Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 02 2.2DTi lumpy idle,no rev counter,limp home mode

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Sat 31 Oct 2009 22:34
02 2.2DTi lumpy idle,no rev counter,limp home mode - simoncbr900rr
hi have a 2.2dti vectra,driving today i stopped the car,when i came back and started it it was running lumpy on tickover,the rev couter didn`t work and the engine management light came on and put the car in limp home mode(no more than 50mph)...after driving for 5 minutes like this it just cleared and was running perfectly normal again......i stopped again on way home.then i was driving home again all the symptoms cut back in again....anybody help?.....i put some redex injector cleaner in it yesterday,but don`t know if that`s coincidence thanks for anybodys help

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 01/11/2009 at 03:32

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Sat 31 Oct 2009 22:42
02 2.2 lumpy idle,no rev counter,limp home mode - bell boy
do a hj by hj check
its not a good engine im afraid
and you have the worst year imaginable for the problem
really sorry......
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Sun 1 Nov 2009 07:29
02 2.2 lumpy idle,no rev counter,limp home mode - simoncbr900rr
hi sorry for being stupid what`s a hj check?
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Sun 1 Nov 2009 09:39
02 2.2 lumpy idle,no rev counter,limp home mode - simoncbr900rr
doh! you must mean honest john....sorry i`m new to the site
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Tue 3 Nov 2009 09:06
02 2.2DTi lumpy idle,no rev counter,limp home mode - simoncbr900rr
i`ve sorted it it`s the crankshaft sensor....if anybody else gets these problems it`s deffo 100% the crankshaft sensor £45 from vauxhall or £20 for a cheap pattern part
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