 What Exactly is Limp Mode?, Can anyone explain this? |
 Mar 21, 2014 - 10:34 PM
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So I'm wandering if my car is in limp mode. Why? Well the check engine light is on and she idles fine for a minute or two, then completely drops fuel pressure and dies. If this is not limp mode then what is causing this? I just replaced all for injectors, believing that this was the original cause for it not running right i.e. rough idle, fluctuating fuel pressure before it completely drops and dies. I've also done the general maintenance as well like change oil, flush and change both radiator and heat exchanger, replace h spark plugs and also the battery. I have replaced the fuel pump, filter, and now injectors. She idles fine now, like a dream then given a minute or two drops pressure and dies. Also she's running really rich, so much in fact, you can smell the extra fuel that's being dumped to compensate. Can anyone tell me what's going on, or what it is I'm doing wrong here, cause I'm lost, frustrated beyond belief, and almost fed up with the whole thing.
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Mar 23, 2014 - 6:52 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 7, '07 From Corpus Christi, TX Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
I never would have imagined that an o2 sensor or an engine coolant temp sensor signal whould be the reason my car doesnt stay running. How or why exactly is that? That is code 5 and code 4 or should I be looking at code 54? I might just work all three three just to be safe because I looked up symptoms of each code and how they corrdinate with my car and each one is pretty spot on with what my car is doing.
This post has been edited by Lil-Joe101: Mar 23, 2014 - 7:31 AM -------------------- From Japan to Texas my st202 follows me.
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Mar 23, 2014 - 8:15 AM
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QUOTE (Lil-Joe101 @ Mar 23, 2014 - 7:52 AM)  I never would have imagined that an o2 sensor or an engine coolant temp sensor signal whould be the reason my car doesnt stay running. How or why exactly is that? That is code 5 and code 4 or should I be looking at code 54? I might just work all three three just to be safe because I looked up symptoms of each code and how they corrdinate with my car and each one is pretty spot on with what my car is doing. I might start by replacing the O2 sensor (as long as you're sure your wiring harness is good). Coolant temp sensor I believe you would see the failure of this via the temperature gauge on your console. What is that doing? VWs will basically always tell you its cold when it fails even when the motor is warm. But O2 sensors can be cheap and easy, I'd start there |
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Lil-Joe101 What Exactly is Limp Mode? Mar 21, 2014 - 10:34 PM
cardshark525 Limp mode or "safe mode" is when the car... Mar 21, 2014 - 10:45 PM Lil-Joe101 cardshark like you said it might be electrical. I ... Mar 22, 2014 - 10:08 AM mgnt232 Check your engine light code. There is a reason To... Mar 22, 2014 - 10:33 AM SupraKid A lot of the time a car will go into limp mode due... Mar 22, 2014 - 10:39 AM cardshark525 What code is your check engine light on for? That ... Mar 22, 2014 - 11:23 AM playr158 Limp mode doesn't always limit rpm....depends ... Mar 22, 2014 - 12:50 PM
mgnt232 QUOTE (playr158 @ Mar 22, 2014 - 12... Mar 23, 2014 - 7:55 AM Lil-Joe101 I haven't checked the codes yet. I only ran it... Mar 22, 2014 - 12:55 PM mkernz22 Did you replace the FPR? Mar 22, 2014 - 1:49 PM Lil-Joe101 Yes, pump, fpr, filter, and injectors are all bran... Mar 22, 2014 - 1:51 PM playr158 What gen 3sgte did you swap in?
And currently my ... Mar 22, 2014 - 2:41 PM Lil-Joe101 3rd gen, and that sounds like a better plan lol. Mar 22, 2014 - 3:19 PM Lil-Joe101 I think it's code 54. 5 flashes pause 4 flashe... Mar 22, 2014 - 8:32 PM jordisonjr A quick google search of a Toyota CEL's shows ... Mar 22, 2014 - 9:05 PM Lil-Joe101 So I ran my CEL results through this site http://w... Mar 22, 2014 - 10:19 PM JasonTX my mr2 had a similar issue when i had a bad o2. i ... Mar 22, 2014 - 10:40 PM playr158 QUOTE (Lil-Joe101 @ Mar 23, 2014 - ... Mar 23, 2014 - 8:03 AM Lil-Joe101 Temp gauge is fine, not rising or standing, it rea... Mar 23, 2014 - 9:20 AM |
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