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Hey.

My car had this engine warning light and when the light comes up the car seems to loser power but the light will not go off until i bring my foot up and let it slow down. It mianly comes on when im ether a going up a hill or b when i am accelerating. It has been to the garge twice now about it.

First time the got there computer hooked it up and found that the lamba senor was fault so they replaced. Took it for a spin still same problem.
Second time. Same fault checked wiring and found the wire had been burnt thr to the coil so they fixed that.Still same problem, they said it might be running rich and should take it for a long run but when this problem first started it was doing long runs back and forth 100+ miles a day.

At the moment im starting to lose it and dont no want to do next because i dont think the people where my car is going no wat they are doing.

Help101, October 2008

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I have the exact same problem with my 56 plate 1.3 diesel its like the engine loses compression .

Tarot, January 2016

hello i have 1998 corsa 1.3 b it runs fine every now and then but wen i switch my lights on the car looses power and strats to jerk ive replaced the battery but then again the car doesnt need the batterry to run ive had the altinaor tested and all is okay so now im facing the problem with this jerking onec again sent to a garage and the said it was cuase of an oil leak on the crank and the oil was running onto the crank sensor it was all fine and then it started again please guys if you can help me source the problem ill appriciate so much as im already pulling my hair out thank you

BRENDON, March 2015

Just had my corsa sxi 1.2, 03 mot last week got a new exhaust fitted then last nite my emissions warning light came on. Any idea what is causing it? It's an old car, only done 48,000 miles though.

Pink, February 2015

i have had this exact problem (along with many others) with my company car (corsa 1.0 ecoflex).
It turned out to be a faulty coil pack and air flow meter. The faulty air flow meter made the revs fluctuate without touching the pedal and made it randomly cut out. The faulty coil packs made the car lose power, especially when puling away at junctions, and my engine management light came on when pushing to 60...when all was said and done it turned out that the spark plugs needed changing and that was making the coil pack work too hard which in turn made the coil pack go faulty...im up to 96,000 and on fourth timing chain, its had oil in the water header tank since 1,000 miles and had a full engine rebuild...

Lee Clark, January 2015

plugs, coils, ecu, the coils overheat on these cars.

warren, November 2014

Hello all, i have a v reg corsa, run lovely then tap-its went. I had a problem with power and over heating, replaced idle control sensor,coil pack and spark plugs and seemed fine for a while, but now have a hot restart problem, seems it has to cool down to a certain temp and then will start again. Replaced the ECT sensor and that made no difference. Car also running jumpy now, feels shaky and getting really noisy, now sounds like the exhaust is blowing.. starts first time in the mornings, getting really fed up with it now. Any ideas?

lil stels, February 2014

I've just acquired a y registration Vauxhall corsa 1.2 auto, drove ok for two days but last night I just got Upto 70 and the car lost power and dropped to 60 felt like it changed gear.

I also noticed excessive revving through the gears I feared the gearbox but reading these posts tell me it maybe a sensor of sorts although there's no issues with start up but it is sluggish to move off but I put that down to age.

Oh yeah I'm totally retarded when it comes to cars so if anyone has an idea of what my cars issue is please post .

Thanks

chrisd, February 2014

anybody had any problems with timing belt on a corsa eco flex 2011 please let me know asap thanks

chez, October 2013

Hi, Bought my son a vauxhall Corsa B W reg 65,000 miles 8 Months ago. Having same problem engine managment light illuminating at about 60mph lossing power drop speed light goes out then can get past 60mph, also runs slugish up hill again Light illuminating. Changed air intake sensor (£14) to carb ran a little better. Cleaned mass flow sensor. Still no joy. Disconected water temp sensor runs fine gets past 60mph no issues. I have ordered a new water temp sensor (£5.99)

Steve, August 2013

hi my corsa 1l 2002 will idle fine but it wont go over 35mph and sounds like the air filter has got louder?
i dont have a clue pls help?!?

shane, March 2013

has anyone checked connections from fuel tank or fuel pump or even connections into or from fuel filter if any of these are even slightly leaking then fuel will be lost but can also cause "some" of the problems you all list, can be drawing air into the system and giving false readings i.e. mixture too weak or lack of fuel making engine cut out, a lot of you mention pulling away problems and driving up hills makes car sluggish what if fuel simply isn't getting to front of car correctly??? all bells whistles and lights will show other faults but it could be something simpler blocked filter, failing pump, bad connection at any of these points. not 100% if any at fault but worth considering
hope another view is helpful and good luck with problems
Harrie

