[hambag]

thanks fro all the tips, my mate came around we cleared the engine light and ran the car a little. The light did not come back on, however when we shut it off and tried to start it again it came on (the check engine light) turns out the battery was not clamped down good enough, a loose connection was kicking back fault codes.

All is well now, thanks all!

[hambag]

thanks fro all the tips, my mate came around we cleared the engine light and ran the car a little. The light did not come back on, however when we shut it off and tried to start it again it came on (the check engine light) turns out the battery was not clamped down good enough, a loose connection was kicking back fault codes.

All is well now, thanks all!

[hambag]

Quoted From Beefy:

Check for some basics. Vacuum leaks come to mind first off. Watch this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CPqbaSgcok

As noted in the video, be careful and have a fire extinguisher handy. Good luck.

i saw that video, don’t have a fire extinguisher thou.

Its a 1.6l DOHC ecotec motor, 160 thousand kms. I don’t have a code reader but a friend did have a look at the start and it was coming up as a misfire.

[hambag]

Quoted From Beefy:

Check for some basics. Vacuum leaks come to mind first off. Watch this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CPqbaSgcok

As noted in the video, be careful and have a fire extinguisher handy. Good luck.

i saw that video, don’t have a fire extinguisher thou.

Its a 1.6l DOHC ecotec motor, 160 thousand kms. I don’t have a code reader but a friend did have a look at the start and it was coming up as a misfire.

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