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Novadaftman
28-09-07, 09:46 AM
Can anyone help i am having problems with my nova and i don't know what it is on my dash an orange light keeps coming on it has what looks to me as an elec sign in the centre of it but i don't know what it means i am having no loss of power or anything like that its just annoying and can't figure out what it is can anyone help.

Any help more than appreciated

Thanks in advance

neil:thumb:

Welsh Dan
28-09-07, 10:09 AM
The only orange lights I know of in the dash are the choke and the engine management lights.

Novadaftman
28-09-07, 10:19 AM
the engine management light does it have what looks like a lighting bolt in it only way i can describe it.

Welsh Dan
28-09-07, 10:53 AM
The engine management light looks like an engine. The choke symbol looks like this |/| but with a dot in the diagonal line.

Novadaftman
28-09-07, 11:54 AM
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd229/NovaDaftMan/dashlight.jpg

Not the most amazing of drawings but you get the idea it looks like that basically

Welsh Dan
28-09-07, 12:21 PM
Engine management. Search around and you'll find out how to read the engine management codes and what they mean.

Mum's corsa did the same for a week or 2 before the CAT completely went and the car would hardly run.

Novadaftman
28-09-07, 12:49 PM
any idea what could be up with mine like i said there is no loss in power or anything just the light comes on after driving it for a while.

muzzy
28-09-07, 01:37 PM
i had it on one of my Nova's it stayed on all the time because of a fault with the lambda sensor ran fine apart from when starting it when it was warm

Novadaftman
28-09-07, 01:47 PM
Mine Starts ok and runs fine though a can't figure out what might be wrong. :confused:

muzzy
28-09-07, 01:50 PM
best bet is to check the fault codes as it could be various things

carls nova sri
28-09-07, 02:28 PM
mine also comes on when driving for a while i just ignor it

Novadaftman
28-09-07, 02:33 PM
where do i check for fault codes

Riggy
28-09-07, 02:49 PM
what engine is it ?

for fault code click THIS (http://www.topbuzz.co.uk/info/fault_codes/fault_codes.htm)

Novadaftman
28-09-07, 03:03 PM
its a 1.2I 8V

Cheers a will use that to find the problem