Harrie the hose man, February 2013

engine management light on, jerks alot,feels like no power in it. cant go uphill in 2nd and and my exhaust is making a rumbly noise. vauxhall corsa 2001 1.0 anyone help

mubz khalifa, October 2012

I just bought an '04' corsa today. I had the same problems as everyone whos changed their air flow sensor. Had an 80 mile drive home. For the first 70 miles it would slow down on hills and not go over 60mph but kept driving and pushing the car and eventually something seemed to clear out. It now drives fine, and engine management light has gone off! So hey guys maybe these cars just need a good drive on the motorway once in a while :-)

D M, May 2012

you tried the exhaust ? or cat ? what to do ..drop the exhaust prior cat if it runs ok its one or other replace cat try it without full exhaust on if it runs ok chances are it could be baffle collapsed in exhaust i' had this problem on several cars from bmw's to pugs ..tip shake dat when off as with silencers they shouldnt rattle ? if they do clean em out this is not a fix as will effect emissions but the car will run ok but prob fail emission test but at least you can test to see if its one or the other .. goodlook..

blue62, May 2012

hi its the petrol pump it needs cleand out

davieshields, April 2012

I brought this to several mechanics, they could not figure out problem. I could not go over 50mph or go up hill or I would lose power. I checked the net and a person said that it might be an air mass flow meter. Finally a car mechanic tried this and it worked. Car if fantastic now!!!

Anthony Houlihan, August 2011

i had a problem with lack of power, garage said it was crankshaft sensor, fitted new sensor fixed problem.

pete, August 2011

that is the airflow meter if you got a custom airfilter then you need an induction pipe because the air flow meter cant handle the air intake from the airfilter

sean, May 2011

Same problem mines a 1.4 club 2007 only recently started showing engine management light, lack of power and a lot of juddering when in second gear especially. Any ideas as to what this may be? I can see this is a common fault and obviously not easy to diagnose.

Nicole, May 2011

im having exact same problem. have to start car by giving gas. car jerks and loses power after its just been started when going up hills. been like this for a month but still running. ive been told i need to have the ecu replaced. had the same problem bout 3 months ago, got the airflow meter and throttle body changed, this worked for about 2 months.
Corsa 2000 1.0

athar, March 2011

I have a 1.0l w reg corsa B. I often have to use the accelerator to start the car and then in the first mile of driving the car will make a really loud humming noise as I accelerate and will slow right down to about 5mph or less, even in first gear, it rocks back and forth and then just before it clears itself it violently jerks before suddenly revving itself up. Sometimes stopping and restarting the car solves this problem, but not always,

I then have the problem of going up hills where the engine management light comes on and I have to go down the gears to just about make it to the top, and also when I am maintaining a speed of about 40/50 and trying to accelerate further(doesnt often drive much faster than this without the light popping on) the light will not go off until I have my foot off the accelerator for a while, not possible when going up a hill though!
And when the light comes on you can feel the car pull back and lose power.
It is ridiculous and extremely expensive.
I have changed:
Oil filters
Fuel filter
Idle control sensor x2!
Cleaned the hoses that can be got to.
I think thats all, maybe more, its hard to keep track!

I dont want to spend too much more but cannot afford a new car and surely wont get a lot for selling the corsa in this condition

Please can someone help me!

crazycorsa, February 2011

I had teh problem with no power at about 3000rpm, and also up hills very poor performance. Also in a morning very poor performance. i took it to garage and hooked it up and it said the 02 sensor aso they changed that, that didnt work.

