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Help please - problem with my Astra . . .

Rab19
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Morning lovely MSEr's!

I have a 53 plate Astra 1.6 & every now & then the Engine Management Light comes on, the speedo stops working & the ABD light comes on. . . it occasionally stalls, but was fine again this morning.

Does anyone have any ideas before I have to pay to have it looked at on the Electrical Brain thingy at the local garage please?

Cheers loads


Rab x x :D
Good Luck to all Compers in 2022 :beer:
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  • poppasmurf_bewdley
    poppasmurf_bewdley Posts: 5,943 Forumite
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    It could be that the EGR valve is blocked and could do with a clean out.

    I had a similar problem with my old W-reg Astra 1.6 and the Green Flag breakdown man cleaned it out and all was well afterwards.
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  • Rab19
    Rab19 Posts: 1,120 Forumite
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    Oooh - thanks! Hoping it is that cheap. . . just worried it could be something more!

    Rab x x
    Good Luck to all Compers in 2022 :beer:
    Loving my boys . . .
    Lucky Dust for everyone & Healthy Dust for me please!
  • jcb208
    jcb208 Posts: 781 Forumite
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    More likely to be an ABS sensor or a corroded abs ring on the drive shaft
  • Retrogamer
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    Does the rev counter stop working at the same time as when the speedo stops working?
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  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 33,023 Forumite
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    Sounds like several faults. ABS/Speedo maybe linked if the pickup is from the wheelbearing/ABS sensor ring.

    That wont be causing the engine to die though.
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