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I have a 1998 Opel Corsa that keeps on blowing the temp sensor (3 in one year?). I got tired of having to wire in a bridge on the road when it quit working so I wired in a ´permanant bridge´ with a switch on my dash. Now I have a switch where I can turn on the fan before car gets too hot in...

tried another speed sensor. no go. feels problem is in the computer. bought one online today, will get it next week.

i'm actually not sure. he reached down between the motor and the firewall on the passenger side. when disconnected, tach worked but speedo, no. car staled when coming to a stop, i supose because motor didn't know that car slowed down and did not regulate fuel to injectors well. car is a 2.2 with...

update: a third mechanic found source of problem. he disconnected the speed sensor and car doesn't hesitate at high rpm. so now have to figure out if problem is in the computer or the sensor. he believes that it's in the computer as no codes are thrown. we'll see (hopefully) tomorrow.

something that I forgot......I changed the fuel pump, previous one seemed fine and with a nanometer showed a consistent 40psi but it was something that i wanted to do anyway because as I said I just bought the car and wanted to change the pump and clean the tank. nothing worse than a road trip...

hmmm (again) I changed the temp sensor that is on the water neck. Don´t remember if it was on the water neck where the thermostat is located or on the other water neck where the upper radiator hose goes. Where exactly is this sensor located? No....no fault codes, neither when cold nor when...

Hmmm, I'll check or just replace. Problem persists. I have now changed the VTEC coil (I'm not sure of the proper name, enlighten me here if I am incorrect, and plug wires, and cleaned (again) the EGR valve. After the aforementioned work, car runs like a bat out of Hell for about 10 minutes, as...

I have an Optima yellow top. I left my head lights on all afternoon once (rainy day)....car cranked right up.

Ok, so I finally got my license plates. i was driving the car back to my mechanic about 10 miles from my house, and the car behaved PERFECTLY. Ran strong, motor growled as far as I pushed it till about 5500rpm. I thought.....Am I crazy? It ran horribly when I brought it home a week ago!!! But 5...

spark plug wires maybe?

Ok, that is where I feel the problem must be. (I hope) It is entirely possible that the guy working on my car missed something. He's a great mechanic, one of the very few that I trust actually, but has never worked on a Honda. I even asked him before I brought it to him..... "Are you comfortable...

I have thought about that, but, if the timing were off, wouldn't the motor run poorly at a standstill also? The car purrs like a kitten and runs so smooth that you can't tell it's running. but when driving, as soon as you hit 4000 rpm, car bogs!

is it possible the the vtec solenoid is not operating correctly? but that would result in a code and a check engine light, right?

that's the thing.........it's not on! i have only driven it about 10 miles. but there is nothing visibly wrong, as in something unplugged. what I was hoping for was something like "Did the mechanic......?" from somebody here, but, no :(

If you followed my previous thread, car overheated, blew head gasket, etc... Everything is put together, planed the head, new thermostat, new temp sensor. At a stand still, car runs very well, so smooth that you have to check to see that it's actually running. Revs up very well, smooth...