astra gsi ecu fault codes?please help!

[chris303]

Hi I have been having problems with my R reg 2litre 16v eco tec gsi over the last two weeks The car started cutting out (i was low on fuel at the time) then a few hours later the ecu light came on! I have done the paper clip test and have two fault codes crankshaft sensor and cam shaft sensor. I changed the fuel filter, new set of plugs and some fuel cleaner.Was ok for a day then started cutting out again, so today i changed the both sensors.The crank sensor wire was knackerd just as it goes into the sensor so i though i had found the problem. Started the car and it seems much smoother but the ecu light still came on! I did the paper clip test and i still have the same two fault codes.I have tried turnig the ignition on and off thirty times leaving a five second pause when turned on.This made no difference.I then disconected the battery for ten miniutes still the light came on . Have i fixed the problem and Do i just need to get the fault codes cleared using tec2 at vauxhall? is there another way to clear the codes?, or could it be something else? Please can any one help?

[show n shine]

you need to disconnect the battery for at least 1 hour.
sounds like a spliced wire. have you checked all your earths at all ?

[MSG]

on the simtech 5.6 ecu the faults shoul clear themselves after the source of the fault is put right.

i was gonna say it was your crank sensor that may have been playing up, but always check the connections mate properly and making good contacts inside the connector housings, sometimes the tension on pins are weak and can lead to faults.

[chris303]

Hi i have not checked the earth wires. To tell the truth i don't know where they all are The only one's i can see are to the side of the car battery?

[chris303]

Ok had the fault codes read today,only one code showing P0340 cam shaft position sensor signal error. The guy at the garage recomended i changed the new cam shaft sensor i had fitted from LMF,for a genuine vauxhall one? He also cleared the codes but the light came on again.Tried fitting the old vauxhall sensor but made no difference. Any ideas? Is there any one in the staffordshire area that maybe able to take a look and help me sort this out Failing that it will have to go to a main dealer I did try and look at all the conections i could see, they seem fine.

[chris303]

Hi, To end this thread. Fitted a genuine vauxhall cam shaft sensor( LMF one would not work) and a new LMF after market crank sensor and the car has run fine ever since.Touch wood!!. The wires that go into the crank sensor were all brittle and chewed up!

[Dan Boyes]

had the same problem with mine, patt ern sensors didn't solve the fault, but genuine vaux ones did. had to buy two sets of sensors ffs