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Vauxhall Corsa Emissions Light

The yellow engine light has just come on on my Corsa (2011)
Apparently it is emission control system fault- emission limits exceeded

I had it MOT in Feb, all OK and I also had it serviced in August.

Any ideas as to what it can be?
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  • sevenhills
    sevenhills Posts: 5,938 Forumite
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    What engine/fuel is it?


    My engine warning light comes and goes. I dont worry about it, but its good if you can find the cause.
  • The yellow engine light has just come on on my Corsa (2011)
    Apparently it is emission control system fault- emission limits exceeded MAYBE NOT?

    I had it MOT in Feb, all OK and I also had it serviced in August.

    Any ideas as to what it can be?


    The engine light can come on for many reasons. You need proper diagnosis.
    Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...

  • sevenhills wrote: »
    What engine/fuel is it?


    My engine warning light comes and goes. I dont worry about it, but its good if you can find the cause.

    1.2 SRi
    Petrol

    I presume it would have to be hooked up to the computer. I have to take to main dealer tomorrow because of a handbrake recall.
    Just a guess, but I presume they would charge more to do this?
    Loved our trip to the West Coast USA. Death Valley is the place to go!
  • reeac
    reeac Posts: 1,430 Forumite
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    Having problems with the emu light on my 13 year old Jazz coming on intermittently. As it happened it was off when recently MOT'd but I noticed that CO emissions had increased from usual 0.05 percent to 0.15 whilst lamda had gone from 1.0 to 1.03 so it looks as if an oxygen sensor is going defective. Garage has confirmed this with OBD.
  • facade
    facade Posts: 7,199 Forumite
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    Hole in the exhaust or as reeac says oxygen sensor.
    I want to go back to The Olden Days, when every single thing that I can think of was better.....

    (except air quality and Medical Science ;))
  • Does this tell me anything to help? The 1st from 2017 and the last being Feb 2018

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    Loved our trip to the West Coast USA. Death Valley is the place to go!
  • I love these threads.


    Without getting the code read you might as well us e a set of these 518NAMZSQSL.jpg
  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 32,659 Forumite
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    Don't buy those dice they do not work on Corsa's. With the Corsa the problem is the PBWAS.
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  • Don't buy those dice they do not work on Corsa's. With the Corsa the problem is the PBWAS.

    Which means :)
    Loved our trip to the West Coast USA. Death Valley is the place to go!
  • facade
    facade Posts: 7,199 Forumite
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    Does this tell me anything to help? The 1st from 2017 and the last being Feb 2018


    If you have one since the light came on it might help, otherwise it is like taking someone's temperature before they are ill.


    Get a code reader, they are around £11 on eBay, probably around £20 at a motorfactors.
    I want to go back to The Olden Days, when every single thing that I can think of was better.....

    (except air quality and Medical Science ;))
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