Engine light on!
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Engine light on!
My engine light came on after doing an auto fluid change and adjusting the idle as it was idling at around 1500 -2000. Now everytime I change between 1st and 2nd or 2nd and 3rd the car starts jolting really bad as well as the engine light being on.
any ideas?
any ideas?
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Re: Engine light on!
what fluid did you use? And did you put enough in?c0n13oX wrote:My engine light came on after doing an auto fluid change and adjusting the idle as it was idling at around 1500 -2000. Now everytime I change between 1st and 2nd or 2nd and 3rd the car starts jolting really bad as well as the engine light being on.
any ideas?
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Re: Engine light on!
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Im pretty sure we did use enough.
Im pretty sure we did use enough.
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Re: Engine light on!
could using too much cause this? or would have to do with the idle?
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Re: Engine light on!
If it helps, it also drops from 400 to 600 RPM when i dont have my foot on the pedal at all.
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Re: Engine light on!
did someone fail maths?c0n13oX wrote:If it helps, it also drops from 400 to 600 RPM when i dont have my foot on the pedal at all.
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Re: Engine light on!
was gonna say, thats a pretty low idle
Also i have no idea how to fix, im still a noob.
Also i have no idea how to fix, im still a noob.
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Re: Engine light on!
Fixed! just had to clean out the throttle body and adjust the sensor. running better than before
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Purely out of interest, what does your idle sit at now?
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i think its sits around 1000 now. too wet outside to go and check :/
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Re: Engine light on!
Thats about where it should sit (maybe slightly lower).Anywhere from 700 to 1000 is good. WMay sit slightly higher (1500) until warmed up.
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Re: Engine light on!
Yep mine idles around 700.
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Okay so maybe not fixed. started stalling again when i started her up earlier but i think the revs were lower than 700. will adjust them tomorrow and see how that goes
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Stepper...
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Stepper causes the engine to stall if it is stuffed. You can get new ones off Ebay for around $170 from memory. See if you can borrow a club members to ensure that is the issue first, but its a fair chance.
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Whereabouts in the engine bay is the stepper motor located? (Noob question probably)
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Right under the throttle body
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Re: Engine light on!
Or let it learn to idle again lol