I took it back and they tried the mass air flow sensor and now it runs absaloutly fine, i also got that from a scrap yard for 10 pound

Brandon, February 2011

has your problem been solved..We have the same problem

corsaforum, January 2011

hi i have corsa 1.2 sxi 2001 my problem is similar i was driving along when the car jerked and a spanner going through a car appeared on my dash then it went off and the EML came on and has now stayed on although car doesn't seem to experience any power loss i took it to my mates garage any way to get it checked out turns out my egr valve needed replacing or cleaning and it also showed up that the air mass sensor was faulty so i got my mate to give the egr valve a clean charged me £20 and just brought air mass sensor off ebay £30 including postage hope fully then i can get rid off the light

chez, January 2011

i have a corsa 2005 1.2 has done 83000 mile.
My EML has come on at first it went back off after a few hours of driveing around, but now its back on and has stayed on for 4 days. The car judders when im driveing below 40mph. The car dose not cut out and hasnt broke down at all. What could be the problem and how much is it going to cost.

andrea, January 2011

my engine managment light has been on for 2 years since having contamanated fuel had new cat plus new alamba sensors its still on garage on last mot told me to put a black dot on the light if it botherd me guess what it works no problems with engine 40000 miles on

michael christmas, January 2011

my corsa has the same problem but we had the crank sensor changed and still no joy the car was cutting out before we had this sorted. The car would cut out and would not start for about 5 to 10 min but the rev counter would not go up at all and the car would be sluggish but soon as you turn the enegine off and back on it would then kick in and work. like i said we had the crank sensor changed but of course light still comes on..........corsa there crap crap crap... and thought i was they only person with the problem

paul moore, November 2010

i had this problem 2and half years ago it was the timming change had been stretched and also got a service and has been like a dream till now so just away to do the same again and see if it solves the problem again

corsa c sxi 2004

gav, November 2010

Hi, my wifes got a corsa 1995 14xe Automatic, It would i suspect run on 2 cylinders then pick up occasionally, untill it broke down completly. I managed to get the car home by pumping the thottle to coax it home. Used the paper clip test and got codes 43 and 47. So replaced EGR valve. took car out and all was well. untill about 10 miles into journey engine warning lit up but still ran fine. came home and got code 43 and 47 again. Went to breakers and got sec hand coil pack and fitted that. no warning lights took it out great for a few miles performance a marked improvement (or am I just wishing) egngine Man light back on and same codes as before. At this point I must mention that the light will go out and stay of i I switch the car off and on again, but will reapear after a few miles. Am i missing something obvious like having to reset the ECU ( I did leave battery off overnight but codes still present).

DavidinOxford, October 2010

Hi, my EML came on Sunday morning after by partner filled my car up with petrol saturday evening. When driving it sunday it felt very slugish and was reluctent to move. Its only a 1 ltr but usuelly quite nippy when just driving to work but now it seems to take for ever just to get up to 30mph. I have just been and filled the car up again with petrol and it seems to be driving so much better the EML light is still on. Does anyone know if this could be cause dby puting diesel rather than petrol in the car or should this just make it cut out alltogether?

Any ideas would be appreciated as i am reluctent to take it to a garage with all the problems and no solutions posted on here.

Thansk a lot

Carla :)

Carla, September 2010

wow - am so glad to hear loads of people have had the same problem as my corsa (1999) ive had the air flow and lambda changed every 6 months and wud temporarily fix the problem with the engine fault light...but recently they changed it and it comes on whenever i am slowing down going down a hill. i cant work it out but my answer is to get rid of the car! i will get rid of mine soon as ive spent so much money on trying to fix this problem!

Roxy, August 2010

I have the exact same problem with my corsa, thought it was only me though. It's a 1L, 11yrs old and only done 30,000 miles. Used to run like a dream until about a year ago when my engine management light kept coming on as the car lost power. It is also very sluggish when driving off from cold.

I have taken it to 2 different garages, spent around £300 and have had the coil replaced and then the oxygen valve, however no success. A few people on here have mentioned the air flow meter so might have a look at replacing this next. Will keep you all posted and let you know if it works. Personally i think Vauxhall should be giving us some answers, or at least doing something to fix the problem seeing as its a very common fault.

Nat, July 2010

We had problem with loss of power also, going up hill and accelerlating from standstill. My father changed air flow/mass filter and not had this problem since. However about 6 months ago the dash board sprodically lost power then one day it would not start, no lights ect on the dash, dad gave dash a good smack and it started up no probs then until mechanic light came on, Garage threw off a fault to do with emissions, unfortunatelty we had told them about the dash some months earlier, cleaned connections and charged us £65 quid for the priveledge! We now have the emissions light on but are reluctant to get fault codes as nobody seems able to fix anyway! Come on vauxhall what is it with all these problems......

a, July 2010

Car was ok for some years, its 1999 only 50000 miles from me mum and dad. I just spent £170 on a full service and it did not fix the problem which started about a month ago. I.E engine warning light, lack of power and almost broke down, 1.2 16v corsa club and can only get about 70 out of it or so until warning light or put foot down. Have a theory, either the garages have limited them or... personally I use V Power fuel, maybe our timings are not upto it?

