Vauxhall Vectra C (2002 - 2008) - 04 2.0 Exhaust Warning Light

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Sat 6 Jun 2009 21:45
04 2.0 Exhaust Warning Light - brholmes
Hi:-

Car: Vectra
Year: 2004
Engine: 2.0 dti (y20dth) 135000+ miles

I am having problems with my car.. I was coming home from work this afternoon, when the exhaust emissions light came on and the car lost almost all power and acceleration.

Also this morning the fuse for the windscreen wipers blew. As there are two fuses for the wipers i swapped them round. But then after driving round for a bit the engine management light came on, so i stopped and turned the car off. After restarting the light came back on again, so i stopped and swapped the fuses back again. And when i drove off the exhaust light came on.

Any ideas on what the problem could be ??
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Sat 6 Jun 2009 23:45
04 2.0 Exhaust Warning Light - topbloke
most usuall culprit on this engine is air leaks on the very small vac pipes, there is a pump on the end of the engine start here and follow all the pipes that "t" off from it the other thing that you need to check is that it has plenty of oil in the engine (the pumps need a good supply of oil, if they dont you loose vacumn) check these things first and post what you find, Regards TB
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