5.5k hard limiter ?

[willsmiithy]

Hello guys! I recently purchased a 182 FF in arctic blue, I love it to bits. I’m sadly having an issue where the revs won’t go above 5.5k, a hard cut limiter kicks in at this point. The engine is warm (10 miles of driving) any ideas please ? Possibly a sensor?

 

[Louis]

Hello guys! I recently purchased a 182 FF in arctic blue, I love it to bits. I’m sadly having an issue where the revs won’t go above 5.5k, a hard cut limiter kicks in at this point. The engine is warm (10 miles of driving) any ideas please ? Possibly a sensor?

Likely your coolant temp sensor, how is your temp needle acting?

 

[YorkshireKyle]

Try cleaning the earths on the box, I bought a "non-runner" that someone threw about £600 at to try and fix

They tried a new VVT Solenoid, oil change, coolant temp sensors but it was just a dodgy earth on the box

 

[willsmiithy]

Likely your coolant temp sensor, how is your temp needle acting?

Temp needle has been odd come to mention it. Never goes above middle but seems to bounce around between low and the middle point when driving, is this normal?

 

[willsmiithy]

Try cleaning the earths on the box, I bought a "non-runner" that someone threw about £600 at to try and fix

They tried a new VVT Solenoid, oil change, coolant temp sensors but it was just a dodgy earth on the box

Bargain ! thanks for the advice. I will check this

 

[Louis]

Temp needle has been odd come to mention it. Never goes above middle but seems to bounce around between low and the middle point when driving, is this normal?

Probably temp sensor, they're cheap enough to swap out iirc

 

[willsmiithy]

Probably temp sensor, they're cheap enough to swap out iirc

Thanks for the help I’ll get on this.

 

[James]

I don't think it'll be the temp sensor personally. The cold limiter is 6800 vs 7200 warm, so if it's hitting one at 5500 I'd say it was something else

 

[willsmiithy]

I don't think it'll be the temp sensor personally. The cold limiter is 6800 vs 7200 warm, so if it's hitting one at 5500 I'd say it was something else

Any ideas as to what please ?