Rob, May 2010

It could be the cat on the exhaust especially if your losing power.

tpc, May 2010

i dont know either. my v reg corsa does the same going up hills in 3rd sort of pulls back and light comes on, u slow down go into 2nd and it goes off. it can be very bumpy when you start to drive the car after its been parked for a few hours and the bit i hate the most is at traffic lights or give ways, you put your foot down to go go go and it just doesnt move clutch is up, foot is to the floor and it sits there has a little think and starts to slowely pick up speed. very embarasing, and again the garage doesnt know what is mite be and it never does it for them when they take it for a test drive- typical! im sure they think im making it up. im even beginin to think its all in my head too.

becky, April 2010

my corsa is an 04 1.2 sxi with 44000 mls engine management light was on and would not rev above 4800 revs. put foot on brake peddle and held the trip metre button in turned ignition on but not start the engine. hold until inspection word appears then switch ignition off job done

ring tone tone, April 2010

The Crank sensor fails in corsa's all the time. I've replaced mine 3 times in last 2 years to get right of god knows how many faults.

1. Management light coming on when u slow down/Cutting out after driving then slowing down: The car will run fine for about 3 months if u jus restart engine when this happens, after about 3 months u will not be able to start it for 10 mins but then it will run fine. (if sluggish) £60 for a new sensor tho some quoted me 200...

2. Oil light coming on after driving then slowing down: Same problem as above, there is nothing wrong with the oil or the oil pressure the car is simply trying to cut out: This was caused by a mis-aligned Crank sensor.

3. Car wouldn't start in the morning, then other mornings it was perfect. Again crank sensor replaced and is working fine again.

Why these car's haven't been fixed at the dealer before they sell them is beyond me, this particular sensor is the cause of many issues if u search the net.

And if u haven't already, sell ur corsa before 60,000 as at this golden number the gear box "Links?" not sure what it's called (when u can't select certain gears) needs replacing, the oil pressure switch will blow every other month, the plug behind the dashboard will come loose (I've seen it, the housing for it is pathetic) and u loose all instrument panels and ofc the Crank sensor will fail many times. All common faults so the Vauxhall mechanic said...

Pedro, April 2010

Sounds like the egr valve if it a diesel. Corsa heats the engine quickly by routing exhaust through this little device which then manages to get fouled up by dirty fuel or poor running. Need to clean or replace it.

John Woodly, April 2010

Hey people, my sons (w reg 1.2 16v 65000 miles) corsa had the same problem, so i had an independant look at it, took him a while to figure out (couple of hours) turned out to be the airflow meter so he replaced it with a new one, problem was still there so he ordered another replacement but this time it was a more expensive Bosch and hey, problem gone, the mechanic is a friend of a friend so i know he was'nt bull$#%*ing me he actually demonstrated it in front of me with both parts, i'm not saying it'll work for everyone but it worked for my boy, also you can litterally replace yourself in five mins, hope this helps.

Mick, April 2010

Just put a new crank shaft sensor on only 15 quid running like a dream now

chris, April 2010

I am having the same problem with my vauxhall corsa 1.2. Car is jumpy to start from cold then starts to run ok. When i accelerate past 60mph the warning light comes on, it goes away again when i slow down. This seems to happen most when i am going uphill or accelerating hard. Any ideas what i could get done to fix it? Thanks

Amy Ferguson, April 2010

i have same problem with my corsa, about a yr ago it started and when put on diagnostics it came up with alot of different codes but never the same 1s had it on 5times. after changin where i got my fuel from the problem stopped but it has just come back so off to the garage im going with it. had 3 different places look at it last time and not 1 knew what the problem was time for a new garage i think.

