Ralph

Hi i work with Magpie and thought i'd have a look...! Had a hand in spraying a caliber not so long back with Magpie ! Used to work on vauxhalls in the eighties at Anna valley..... Made me feel young again ! Ha ha

That'll be this one then ;D ;D ;D

HELLO!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

Green 130? take it that was resprayed in green???

Any pics of them all?

it's like watching a father and son argument with you two at times  ;D

Think if I was his son, he would have disowned me by now!! :Ha :Ha :Ha :Ha :Ha :Ha

And if I was his husband/Wife he would have divorced me!! :Ha :Ha ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Ive told you before stop buying mickey mouse sh*te

I didnt buy it (I dont have one at all!),

its the kit they sell in CAF, Rapid and everywhere else that ive seen! Draper, Gunson etc[smiley=embarassed.gif]

Recipe

1x novice

1x piece of wire

1x dead ecu

dont mess about with things by shorting out pins one mistake you could end up putting 12v down an ecu or actuator earth then you will be worse off than you are now

True but if you buy a fault finder that is what the instructions tell you to do? and the adaptor for vauxhall is a bit of wire with the pins on the end to fit in the plug

Hi mate and welcome!!!

This should help you! ;)

Engine ECU fault codes  2.0 8v, 16v, Ecotech, Turbo, V6

Information from Bob Rawle

Dis-engage the diagnostics plug from its socket.

This is positioned at the rear of the engine bay on the passengers side on cavalier/calibra’s, on the astra3 it’s in the fusebox, and on vectra’s around the handbrake and omega on the panel by the fusebox.

It has 10 pins.

Short pins A & B to read the engine ecu codes. Brown & Brown/yellow

16 pin connectors, On the Vectra / Omega short pins 4 & 6

Start the engine, management warning light will start to flash as follows.

The code 12 is first flashed three times, this is a marker.

If a code is stored it is then flashed three times.

The code 12 is then flashed three times, this is a separator.

If a 2nd code is stored it is then flashed three times or the first code is repeated.

The code 12 is then flashed three times, this is a separator.

etc

Once all codes have been displayed then stop engine and remove wire.

To clear codes you should disconnect the battery for a minimum of

10 minutes and then re-connect. This also has the effect of resetting

the ECU parameters to their defaults and forces the adaptive learning

circuits to start again. Within approx. 200 miles the ECU will have

adapted.

12 Diagnosis Initiation / separator

13 Oxygen sensor - open circuit                

14 Coolant temperature sensor - voltage low              

15 Coolant temperature sensor - voltage high              

16 Knock signal circuit    - no voltage change                            

17 Knock signal circuit 2  - no voltage change  (V6)

18 Knock control module (ECU)                        

19 Incorrect RPM signal (Crankshaft sensor - incorrect signal)

21 Throttle position sensor - voltage high        

22 Throttle position sensor - voltage low

23 Knock sensor - out of range                              

24 Speed Sensor (MPH)

25 Injector 1 - voltage high  

26 Injector 2 - voltage high    

27 Injector 3 - voltage high    

28 Injector 4 - voltage high    

29 Injector valve 5 - voltage high    (Fuel pump relay voltage low)                          

31 No engine RPM signal  Engine not running (Crankshaft Sensor - No Signal)

32 Fuel pump relay - voltage high

33 Map Sensor (Voltage High)

34 Map Sensor (Voltage Low)

35 Idle Control Valve Stepper Motor (No Idle Speed Control)

38 Oxygen circuit - voltage low (weak)        

39 Oxygen circuit - voltage high (rich)          

41 1 gear ident switch - voltage low  C20LET  OR  EST Line Coil Cylinder 2 & 3 (Voltage High) M2.8 / XEV

42 1 gear ident switch - voltage high C20LET  OR  EST Line Coil Cylinder 1 & 4 (Voltage High) M2.8 / XEV

