LIMP MODE

[Tim]

Car has been going into limp mode alot recently which means when am on the motor way it happens so i have to turn the car off then back on it wont rev over 5000 in low gear's .

does anyone know whats up with it before it goes into the garage .

cheer's

 

[MrMark]

could be anything. Coil pack, leads......

 

[Invexis-]

my old 1.2 done this. So annoying.
turned out it was the coil pack.
fairly common problem if im not mistaken.

 

[Christopher]

It's normally a iffy sensor or coil pack.

I'd start with the coil pack. Then the TDC sensor, then check the lambda sensors... your Cup has two

 

[daviebroon]

mine was a new throttle body + faulty coil pack @ £600+

Get it on a diagnostic first. If it says pedal positition sensors, its the throttle body

 

[box car willy]

mine was a new throttle body + faulty coil pack @ £600+

Get it on a diagnostic first. If it says pedal positition sensors, its the throttle body

When you say "throttle body" do you mean the pedal assembly? I've just had a new throttle pedel put in after it went in to limp mode... i've got a problem with the revs at idle now... they're wandering up and down from 800 up to about 1400 ish? any ideas what it could be?

172 Cup by the way

 

[Tim]

nice one cheer's guy's it's going in on thursaday .

 

[makavelli]

could be the brake sensor, the kevs at birchdown unplugged mine, reset it and the cars running fine now

 

[daviebroon]

When you say "throttle body" do you mean the pedal assembly? I've just had a new throttle pedel put in after it went in to limp mode... i've got a problem with the revs at idle now... they're wandering up and down from 800 up to about 1400 ish? any ideas what it could be?

172 Cup by the way

entire throttle body assembly had to be replaced on mine. The fault code on the diagnostic was showing as 'throttle position sensor', which i thought may have been the pedal assembly. However in the end had bugger all to do with it. Brand new throttle body + coil pack ftl. Not cheap

 

[bmh.01]

Limp mode limits you to 3k though so it might be something else limiting it.

 

[CrippsCorner]

Count yourself lucky mine won't go above 2k rpm :S it's going in tomorrow... looking like it's either the spark plugs, coilpack or oxygen sensor.

 

[Tim]

could be the brake sensor, the kevs at birchdown unplugged mine, reset it and the cars running fine now

and where be this . lol.

not be able to send it in today far to busy at work .

 

[azz00]

@ kayzee, ive had the same problem with my car. Did you get any results when you took the car in ?

 

[richard2k84]

I had to buy a new wireing loom as the Map sensor was picking up wrong info. Wireing loom had exposed wires from the stupid metal block renault put on it. Also i cleaned my throttle body which helped loads