off on the Zafira 1.6 (52 plate) but sometimes when accelerating the EML flashes, a steady on off, not flickering. What does it mean??
When I stop accelerating it goes back off and stays off (although on occasion it stays on but still flashes when accelerating)
When I stop accelerating it goes back off and stays off (although on occasion it stays on but still flashes when accelerating)
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General Car Chat / Re: m.o.t ?
« on: 27 November 2011, 10:15:06 »
Your not breaking any rules if its off road...as said only if its taxed but not insured...how long before you are planning to do the work though...why pay for tax and potentially invalid insurance if you are not panning to fix it for 3 or 4 months?? Put them all back in force when its sorted??
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General Car Chat / Re: What do the rings do and how do they work?
« on: 26 November 2011, 20:17:57 »
Also, would removing the spark plug and pouring in some kind of cleaner leaving it over night make a difference?? If so, what cleaner is best for this? Redex?? Carb Cleaner??
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General Car Chat / Re: What do the rings do and how do they work?
« on: 26 November 2011, 20:15:32 »
Thanks for the replies 
So far just stuck some very heavy handed redex in...put some engine flush in the oil...will any do or are some better than others?? Do I then do an oil change or leave it cleaning for a while?? Certainly loads of crap has flushed out the exhaust since I did that...
When I changed the spark plugs they were all pretty bad, covered in a heavy deposit of black stuff, but cylinder 1, the one that currently has no compression, was dreadful even when compared to the rest...
So what's a heavy flush??
So far just stuck some very heavy handed redex in...put some engine flush in the oil...will any do or are some better than others?? Do I then do an oil change or leave it cleaning for a while?? Certainly loads of crap has flushed out the exhaust since I did that...When I changed the spark plugs they were all pretty bad, covered in a heavy deposit of black stuff, but cylinder 1, the one that currently has no compression, was dreadful even when compared to the rest...
So what's a heavy flush??
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General Car Chat / What do the rings do and how do they work?
« on: 25 November 2011, 16:31:16 »
Seems at least one ring has gummed up on my Zafira...at least thats the distinct possibility...so what do they do and how do they work?
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: WANTED Any breakers got a drivers side door mirror, from 1998 car?
« on: 25 November 2011, 16:28:37 »
I have blue and silver ones here...might be worth you finding a pair in satin red though and effectively upgrading your car at the same time? 
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General Car Chat / Re: A certain we buy your car company
« on: 20 November 2011, 10:51:58 »
Put our 52 plate zafira with 4 months tax and 7 months MOT into it recently £235...its worth more driving it into a scrapyard and weighing it in and the tax is worth £80 on top