car jerk/choke when slow moving

Post by **BorepYano** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 2:09 pm

Samson wrote:Just look at the guide... It should be easy to tell what the flashing means... Even Darryl worked it out!

guide? which one?

Post by **Bennoz** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 2:13 pm

I worry about you b0r3p.... are you covered in spit or spoof atm?

http://www.ftowa.com/html/workshop/workshopart07.html

Post by **BorepYano** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:05 pm

Bennoz wrote:I worry about you b0r3p.... are you covered in spit or spoof atm?

http://www.ftowa.com/html/workshop/workshopart07.html

lol no no i'm not but i am burried up to my neck with paper work right now

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i referred to that guide when i was checking the code (it told me that i was looking in the wrong place when i was looking on the passenger side lol, and abot grounding the wire etc...)

but it seems to me that my engine light is just constantly flashing, which could mean it's all fine (even though it's not >.<), but my N is also just constantly flashing... why is my N flashing... the guide was obviously done with a manual car cos there's no mention of the N bit at all.

Post by **Bennoz** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:11 pm

BorepYano wrote:
Bennoz wrote:I worry about you b0r3p.... are you covered in spit or spoof atm?

http://www.ftowa.com/html/workshop/workshopart07.html
lol no no i'm not but i am burried up to my neck with paper work right now .

i referred to that guide when i was checking the code (it told me that i was looking in the wrong place when i was looking on the passenger side lol, and abot grounding the wire etc...)

but it seems to me that my engine light is just constantly flashing, which could mean it's all fine (even though it's not >.<), but my N is also just constantly flashing... why is my N flashing... the guide was obviously done with a manual car cos there's no mention of the N bit at all.

lol oh boy...

I hate to be a forum thug lol but if you read the guide from start to finish you'd know that a constantly flashing engine light or N light means that there are no error codes stored.

Ie we start looking elsewhere for the problem as its not a sensor. Pull your throttle body apart & start cleaning the stepper & and the Throttle Position Switch (TPS)

Post by **BorepYano** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:33 pm

Bennoz wrote:lol oh boy...

I hate to be a forum thug lol but if you read the guide from start to finish you'd know that a constantly flashing engine light or N light means that there are no error codes stored.

Ie we start looking elsewhere for the problem as its not a sensor. Pull your throttle body apart & start cleaning the stepper & and the Throttle Position Switch (TPS)

i did read it from beginning to end (pausing for a few minutes to figure out which pin socket to ground lol)... i think, in the guild it said that it'll only flash once per second and mine's a lot crazier... urmm... i mean faster than that, and also it didnt say anything about the N light, so further confusing... i guess i'll double check tonight, i'll unplug the negetive terminal on the battery for a while to clear everything then see if it's the same display when i plug it back

. thanks ben

i hope i can find an error code on the ECU, cos if i can't then i'll have to "trust" a mechanic to tell me what's wrong cos i dont think i've every taken anything complicated apart and then managed to put it back togeher without breaking anything

Post by **Bennoz** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:40 pm

I think it is flashing a code at you. Look closely every 9 quick flashes, there is 1 long one. It most noticeable at the beginning of the video as the camera shakes when it happens the second time....

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 5:49 pm

BorepYano wrote:stop using abbriviationg >.< lol

what is ISC and TPS

i have the exact same problem that Ben discribed.

when i'm crawling in traffic it's as if someone jumps on my accelerator randomly, then when i put it into nutural it idles at 2500 RPM
Does this issue happen when the car is in neutral? If so, then your tip box is not the problem.
, so that means it's not the auto box right?

just read through this whole thread, but still cant' figure out what i should do with the car to fix it. can someone clarify it for me please. it just started happening yesterday on my way home from my first day at another job... karma doesnt like me

ISC is your Idle Speed Contoller, or Stepper, connected to the throttle bosy under the intake pipe.

TPS is your throttle position sensor, which is also connected to your throttle.

Idle problems, or low speed jerkiness can be sometimes hard to pin point the problem.

Go to a mechanic they will be able to fingure it out better.

If your having problems with sustaining a proper idle when slowing down, cold startup, stalling etc is most likely will be your ISC, check all wiring going to ISC, clean it, test the resistance to cols when cold and also hot.

