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Old 05 March 2008 | 08:47 PM
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HI everyone i have just brought a 93 import..always wanted one but not a machanic only had it a week and now it not rev above 4500rpm and been told its gone in to safe mode?how do i sort this....help..
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Old 05 March 2008 | 09:08 PM
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unplug the battery for an hour. should do the trick. I may be wrong but it wont do any harm.

All it does is reset the ecu. Give it a go.
Old 05 March 2008 | 09:11 PM
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cheers i'll try owt
Old 06 March 2008 | 07:12 AM
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Your speedo is working - right? otherwise it will go into safe mode.
Old 06 March 2008 | 09:18 AM
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Get your speedo derestricted as well. For oe you will look silly when a saxo goes past you on the motorway. lol.
Old 06 March 2008 | 10:15 AM
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Isnt "safe mode" the same as "limp home"? If it is then it is a sign that there is something amiss in the engine area...
I would take it to an engine area specialist who will check the engine area and confirm whether there is a fault in that area.
Old 06 March 2008 | 10:22 AM
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Is the Check Engine Light on??
If in Limp mode I would have thought this would be on
Old 06 March 2008 | 08:51 PM
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Default cheers folks

yeah check engine light is on
thanks for all your help folks
many thanks ash
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You need to check your ECU to find out the error code to look at possible causes.
Look on here on how to do it Main Heading Goes Here

Post your results back here when you get the code fairly easy to do.

Go down to Finding Those Connectors to work the diagram out.

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