43 Linear EGR System XEV

44 Oxygen circuit - voltage low (weak)  

45 Oxygen circuit - voltage high (rich)  

47 Linear EGR Position XEV

48 Battery voltage - low    

49 Battery voltage - high

51 ECU faulty  (memory failure)

52 Check engine  light - voltage high

53 Fuel pump relay - voltage low

54 Fuel pump relay - voltage high

55 ECU faulty (Hardware fault)

56 Idle air control - voltage low  (or high !?!)

57 Idle air control - voltage high (or low  !?!)

61 Fuel tank vent valve - voltage low

62 Fuel tank vent valve - voltage high

63 EST Line Coil Cylinder 2 & 3 (Voltage Low)    M2.8/XEV

64 EST Line Coil Cylinder 1 & 4 (Voltage Low)    M2.8/XEV

65 Idle CO potentiometer - voltage low

66 Idle CO potentiometer - voltage high

67 Idle position switch - voltage low    (idle position switch not opening)

69 Intake air temperature - voltage low

71 Intake air temperature - voltage high                

72 Full position switch - voltage high   (full load not opening)

73 Air flow sensor - voltage low      

74 Air flow sensor - voltage high      

75 Torque control - voltage low     (Transmission Switch)

76 Torque control - continuous      (Transmission Switch)

79 Full load inhibitor - voltage low  (Traction Control Signal)

81 Injector valve 1 - voltage low      

82 Injector valve 2 - voltage low                        

83 Injector valve 3 - voltage low                                          

84 Injector valve 4 - voltage low                                                            

85 Injector valve 5 - voltage low                                                                              

86 Injector valve 6 - voltage low   V6

87 A/C cut-off relay - voltage low

88 A/C cut-off relay -  voltage high

92 Cam shaft sensor failure XEV

93 Hall sensor - voltage low   (Quad Driver Module)

94 Hall sensor - voltage high                  

95 Hot start valve  - voltage low

96 Hot start valve  - voltage high

97 Ignition/Injection cut off - voltage high  (Traction Control Signal)

113 Boost control out of range

114 Boost pressure Idle above upper limit

115 Boost pressure Full below lower limit

116 Boost pressure Full below upper limit

117 Wastegate valve  - voltage low

118 Wastegate valve  - voltage high

My 130 went and thats a tin top with manual steering!!!

Yes, well, it's not every day you get given a J reg 1.8 L cav with only 31 K on the Clock, by your Father.  5 Years on it's up to 72K.  

Which is why she's so protective of it, and why she nearly killed me after I filled it with diesel on Sunday Evening.  

OOOOPPPPSSSSS!!!! :Ha  You were popular then!!?

My mum used to have a 1.8L mk3, had it from around 30k got rid of it at 170k still going!! (and VERY well to as Chutney will vouch! I used to kill SRis in it (on L plates!!! :Ha :Ha :Ha :Ha :Ha :Ha))

 My wife's got a mk3 and it's a fine car.  

A little too comfortable and a bit slow for my liking, and I think it might benefit from a new carb (1992 1.8 if anyone has a new one just lying around), but a massive boot.   Most people here have probabally had or even have a mk3.    

Yeah what I mean is that its called "MK[glow=red,2,300]2[/glow]cav.com"

and yeah a MK3 is a very good car all round and I have had several as daily drivers and probabally always will have!!!!

this will be my DD for this winter!

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Yeah even though its a mk3 and not a mk2 someone should help you out :Ha ;D

When we say WE what do we mean ?  Was one or  is one connected with General Motors in one way or another ?

He worked there when the nova sports were still being sold, so he would have built some in his time at the dealers! I'm sure Chutney will explain a bit more in depth than me! :Ha

Now this is what tuning is all about small capacity engines that rev like f**k pm me with your idea of spec & i will advise you as to your mods  ;D

Do you do evening classes Chutney?

mine's a 4 speed, though when you look on the bell housing there's a little diagram of gear positions which goes up to 5... don't know if it's a universal housing or what.

120bhp?! i've no idea what she's making now but i'd be interested in some upgrading... someone said a 1.3 nova SR would fit? as far as brakes and suspension go i don't really know what i'm on about with cars... can anyone suggest suspension packs and where i can get them?

i can't believe it's that rare, i assumed there'd be loads of the small engines. that's ace!!

If you mean the engine from a 1.3 SR Nova then if yours has the pierburg carb then it is the same as the SR! ;)

Hi.

Rarer than a Calibre !!

The thing that interests me about 1.3's is the potential to bring them up to Nova Rally Car Spec.  Was that about 120 BHP ?  What I'm really saying is : Make sure you look on Nova sites as well, because PARTS for sale may be more forthcoming.  

That said, brakes and suspension upgrades just as valid.  I assume it's got a 4 Speed ?  I wonder if a 5 speed can be made to fit ?

Most likley a 5 speed as I had a D reg 87 Black 1.3L Saloon and that was a 5 speed

I think there were about 17 consecutive F platers and then a few more out of sequence but there are alot of stories around that are just rumours! ???

Hello,welcome and all that, Look forward to seeing it!!

Hello, and welcome.

As said above post in the items for sale/wanted for the AFM. It will be quite pricey new I would think!

Looks Good mate keeps the excitement up for mine, seeing a tidy Calibre!!!! ;D