If your having jerkiness in acceleration, weird problems at low speed like someone else has control of your gas pedal then its your TPS. Its either screwed or not adjusted properly, or again a wiring problem.

Extracting codes from the computer usually give you a clean health even if your TPS or ISC is stuffed.

Post by **BorepYano** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 11:18 pm

Bennoz wrote:I think it is flashing a code at you. Look closely every 9 quick flashes, there is 1 long one. It most noticeable at the beginning of the video as the camera shakes when it happens the second time....

19 >.< that's not on the list of codes

Payaya and Ben, thanks heaps for the directions, regardless of how mean you are (cough cough ben cough cough lol jk).

i'll take a better video of the code tomorrow, and then reset the ECU, and see if it still gives me the same "code" if it is then there is no code, which means its going to be a b!tch to find the exact problem

anyways i'll keep you guys posted (not like u'd really care but hopefully i can bum enough info off you guys to not go to a mechanic's lol)

but in the mean time... doesn anyone know where the closest decent mechanic's (that's not a total idiot with ftos) in or near the southside of Brisbane, cos as well as Kmart tyre and auto has been to mum's car... i just really don't trust them with my fto.

Post by **BorepYano** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 5:39 pm

ok, just checked the error code on the ECU again, and then reset it, and the checked again, no difference. so no error code

oh and just for anyone else's reference in the future, when there is no error code it flashes at about 2 flashes a second, the engine light is ECU and N light is auto ECU (hance why the manuals dont have it)

btw this is my guess, so correct me if i'm wrong

i'm guessing it's something to do with the throttle etc...

which is good cos it means it's not the Egen fuel that i'm using, and it's nothing too horrible.

i've just joined up with RACQ, so now i can safely anywhere within 10km to my house

, and i'll just try the car out and see what happens.... I have a feeling that it only happens when the car's hot...

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 3:25 pm

your problem will never cause a breakdown but just could be dangerous or annoying.

Post by **BorepYano** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:35 pm

payaya wrote:your problem will never cause a breakdown but just could be dangerous or annoying.

annoying definately, and dangerous definately, thats why i'm taking it to Kmart tyre and auto because they r the closest (1.something km down the road lol, i can roll there if i had to hahah), just hope they arent complete idiots (i mean that in the nicest possible way, like they were great with the corona and i'm sure theyt know what they r doing with a lot of cars, its just that FTOs are rare compared to comms and falcons)

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 8:46 am

just read all this....lol.

what u mean its not in the manual guide? I have a tip and followed the guide and have t set up exactly as they show. N flashes..its all there.

TPS or ISC...take your ISC off and clean t..takes 10min. Dont take it to some k-mart joint mate...thats a bad idea but go for it if u want.

Post by **BorepYano** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 5:56 pm

>.< i still havent read anywhere that says anythign about the N flashing (i think it's just because my mind is set on not finding it now lol).

and i'm taking it there, because it's free quote

worst case senario, i'll make a fake booking for a couple of days later than cancel it once they tell me what's exactly wrong lol.

and I'm not mechanically minded at all so i dont want to touch anything in the engine bay bar the battery and fluids etc, cos knowing me i'll break something lol

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:41 pm

BorepYano wrote:>.< i still havent read anywhere that says anythign about the N flashing (i think it's just because my mind is set on not finding it now lol).

and i'm taking it there, because it's free quote

worst case senario, i'll make a fake booking for a couple of days later than cancel it once they tell me what's exactly wrong lol.

and I'm not mechanically minded at all so i dont want to touch anything in the engine bay bar the battery and fluids etc, cos knowing me i'll break something lol

come to think of it it is the engine light that flashes not N.

Free quote. Dont waste your time and take it to some who will actually fix it. Pay some to take your ISC off its a 5min job with 2 screws...not hard.

Post by **BorepYano** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:22 am

ok i give up

kmart mob are annoying me now
(couldn't take in at 8am cos i had to rock up to work on time, then now they want to rebook me for thurs, that would mean i've been waiting 10days just for them to look at the car, F them)

So... anyone kind enough to take a photo of what i'm supposed take off? the ISC. and what do you guys mean clean it?

as i said not mechanically minded at all, so if i'm going to do anything, i'll need pretty pics to tell me wtf i'm doing wrong lol