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    Posted by UKAT5127 on July 31, 2005, 11:21 pm, in reply to "Vectra X16XEL 1999 Mil light flash and total loss of power."

    Hi Tony,
    Has it got much fuel in it ?
    The reason i ask is because i had one that needed a new tank ,due to the pump surround (the container that the return feeds)leaking back into the tank. Resulting in starvation when low on fuel and under acceleration or going round corners; the strainer had nothing to pick up. Drove it around for 2 days with pressure gauge duck taped to the windscreen.Gauge drops like a stone for a second then back to normal.A bugger to nail especially as i had one a week earlier that the ecu was cutting the earth to the pump relay for up to 10 minuets at a time,was sure it was the same fault.

    P.s. Vectra X18XE1 (W OO) For those that may not know,ecu,s are a common failing.Typically maf & iat lose ground internally intermittantly.Motor stalls @ idle ,code set for iat.Live data shows maf & iat @ 5.10volts constant.
    Done two for traiders in last fortnight
    hth Andy

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