stacey, April 2010

I have the same problem I have replaced the airflow meter and still its stuck in idle mode I have tried to clear the ecu but it just keeps coming on I have spoken to vauxhall and they said that untill the ecu has been reset fully it will just stay in idle mode and they want 50 quid to clear the ecu somebody help

chris, April 2010

corsa 1.2 sxi 03 engine warning lights on when start the engine sound really bad and the whole car rumbles and has no power in first or second when in 3rd the warning light flashes and then when i slow down again it stay on steady any ideas i heard alot about air flow mass problems any other ideas

maxxxxxx, March 2010

i mine has been doing the same for 2 months now and two garages don't know what they hell it is. I have a 2005 Sri 1.4 and on the dignostic it just says cylinders 1&4 backfire. They replaced and then put my parts back in because nothing has rectified the fault. I have had coil pack, injectors, ecu update, new ecu, air flow meter the list goes on. I think i am bound for the nightmare until i get someone to set it on fire and i claim on the insurance hahah

apt457, March 2010

corsa sxi 2002 struggled to start! usually first time, when it did start the car with a spanner lit up so i turned off the engine and gave it 5 mins then tried again. Same light again but then it went off and the engine management light came on. was not at home at time an needed to get to work so drove it there was a loss of power and it would not rev higher than about 4900revs. spoke to a mechanic i work with,
he said i had fludded the engine, and it has gone into idle mode an it should go off and fix itself but it didnt.

Anyway after googling a bit i found out that if u put ur foot on the clutch and the brake and turn ur key it resets the fault.

and also if u put ur foot on the brake and press the milometer button then turn the key it removes the light.

P.S by turn the key i mean from not in to the engine running.

JUST HOPE its ok now

craiggill2003, March 2010

Hi I have had timing chain exhaust and filters changed dont solve anythin. People look at u like u passed ur test yesterday because the car just dont move. been told air flow meter or lambda ... whatever its called or even clutch on its way out. Any ideas

imz, March 2010

Hi all
my sons corsa had simular problem car would slow down lose power , was told lamba sensor was the problem ? real problem was fuel pump dont know why but car runs like new for the last 2 years . Now we have a new problemm engine management light comes on as engine stops , let car sit for 15 min and car will start again ? anyone know why ?

dave, March 2010

hi i serviced my vx corsa sxi 1.2 16v (oil, oil filter, sparks) last week and was running great and it always started first time straight away no hesitation even at -11, but this morning it took a lot of effort to start and the engine management light came on as well as a light (a pic of a car with a spanner through it) then as i pulled out of the drive on way to work the fuel warning light came on, usually it just stays lit but this time it was flashing i filled it up and the "spanner" light has went out the the engine management light still remains and now experiencing loss of power at high revs 4-5k rpm anyone got any ideas? someone suggested fuel filter change or perhaps cleaning air filter thanks

boaby mac, February 2010

For the person with the grinding noise on the front left side - that's probably a stone caught in the disc brakes. As for the acceleration and cut out problems in low idling - these are very typical of the mass air flow meter having reached the end of it's fairly short shelf life.

Mark, January 2010

Mine had the same problems, had my timing belt changed and solved the problem for a year, it has now started off again

Warrior10, December 2009

Change the air mass meter. Mine did the same thing. The Vauxhall replacement is £85 but look on eBay instead. Copy part £21 plus postage.....fitted in 15 minutes...problem solved.

Richard., December 2009

I had all the same problems with my Corsa (2000, 1.2, 16v). Diagnostic came up with lambda chip, got it changed, no difference. Took it to a different garage, told them about losing power on acceleration and hills and without even testing was told it was the air flow meter. Mechanic said he had changed hundreds in Corsas. Fixed for about £130, no problems since.

Steph, December 2009

I'd be interested to know if ANYONE managed to get their corsa sorted - it seems none of the answers were positive endings, just spending money and problem not sorted. I use my car a lot on long journeys and am worried, even though I spent £200 on a service and mot recently. I specifically told the mechanic about the light coming on and slowing down once it hits 70, esp on a slight hill and he scratched his head and said something about lamb sensor, but insisted that it wouldn't be that. He didn't have a clue. I will try resetting the light, but am still aware that there is some loss of power when the light comes on so not sure resetting will help. Any (cheap) ideas??

Susan, November 2009

Damn Corsa's hey! Mine is doing it too and had this problem since I got it. Just randomly won't move then seems to be ok. I got told it was the electrics and lamda sensor issues but no garage has ever fully diagnosed and solved the problem. I spent £1500 when I first got it just to get it to drive because of this but still faulty now!

