Adster Posted 19 January 2016 Posted 19 January 2016 Hi All. I know absolutely nothing about cars. Anyone on this forum know anything? I'm just looking for some opinions on a problem with my car. On Monday and when going to turn on my car in the morning, the engine would start fine. I would be able to drive the car, as soon as I stopped the car (at a junction) and tried to accelerate out of first, the engine died on me. And I have no idea why. I kept turning the car on/off again while some **** in an audi behind me kept beeping me, and the rev dial just kept going up down up down. What I've seen also is that if I accelerate to 5000RPM when trying to get out of first the car will pull offand work fine. If i just rev to pull off at my normal rev count the engine will die. After 5 minutes or so of trying to get the engine to start and be able to pull off, it will work just fine. When I went to start it again the car starts fine, I wasn't even able to pull off as when i pressed the accelerator it died on me again. Unless I accelerate to a ridiculous rev count, which I don't want to do. What I find weird is how sporadic the issue is, sometimes it will work, sometimes it won't. It's in the garage at the moment but they cannot find what's wrong with it as they cannot get the car to die on them. It's a 2007 Vauxhall Corsa 1.0 Petrol. Thanks.
ramboacdc Posted 19 January 2016 Posted 19 January 2016 you put redex in it yet? sounds like it needs a clean out.
Adster Posted 19 January 2016 Author Posted 19 January 2016 you put redex in it yet? sounds like it needs a clean out. The Garage said the only thing they can see that might be causing it is that the fuel pipes look dirty and that could be why only putting a normal amount of aceleration could cause it to die out. They don't guarantee it will fix the problem. They said that if it was a major issue their diagnostics would've picked it up. I just don't want it to happen again as my engine konked out on me a few days ago on a dangerous junction on the A5 and it was horrible. I just don't want that to happen again!
Saxondale Posted 19 January 2016 Posted 19 January 2016 Could be any number of things but, Rambo's right, it's worth eliminating the simple things first. As well as cleaning the fuel lines, it's probably worth checking the spark plugs and even the air filter to make sure it's not full of rubbish. Could need a new fuel filter if that's gunged up. The fact you say it's intermittent makes me think it could be a sensor failure. When you say the revs were going up and down, do you mean that it isn't idling steadily? If so, that could be because the engine is running intermittently lean/rich, which is usually caused by a dodgy sensor fooling the ECU into using too much fuel / air. Does your exhaust pipe have excessive amounts of soot around it /inside it?
Marmite Posted 19 January 2016 Posted 19 January 2016 I had the same with problem with my wifes car where it kept losing power and would not start. Also the revs would stop working and there would be no power to the dash. Eventually I found this and got it done for £70 http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/?t=33501 Not saying this is the problem but a couple of times It would not turn over and a quick whack on the dash board normally fixed it
Royston. Posted 19 January 2016 Posted 19 January 2016 as others have said, the fuel pipes are to blame, would explain why a high rev count is needed to pull off. Think someone mentioned redex you could do that yourself a garage would likely charge you.
yorkie1999 Posted 19 January 2016 Posted 19 January 2016 Have you ever run out of petrol, if so it could have sucked some crap through into the injectors. It could also be the ignition module breaking down.
Raw Dykes Posted 19 January 2016 Posted 19 January 2016 If you haven't already done so, it might be worth checking a Vauxhall Corsa forum just in case it's a common problem with that model. Might be worth just copying and pasting the question there.
Ross-Kemp Posted 19 January 2016 Posted 19 January 2016 I had the same issue buddy. Needed new spark plugs, a new cylinder hub (I have no idea what that is) and the pipes / engine needed a bloody good clean.
Len Finsbury Posted 19 January 2016 Posted 19 January 2016 It'll be either the crankshaft or camshaft sensor on one of those Vauxhalls. My Vectra used to suffer something similar and I used to carry a spare couple of sensors in the boot. When the garage say that their diagnostics would find anything serious, they obviously y haven't got someone that knows what they're doing. Some of the diagnostic technicians I knew could find any electrical fault with only a multimeter. They only used the diagnostic tool for the easy stuff.
Adster Posted 19 January 2016 Author Posted 19 January 2016 I had the same issue buddy. Needed new spark plugs, a new cylinder hub (I have no idea what that is) and the pipes / engine needed a bloody good clean. I have no idea what half those things are! I'll clean the fuel pipes out, I can do that myself. If there's still a problem I'll take it back to the garage. They're saying they don't know what the problem is just because they can't get the engine to die.
Strokes Posted 19 January 2016 Posted 19 January 2016 I have no idea what half those things are! I'll clean the fuel pipes out, I can do that myself. If there's still a problem I'll take it back to the garage. They're saying they don't know what the problem is just because they can't get the engine to die. Change your fuel filter whilst you are at it.
Webbo Posted 19 January 2016 Posted 19 January 2016 I have no idea what half those things are! I'll clean the fuel pipes out, I can do that myself. If there's still a problem I'll take it back to the garage. They're saying they don't know what the problem is just because they can't get the engine to die. I had a similar problem. In the end they found out it was a faulty fuel sensor.
lestajigs Posted 19 January 2016 Posted 19 January 2016 Mine did the same thing, turned out it needed a new coil pack, and there was a faulty wire to
kingcarr21 Posted 20 January 2016 Posted 20 January 2016 I would like to think that the garage would have checked things like spark plugs and filters. Sounds like its a sensor issue
foxinkent Posted 20 January 2016 Posted 20 January 2016 Mine did the same, changed alternator and cleaned my pipes, seemed fine after that! Scrap yards are always handy, as long as you know what you looking for!
Jon the Hat Posted 20 January 2016 Posted 20 January 2016 Mine did the same, changed alternator and cleaned my pipes, seemed fine after that! Scrap yards are always handy, as long as you know what you looking for! Scrap yard definitely the right place for a Corsa. They should all be in one.
Adster Posted 21 January 2016 Author Posted 21 January 2016 Thanks for your help everyone. I've got my car back and I've gave the fuel pipes a good clean. First day driving it today and it ran fine. Hope it continues.
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