instrument panel on corsa not working

katiedog

I switched my engine on my corsa yesterday and the speedo , fuel gauge etc are no longer working. Help what might it be and is it expensve.

katiedog:eek::eek:

Gordon_Hose

Have you checked the fuse?

Not sure where they are in a Corsa, check the handbook.

johnnyroper

katiedog wrote: »

I switched my engine on my corsa yesterday and the speedo , fuel gauge etc are no longer working. Help what might it be and is it expensve.

katiedog:eek::eek:

as above check the fuse first,what age corsa is it?

katiedog

just popped a new fuse in still no joy.The car is 54 plate. thanks for posting. katiedog

Mankysteve

Check all your lights as well. My dads car lost the dash along with break lights and indicators shorted tow bar hook up. As you've changed the fuse was the old one blown there pretty easy to tell?

You'll need a good old automotive electrician to have a look.

Could be corroded earth point,a short or loose connector some where.

johnnyroper

katiedog wrote: »

just popped a new fuse in still no joy.The car is 54 plate. thanks for posting. katiedog

in that case i would at either the BCM is causing problems or the control board in clocks is at fault.

get a good auto leccy to check it out.

sassy_one

It could be a simply wire/plug that has worked it's way loose or is making poor connection.

When you swapped the engine, did you disconnect the battery from positive? or just Negative?

If the latter, it may have caused a surge to the ECU.

I would go to a garage that has a fault code reader, unless you have one, plug it in and see if the computer pulls anything out.

Does the car start/turn over?

Worse case, the ECU, but most likely you have pulled on a lead not knowingly and it has pulled the power from the dash.

Check and see if the radio works

johnnyroper

sassy-one wrote: »

It could be a simply wire/plug that has worked it's way loose or is making poor connection.

When you swapped the engine, did you disconnect the battery from positive? or just Negative?

If the latter, it may have caused a surge to the ECU.

I would go to a garage that has a fault code reader, unless you have one, plug it in and see if the computer pulls anything out.

Does the car start/turn over?

Worse case, the ECU, but most likely you have pulled on a lead not knowingly and it has pulled the power from the dash.

Check and see if the radio works

i think you misread original post they did not change engine,just switched it on and dash was dead.

sassy_one

johnnyroper wrote: »

i think you misread original post they did not change engine,just switched it on and dash was dead.

Ohhhh :rotfl:

Well same advice from me, minus the changing engine information

Also, have you had a flat battery lately??

Sandoval

Can you get your foot behind the steering wheel and kick the instrument panel a couple of times?