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Hi my catalytic warning light has come on in my Astra 02 club and i am not sure what to do.Can any garage sort it out.Will it cost loads.It drives the same.I have looked it the booklet you get with it and it says take it to a dealer.Thanks in advance
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It means the car ECU has recorded a fault - this could be (almost) anything.
Anyone with an OBD scanner can read the code for you - all garages should have one by now - then post up the code here and we can give you more advice about what it means/costs.
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To get a standard A40 this low, you'd have to dig a hole to put it in |
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Thanks
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murran
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get it code read and see what it says..... report back.
i have a reader that will read it if you wana drive to sheffield s5.
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Is it a petrol or diesel?
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if at first you don't succeed...use a gas axe!
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Hi its a petrol auto
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Sounds like the cat has failed then, any deccent garage will be able to scan the fault codes and confirm, depending on the engine, this could be ok price wise, just don't take to kwik fit or halford or a main dealer, the cost would be huge
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if at first you don't succeed...use a gas axe!
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What makes you think its the cat warning light?
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^ Probably because Vauxhall describe the MIL as an "emission warning light" in the user manual. This makes everyone think it must mean the catylist is faulty  |
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stealthstylz
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Surely there'd be no way an ECU could tell you the cat was faulty as it'd have to be measured the pre/post lambda sensors which can also fail and give false readings. The best you could get is "there's a fault with the lambdas or cat"
Matt
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Surely there'd be no way an ECU could tell you the cat was faulty as it'd have to be measured the pre/post lambda sensors which can also fail and give false readings. The best you could get is "there's a fault with the lambdas or cat" Matt quite right, it will suggest that there is a cat fault as the readings before and after don't match the parameters, its never as straightforward as looking at the codes, a sensor can fail partially still giving readings that don't seem too out of the question. this is where autodata and a multimeter is invaluable. |
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309jazzpanda
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so its just my pug thats rotten?
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Sounds like the cat has failed then, any deccent garage will be able to scan the fault codes and confirm, depending on the engine, this could be ok price wise, just don't take to kwik fit or halford or a main dealer, the cost would be huge Thats right just tar everyone with the same brush. |
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1990 309 "the pig"
1993 205 gtx "mummra"
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Surely there'd be no way an ECU could tell you the cat was faulty as it'd have to be measured the pre/post lambda sensors which can also fail and give false readings. The best you could get is "there's a fault with the lambdas or cat" Matt quite right, it will suggest that there is a cat fault as the readings before and after don't match the parameters, its never as straightforward as looking at the codes, a sensor can fail partially still giving readings that don't seem too out of the question. this is where autodata and a multimeter is invaluable. and where an oscilloscope is worth its weight in gold! Although, given that this is the regular ordinary MIL which can come on for hundreds* of reasons not related to the catylist I'd say we wait for the OP to come back with some fault codes before we jump to conclusions. *on a vauxhall astra "because it felt lonely" would be good enough reason  |
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309jazzpanda
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so its just my pug thats rotten?
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egr valve is a very common fault on the petrol vauxhall engines
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1990 309 "the pig"
1993 205 gtx "mummra"
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egr valve is a very common fault on the petrol vauxhall engines So is cylinder x misfire because it needs a set of plugs in, and a thousand other things. Guessing and suggesting common faults is not going to help! We could, if you like, get a witch doctor to examine some chicken entrails to determine the fault - that would be about as useful. The OP needs to get the codes read, and then tell us what they are. |
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I think its the ABS pump. I know this because i had one fail before and i've seen a lot of this kind of stuff in my time.
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R.S. Autotech. Servicing/Repairs/Diagnostics.
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Code P1337 - Danger teh manifold |
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To get a standard A40 this low, you'd have to dig a hole to put it in |
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murran
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get a witch doctor to examine some chicken entrails to determine the fault ^^^^^^ lol, this. |
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I reckon it's the air freshener. The number of times I've seen people chasing problems and replacing expensive parts because their 'mate' used to own a car which had similar symptoms. SOC has some very wise words about getting the thing plugged into a fault reader, but seeing as everyone else seems to confidently have a diagnosis, I'm going to chip in as well and put my money on it being the Magic Tree. Maybe time for a different flavor? 'New car scent' is quite nice. My car drives so much better when I change mine.
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stealthstylz
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Code 5318008 - I'm not going to tell you whats wrong with me until you start looking after me better.
Should be added to all cars ECU's.
Matt
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