Squirrel

little_miss_muppet_face

Hoping someone can help me, i took my car to the garage last week as the Emissions light was on continuously.. I have a 2.2 zafira, car is running fine, apart from the light, i took it to the vauxhall dealer who plugged it in to the machine they have and they have said i have a squirrel, something to do with the sensor for the ignition and the fuel,, and it was nothing to worry about.. if it comes on again to contact them,,, could anyone explain anything more to me about this as i really to not understand what it is or what is causing it..and if the light does come on again is it going to cost me a fortune..

Thanks

little_miss_muppet_face

Sandoval wrote: »

A squirrel!?

Thats what i thought.. and i cant seem to find anyone who knows what it is either....:D

The_Boss

Would appear to be some sort of mechanic slang rather than a technical term.

shandypants5

little_miss_muppet_face wrote: »

Thats what i thought.. and i cant seem to find anyone who knows what it is either....:D

Its "A small furry creature with a nut obsession."

little_miss_muppet_face

shandypants5 wrote: »

Its "A small furry creature with a nut obsession."

very funny !!!! Not too helpful though :rotfl::rotfl:

shandypants5

He probably meant a "gremlin"

Its what people sometimes call it when you get unexplainable electronic faults that appear and then go away by themselves.

gilbert_and_sullivan

Ah Gremlin aka Squirrel, that'll be the technical term for 'we don't have the foggiest idea' then.

little_miss_muppet_face

I rang them back.. Its a swirrell !! swirrell flap is stuck..
if that makes any more sense

molerat

Swirl flap

If it is not a warranty job then OUCH!! http://astraownersnetwork.co.uk/showthread.php?t=62306

little_miss_muppet_face

molerat wrote: »

Swirl flap

If it is not a warranty job then OUCH!! http://astraownersnetwork.co.uk/showthread.php?t=62306

Just my luck.. outta warranty... light is off after they have reset the sensor, car is running fine.. not lumpy or misfiring, so fingers crossed the sensor was faulty.. time will tell i guess...

Quentin

little_miss_muppet_face wrote: »

I rang them back.. Its a swirrell !! swirrell flap is stuck..
if that makes any more sense

Not to google it doesn't - (google swirrell, it might give you a chuckle)