ECU flashing/ fault reading?

[James_Mould]

Please bare with me as I have never had to do this before.

I decided to run take the Calibra to work today to give it a run. On the way home the engine magement light came on I thought I would have a go at reading the fault codes. I found this site to help me:

http://everything2.com/title/How+to+rea ... me+GM+cars

Is this correct? only when I fash mine it flashes 10 times, pause, once, pause, then flashes again 10 times.

Any help would be very much appreciated and if any one has a better set of instructions or list of fault codes to the one on the site above it would be a great help.

Thanks in advance.

[RobbieV]

Try this one -

http://www.topbuzz.co.uk/info/fault_cod ... _codes.htm

[MarkV6]

try this site

http://www.topbuzz.co.uk/info/fault_codes/fault_codes.htm

If your still having trouble, give me a shout...


Dammit MrV

But I'm closer

[James_Mould]

Thanks guys I will have a read through and have another tomorrow as ive got day off work and will have more light to seee what im doing. I will let you know how I get on. I will let you kow if i get stuck Mark.

[James_Mould]

I finally managed to get out and look at the cally today. Got the hang of flashing the ECU now. The web site above helped alot. Shows up fault code 13 (oxygen sensor). Checked the connection and seems ok. So I guess the sensor is worn out. I will get another one from Vauxhall tomorrow. Also did a few other bits and pieces too.

[BazV6er]

pretty good hey james , and just with the aid of a paperclip saves paying £50 for a diagnostic at a specialists.

[James_Mould]

Yeah it sure is Baz. Thats £50 I can put towards something better for the cally. Thats if the missus doesn't find it and spend it

[Fraz]

cost you £70 for a new Lambda..well if you buy a Bosch one that is

[James_Mould]

cost you £70 for a new Lambda..well if you buy a Bosch one that is

Is that with club discount Fraz? Still better than if I had the fault code read at Vauxhall.

[Fraz]

no if you go to vauxhall you better sit down, last time I went it was about £200 there

No I got mine from this place

http://www.lambdasensor.co.uk

[James_Mould]

That just seems a rip off!

Thanks I will bare that web site in mind. Think it might be a trip to the local breakers yard first to see what I can find, they've usually good range of Vauxhalls in.

[Fraz]

oh I would not be fitting a used one, they are considered a serviceable item and should really be replaced roughly ever 5 years anyway

[James_Mould]

Ok, thanks Fraz. On that advice I will get a new one then. At least then I won't have to worry about it.