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no-idea Newbie Offline Posts: 1 Drives: omega 2.2	auto query 20. Mar 2010 at 21:10 Hi I have a 2001 2.2 auto - the car/spanner light comes up intermittantly. When its lit the car doesn't move/creep forward as normal and I have to really push down on the accelerator to get it to move. Car runs perfectly ok when the light is not showing. Can anyone give me an idea to the reason please?
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Welung666 Omega Lord Offline Posts: 9768 West Midlands Gender: Drives: 99 2.5 saloon Tractor	Re: auto query Reply #1 - 20. Mar 2010 at 21:13 Whatever is causing the EML (engine management light) to come on is dropping the gearbox into limp home mode. You need to get the codes read to find out the root cause. Where abouts are you? There are members all over the country with code readers
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Re: auto query
Reply #2 - 20. Mar 2010 at 21:16

no-idea wrote on 20. Mar 2010 at 21:10:

Hi
I have a 2001 2.2 auto - the car/spanner light comes up intermittantly. When its lit the car doesn't move/creep forward as normal and I have to really push down on the accelerator to get it to move. Car runs perfectly ok when the light is not showing. Can anyone give me an idea to the reason please? Huh

Update your profile, then as Welung666 says, members near you may have a code reader & you can go from there Thumbs Up!

Oh, Welcome to the OOF by the way Grin

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Apparently the Skipper said "Hard a Port!" but I went to Starboard, 'cos i'm Hard a Hearin'!

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johncol Newbie Offline Posts: 44 Drives: Omega X2.0XEV 1999	Re: auto query Reply #3 - 20. Mar 2010 at 21:28 I would be interested in the result of the test also, I have been battling with my miggy's issue over the last few weeks - this being one as well. Im over in Ireland, have no idea where I might get access to a code reader.
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Andy H Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1833 Cornwall Gender: Drives: 03 2.6 Elite Auto	Re: auto query Reply #4 - 20. Mar 2010 at 22:19 Quote: Im over in Ireland, have no idea where I might get access to a code reader. Amazon?
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PhilRich Omega Lord Offline Proud to be English, with no apologies to ANYONE! Posts: 6825 NorthEast Coast Gender: Drives: 2002 2.2CDX 4dr Auto. LPG Converted.	Re: auto query Reply #5 - 20. Mar 2010 at 22:23 johncol wrote on 20. Mar 2010 at 21:28: I would be interested in the result of the test also, I have been battling with my miggy's issue over the last few weeks - this being one as well. Im over in Ireland, have no idea where I might get access to a code reader. Search for Op-Com on e-gay
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Andy H Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1833 Cornwall Gender: Drives: 03 2.6 Elite Auto	Re: auto query Reply #6 - 20. Mar 2010 at 22:26 Tech2 £2,500 Op-Com £500 Maxscan £59
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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: auto query Reply #7 - 21. Mar 2010 at 17:38 no-idea wrote on 20. Mar 2010 at 21:10: ..... When its lit the car doesn't move/creep forward as normal and I have to really push down on the accelerator to get it to move. .... The car's setting off in 3rd, manually selct 1 & 2 as you would in a manual.
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Re: auto query
Reply #8 - 21. Mar 2010 at 18:16

Andy B wrote on 21. Mar 2010 at 17:38:

no-idea wrote on 20. Mar 2010 at 21:10:

..... When its lit the car doesn't move/creep forward as normal and I have to really push down on the accelerator to get it to move. ....

The car's setting off in 3rd, manually selct 1 & 2 as you would in a manual.

As a small "matter of interest" .. if in "limp mode" you can select position 2 as much as you like .. but you won't ever get 2nd gear !!

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.reynolds983/Manuals/Omega2002Manual.pdf

Page 138 column 3 ..

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Re: auto query
Reply #9 - 21. Mar 2010 at 18:26

Entwood wrote on 21. Mar 2010 at 18:16:

Andy B wrote on 21. Mar 2010 at 17:38:

no-idea wrote on 20. Mar 2010 at 21:10:

..... When its lit the car doesn't move/creep forward as normal and I have to really push down on the accelerator to get it to move. ....

The car's setting off in 3rd, manually selct 1 & 2 as you would in a manual.

As a small "matter of interest" .. if in "limp mode" you can select position 2 as much as you like .. but you won't ever get 2nd gear !!

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.reynolds983/Manuals/Omega2002Manual.pdf

Page 138 column 3 ..

That's not what my box did when I forgot my throttle position sensor. D would give 3rd, & manually I could select 1 & 2 I certainly couldn't get the car into 4th
The auto's use a 3 speed auto with an electrically operated 4 gear bolted to the side, ie it's not that dissimilar to the auto box found in an early 3 speed auto Senator A or Monza

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Entwood Omega King Offline Quietly Confident Posts: 13708 North Wiltshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 Elite (with LPG)	Re: auto query Reply #10 - 21. Mar 2010 at 18:30 If you read that link .. you will see that when in limp mode, position 2 gives 3rd gear, position 3 gives 4th gear .. and position 4 stays in 4 ... so it will FEEL like you've changed gear .. but not to the one you think !!!
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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: auto query Reply #11 - 21. Mar 2010 at 18:57 Entwood wrote on 21. Mar 2010 at 18:30: If you read that link .. you will see that when in limp mode, position 2 gives 3rd gear, position 3 gives 4th gear .. and position 4 stays in 4 ... so it will FEEL like you've changed gear .. but not to the one you think !!! I think I could tell whether I was in 3rd or 4th on a motorway Nige!
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