Fordmods Logo

can any body get my car outa limp mode ?? 

 

Page 1 of 1 [ 8 posts ] 

 
 Post subject: can any body get my car outa limp mode ??
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:31 pm 
Oompa Loompa
Offline

Age: 35

Posts: 44

Joined: 9th Jul 2006

Ride: xr6

Location: melbourne
VIC, Australia

my car has gone into limp mode ? can anybody help ?
thanks
Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:02 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Age: 56

Posts: 6467

Joined: 18th Dec 2006

Ride: 93 ED sedan

Power: 161 rwkw

Location: Rockhampton
QLD, Australia

If its in limp mode, stop the car, turn off the ignition all the way, wait 1 minute, restart and drive it, it should start off in 1st up to 3rd only, and stay in 3rd, ( no kick down will happen), till you do it again.
Its usually the gear position switch, is faulty.

 

_________________

http://youtu.be/jJTh9F3Vgg0

Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:47 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Age: 44

Posts: 577

Joined: 5th Nov 2004

Ride: EF

Location: Wodonga
VIC, Australia

It would help if we knew what model your car is. Check if the interior light works still, in EF’s if the fuse for it has blown the auto will go into limp home mode.

Good luck
Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:04 pm 
Oompa Loompa
Offline

Age: 35

Posts: 44

Joined: 9th Jul 2006

Ride: xr6

Location: melbourne
VIC, Australia

thanks guys , yer the interior light works , its an EF XR6 , it only started happening when the throttle body was removed to be cleaned ... do you think that could have caused it ?
Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:55 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline

Age: 36

Posts: 4609

Joined: 29th Jul 2005

Gallery: 10 images

Ride: BOXCAR

Location: Launceston
TAS, Australia

spaniad wrote:
thanks guys , yer the interior light works , its an EF XR6 , it only started happening when the throttle body was removed to be cleaned ... do you think that could have caused it ?


how sure are you that the car is in limp mode? Did you reconnect the TPS?? And all the other hoses and connections??

 

_________________

^^^ What He Said

<a href="http://www.fordmods.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=44952" target="_blank" class="postlink"> TAS Cruises</a>

Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 9:06 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Age: 56

Posts: 6467

Joined: 18th Dec 2006

Ride: 93 ED sedan

Power: 161 rwkw

Location: Rockhampton
QLD, Australia

Did you try the reset as i said.? Did you reconnect everything you had off?

 

_________________

http://youtu.be/jJTh9F3Vgg0

Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:44 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Age: 50

Posts: 2705

Joined: 6th Nov 2004

Gallery: 11 images

Ride: 2009 FG XR6 Sedan

Location: Melbourne
VIC, Australia

Id doubt very much the problem but did you perform a throttle calibration after it was removed? Mine went into limp mode about 2 years ago, i ran the diagnostic and found Soleniod S1 at fault, i replaced it and all good. I would run the diagnostic to call up any fault codes otherwise you will be guessing as it could be a number of things.
Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:33 pm 
Oompa Loompa
Offline

Age: 35

Posts: 44

Joined: 9th Jul 2006

Ride: xr6

Location: melbourne
VIC, Australia

the TPS seems to be out of place .. the small ratchet like circle in the sensor seems to be very loose .. could that be the problem ? i disconected all the wiring to the throttle body to see if i could find any visible faults , but all i found was the TPS , made me slightly curious
Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:
Sort by  
 Page 1 of 1  [ 8 posts ] 

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 91 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

 

 

It is currently Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:33 pm All times are UTC + 11 hours

 

 

(c)2014 Total Web Solutions Australia - Australian Web Hosting and Domain Names