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Anyone Help? I Have taken it too two local garages but there diganostics guns wont pick up the fault on my car? Been told the gun needs to be snap on or tech 2. Anyone on here a mechanic? or know a good local garage with one of these? It's a vauxhall corsa 57 plate, Vauxhall want £84 just to plug it in

math i dont know where you are but i take my car to tonypandy motors , the mechanic there charged me a tenner to plug a snap on machine in and reset my fault vw wanted close to 100 pound , the garage is in tonypandy rhondda

I'm from Port Talbot, Cheers for the reply i'll see if anything is closer but if needs bee i'll travel :)

Try Halfords service centre Matt

check wiring underneath you front seats

Ahhh The Irony, if im right Matt works @ Halfords
I used a mobile guy from Swansea, I'll try and dig out his number and post it later.

Here You Go Matt http://mobilemechanicswansea.co.uk/mobile-mechanic-services.html (http://mobilemechanicswansea.co.uk/mobile-mechanic-services.html)

lol I must be psycho, or is it psychic ?

try reading the info on this forum. it may be of use

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=2553417 (http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=2553417)

Yeah i work in halfords stores hahaa :L , tried under the seats and the usuall stuff disconnect battery for half hour etc. Cheers for the help guys

Cheers i'll give him a ring tomorrow see if he thinks he'll be able to do it , Would hate to pay main dealer prices

Hope you have better luck than me Matt.
 I've got a Fiat and had a fault that couldn't be I.D'd by my local Garage. He gave up in the end but didn't charge me, said I'd need the cash when I took it to a Main dealer.
Trouble is, only the Main dealers have some of the programs needed. Went all the way to Cardigan and left it with them. 10 mins after getting back they phoned and said they'd pinned it down to the ignition lock in the steering column and it cost £320. 

Val

I had mine done on my VW Polo last year. It cost me £30 for the diagnostics in order to find the fault. I think it cost about £145 to get fixed. It had been on for quite some time. I had to get it done prior to my MOT because I knew last year it was being classed as a MOT fail.

The lights been on for a long time now, time to take the bulb out :D
 Geoff

looks like it has to be vauxhall :/ Snap on diagnostic didn't pick it up either

I've just remembered something Matt.  I have a warning light that comes on periodically. According to the book it means the engine is about to seize up.  It's a bit worrying to say the least.
I mentioned it to me youngest who is a car dealer up in the Midlands.  His advice was to detach the battery leads and leave for a few minuets then re-attach them.
He says it's a common fault with modern cars and usually doesn't mean what it says, they just get confused !!!!!! (so do I)
This re-sets everything and usually the warning light will disappear. If it doesn't then there probably is a problem.
Hope this helps.   It works with mine.

Val

Cheers val tried the battery disconnect for 30mins and nothing happend :/

Did the warning light come back on ?

yeah :/

Oh well, worth a try.  Sorry it didn't work. :'(

And me :/ sounds like it's going to be costly , thanks for trying  though :)

Have you seen these Matt? they look as if they do what you want and a lot cheaper than a GM dealer I would think
http://www.bavariandominator.co.uk/pages/Vauxhall_Opel_Op_COM_Airbag_ABS_Engine_Total_Diagnostics_Kit_149769-z=443327&p=33701.cfm (http://www.bavariandominator.co.uk/pages/Vauxhall_Opel_Op_COM_Airbag_ABS_Engine_Total_Diagnostics_Kit_149769-z=443327&p=33701.cfm)

I Have seen those geoff, not sure it would work though , if the garages ones didn't work doubt they will.

Not necessarily Matt.  As the Garage owner I use explained to me.  They have a diagnostic machine with a broad spectrum of makes and faults but NOT ALL.
Only the main dealers are provided with the full spectrum programs.  Crafty Eh.  ;)

Val

Very crafty :/ all about how much money they can get

hi, Check the wiring/ connections/multi plug under the seats don't have the key in the ignition, try disconnecting them and cleaning the terminals with a solvent cleaner such as brake cleaner when dry refit and test!..good luck!!

I done that what do you mean solvent cleaner is electrical contact cleaner  the same?