Notices
General Technical
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by: CARiD

need help and advice and knowledge

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 27 September 2007 | 08:46 PM
  #1  
dazzr1's Avatar
dazzr1
Thread Starter
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 240
Likes: 0
From: Oxfordshire
Default need help and advice and knowledge

bought an import my95 a couple of months ago
the check engine light came on yesterday on the way 2 work stayed on for a bit then went off?
then on the way home from work it came on again but stayed on this time then i noticed the fans where going constantly?
then when i got in it this morning to go to work it wouldnt start?
turned over but nothing more?
i disconnected the battery and left it all day, reconnected it this evening and it started fine no problems
what could be causing this as it is the 2nd time now?
as far as i know the car has the following mods -
phase2
440 yellow top injectors fitted along with a larger MY98
intercooler, 3 bar map
sensor and the new ESL live map ECU add on,
mapped to run 1.3bar and 310-320bhp.
please help??
Old 27 September 2007 | 08:49 PM
  #2  
myblackwrx's Avatar
myblackwrx
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 8,787
Likes: 1
From: Dorset
Default

May be the coolant temp sensor but i don't know if that would stop the car starting
Old 27 September 2007 | 08:57 PM
  #3  
ticky's Avatar
ticky
Scooby Senior
 
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 1,903
Likes: 0
From: West Midlands
Default

You need to find why the engine check light came on. Connecting the 2 black connectors under the dash/steering & with the ignition turned on will then make the engine check light flash. By reading the number of flashes will help you pin point which sensor is at fault. Try a search on ecu checks codes.

Disconnecting the battery will only clear the codes from the ecu so you are back to square one. The only good point is that if the check light comes up again you can be at least sure that the codes are true/current & not stored previously.

Ticky
Old 27 September 2007 | 09:27 PM
  #4  
dazzr1's Avatar
dazzr1
Thread Starter
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 240
Likes: 0
From: Oxfordshire
Default

great stuff will try that and see what it brings up
thanks guys
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
just me
Non Scooby Related
26
03 January 2020 11:12 AM
Sam Witwicky
Engine Management and ECU Remapping
17
13 November 2015 10:49 AM
scoobhunter722
ScoobyNet General
52
20 October 2015 04:32 PM
Phil3822
General Technical
0
30 September 2015 06:29 PM
paddyscoob
General Technical
10
30 September 2015 03:51 PM



Quick Reply: need help and advice and knowledge



All times are GMT +1. The time now is 10:19 PM.