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Car light with spanner ...
When i put my key into the ignition the car light with the spanner comes on then when i start the car it goes off what could the problem be ???
I ve have the problem before with my 2.2 sri years ago but then the light stay on took it to vauxhall and they sorted it out saying they plugged it on the computer to sort it out as it needed updating ...
it's just got an old minor fault code stored...nothing too much to panic about..
it's only a big prob when it won't go out at all..
Will this continue to happen or go off after a while ??? just a bit annoying as it keeps catching my eye everytime i get in the car . should i go to vauxhall to sort it out??? (warrenty run out now so £50 i guess to put on machine) Car is running fine infact it ain t felt this good since i first got itOriginally Posted by Gsi3.2
it's just got an old minor fault code stored...nothing too much to panic about..
it's only a big prob when it won't go out at all..
it'll go of it's own accord when the fault 'times out' ... and yep, if you want a dealer to clear it , they'll want £50 off you... unless you know someone local who can wipe if off for you..
My spanner light kept coming on with the ignition then going off when i started her up. Drove me nuts. I just disconnected the battery for a while and hey presto no more spanner light. I think I'd caused it to come on once when i started the car without the MAF sensor connected. Must have upset something.
How long did you disconnect the battery for mate ???
Took nearly a month for mine to stop staying on until the engine was running after I had a problem with the immobiliser which triggered the fault in the first place.
Didn't bother me at all once someone on here confirmed that all it was doing was indicating that a fault code was stored in memory.
Plenty of other check lights remain on until the engine is running (oil pressure, alternator, to name but a couple) so why let this one bother you? Surely they don't annoy you as well?
Important thing is that it goes out when the engine is running.
15-20 mins usually does the trick.
Last edited by diesel dog; 30th May 2008 at 01:33.
It takes 40 'warm-up' cycles for the fault to clear,as long as the fault doesn't reappear during that period.
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