Fred W B
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posted on 16/4/10 at 04:58 PM |
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Diagnose this?
My daily driver has started doing something strange. If the car is running, with the lights on, and I turn the ignition off, the car keeps running,
until you turn the lights off, when it then stops.
With the lights off it stops as normal.
It's a 1996 Opel/Vauxhaul GSI - 1800 single cam fuel injected.
I haven't had a look yet, but maybe someone has a clue for me?
Cheers
Fred W B
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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mangogrooveworkshop
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posted on 16/4/10 at 05:02 PM |
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has it got a diode thats leaking power back to the ignition circuit
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dave1888
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posted on 16/4/10 at 05:12 PM |
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What he said probably.
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scootz
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posted on 16/4/10 at 05:17 PM |
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What they said... probably.
It's Evolution Baby!
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david duncan
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posted on 16/4/10 at 05:29 PM |
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engine not swiching off
Have you changed bulbs latlely?
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BenB
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posted on 16/4/10 at 05:44 PM |
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I'd also reckon a power leak to keep the ignition circuit live.
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t16turbotone
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posted on 16/4/10 at 05:55 PM |
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Yep.....beleive it or not a faulty light bulb can cause this! along with bad rectifier circuit (alternator) or bad hazard switch
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norfolkluego
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posted on 16/4/10 at 06:23 PM |
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Arrrrrgh
It's the ash, it's the ash, it's coming
Run
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hillbillyracer
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posted on 16/4/10 at 06:58 PM |
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My Mk2 Golf would do a similar thing, if you had side lights & an indicator on you could take the keys out & leave it running.
The ignition switch went wrong a while after I noticed it & after a new switch was fitted it stopped it.
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zetec mike
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posted on 16/4/10 at 11:12 PM |
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Some of the vauxhalls of that era used to have a dim dip relay that caused exactly that. Cant remember which model, poss cavalier but it was in the
offside kick panel.
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Fred W B
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posted on 17/4/10 at 08:58 AM |
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Thanks for all the reponses Guys
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beleive it or not a faulty light bulb
Well done that man - This morning I found it had one filament in a taillight bulb out, changed it, and the problem is gone.
Locostbuilders.co.uk is the ONLY site you need!
Cheers
Fred W B
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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