Tamara, October 2009

imz - The INSP light means that the car is due for a service. If you have already had the car serviced, the mechanic must not have reset the light. All you have to do is put your foot on the brake AND press the Trip Reset button on the dials then turn the ignition on (Not the engine, just the ignition so that all the dash lights come on). Hold the brake pedal and trip reset button for about 10 seconds then turn the ignition off. That should be it reset.

Jay, October 2009

my god, i thought it ws only mine. I see a few people with the same problem, with mine i have to hold my foot on the accelartor to get it going then the management light comes on, then changing gear it slows down but then speeds up, then finally cuts out. Soon as i have re-started it it;s fine all day, till the next day starts the cycle all over again, been in the garage 3 times they don't know whats wrong, had the coil changed and still it's doing it today.
If any body know please help me i dare not drive the car now and can't really afford another.

julia, October 2009

any ideas y my insp light comes up when i switch engine on? Also my car struggles uphill and accelerates slowly been told timing chain needs changing, can it affect acceleration? It's an 03plate?

imz, September 2009

I am having a similar problem but not with a lack of power.
my engine warning light seems to come on when i slow down at traffic lights/junctions and have to put it in first gear ready to pull off again. if i turn the engine off and start it up again,its fine.
also i have noticed a sort of grinding noise from the front drivers side wheel which i can feel through the pedals of the car.
any ideas guys????

nottsfem, August 2009

Same thing happens to mine. Only a 1L engine. When i first drive off in the morning i have to go up a hill and the car barely moves. So i drive it down the hill first and around the block, then it seems to kick in and when i go up the hill its fine. Also when i go up any hills it slows right down, the engine warning light comes on and i sometimes have to put it in first gear. I've been told it may be something to do with the airflow system? Getting very annoyed with it now, very humiliating when im crawling up a hill in first gear in a 40mph zone :( anybody help?

bex, July 2009

hi all had exactly same problem as all of you. when i start the car in the morning it jerks but when i switch engine on and off it runs fine. also when i accelerate engine management light comes on and it feels like car is getting stuck. took it to 4 garages all said 02 sensor and egr valve need replacing spent 300 quid still not fixed im tearing my hair out HELP

peter, June 2009

Hi, I'm glad I'm not the only one with this problem!
Exactly the same problem, before I can pull of from cold, I have to put around 4000 rpm through the engine before it will pull off without being jumpy. Then accelerating uphill, the same thing happens.
The only thing is, last week mine started to show the engine warning light when I was stopped at traffic lights with no revs going through the engine, then it would go off once I put around 2000 rpm through the engine..
I've got a garage looking at it tomorrow so I'll post up what they find!
Niall

Niall, June 2009

hey folks,
having the same problem exactly.
1.2 16v corsa b yr 2000
no power at all in first from cold start, then wen i push the engine at all on a hill for example the power drops and the engine mgt light comes on, wen i slow down its ok again, then wen i do about 60mph in 5th at abt 3k rpm the same thing happens. took it to a mechanic and he put new spark plugs in but that didnt really help so he thinks that its a problem with the coil pack or else the air flow meter. guna price them before gettin it fixed to see if im gunna be spending big bucks on a 9yr old car.. if i do n either wrk il drop uz a message..

Corsa b 1.2 16v, June 2009

Solved my problem today, could be your solution as well, went along to local motor factors and bought a new Air Mass Meter, cost £104, fit it yourself in 10 minutes, only need a couple of cable ties to replace the clips. Make sure the arrow on the new one points towards the throttle housing and disconnect the battery first. This fixed mine instantly!!!
PS the local vauxhall dealer said it was probably a burnt out valve and it would cost £400 to strip the engine down to look and the same amount to put it back together!!!

bg54, November 2008

Hi, hope you get an answer to your problem, exact same thing is happening to my Corsa c 1.2 16v, also very bad to drive off from cold start, but if i stop after 50 yds and switch engine off and back on, it runs ok. Then when i accelerate in any gear to 3000 rpm the engine dies and engine management light comes on, then it will suddenly just pick up again. 2 garages cant sort it, one a vauxhall dealer.

bg54, November 2008

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