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Title: Misfiring and Yellow light on the dashboard
Post by: going crazy on 15 January 2010, 23:38:47

I have been thanking my good fortune, my N reg did not give me any trouble in this weather until this evening!

My mig started fine but then it decided to misfire, the misfiring continued but I was interested in parking it as a safe place few hundred yards away and when I forced the engine to start and manually push it into drive the EML came on and the misfiring is continuing.

Can anyone please help me understand what it might be and why the sudden misfiring?

Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Misfiring and Yellow light on the dashboard
Post by: rustym95 on 15 January 2010, 23:42:32

do a paper clip test, should give codes so can see what is wrong.
http://images.omegaowners.com/images/guides/paperclip_test/paperclip.html

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1189022687 :y do these first. :y

Title: Re: Misfiring and Yellow light on the dashboard
Post by: al brown on 15 January 2010, 23:42:33

you need to check for fault codes first
Al

Title: Re: Misfiring and Yellow light on the dashboard
Post by: going crazy on 15 January 2010, 23:51:32

Thanks, does the paper clip work on the basic GLS 4 pod model?

Title: Re: Misfiring and Yellow light on the dashboard
Post by: rustym95 on 15 January 2010, 23:52:25

yes just follow the video should be fine, then put code down on a bit of paper it repeats 3 times on each fault code.

Title: Re: Misfiring and Yellow light on the dashboard
Post by: al brown on 15 January 2010, 23:53:14

I am sure it does

Title: Re: Misfiring and Yellow light on the dashboard
Post by: going crazy on 15 January 2010, 23:58:38

Thanks, will try tomorrow, had to leave the car at a friends place.

Finally, the light which comes on is the one in the speedometer per the video it is one on the right on the flashing light

Title: Re: Misfiring and Yellow light on the dashboard
Post by: rustym95 on 16 January 2010, 00:00:19

yeah thats ok yours 95.

Title: Re: Misfiring and Yellow light on the dashboard
Post by: going crazy on 16 January 2010, 00:09:32

Yep! It is a N reg 95 which never misfired until now and I am clueless

Title: Re: Misfiring and Yellow light on the dashboard
Post by: rustym95 on 16 January 2010, 00:11:41

mine 95 M, could be any thing so need to get the code to find out what could be wrong. :y

Title: Re: Misfiring and Yellow light on the dashboard
Post by: going crazy on 16 January 2010, 11:34:43

Mine was first registered late 95, as they did not do 01, 51 series then I reckon they just moved on to the next digit.

Title: Re: Misfiring and Yellow light on the dashboard
Post by: going crazy on 17 January 2010, 12:15:04

Right,

I have now checked the codes on my EML and the only code I get is 92. Looking up the maintaince section it translates to

92 Camshaft sensor Incorrect signal

Now, here is the wierd thing, this morning the vechicle started fine and there is no EML light on the dashboard. What does this mean? Any pointers / help is appericiated as always.

Many thanks,
Suhas

Title: Re: Misfiring and Yellow light on the dashboard
Post by: sparkyw666. on 17 January 2010, 12:42:14

you need a new camshaft sensor mate . Only buy genuine vx parts :y

Title: Re: Misfiring and Yellow light on the dashboard
Post by: going crazy on 18 January 2010, 09:51:37

Thanks, Mate.

A silly question for all the experts though, why is my EML light not switched on allthe time informing the user of a stored fault code.

Title: Re: Misfiring and Yellow light on the dashboard
Post by: TheBoy on 18 January 2010, 10:37:52

Cam sensor, common issue on 4 cylinder models. Symptoms normally include difficulty starting, sometimes (not always) a 4.5k rpm limiter, and sometimes (not always) automatic gearbox limp.