CambridgeSteve
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Near the end of 2016 (18 months ago) I had issues with the engine management light coming on and the car not responding to the throttle, just idling, some people have referred to this as limp mode. Turning the engine off and on would clear the light and I could carry on. I tried swapping the accelerator pedal/TPS but unfortunately I ordered a 2 track one when I needed a 3 track. There was oil getting through to the ECU so I changed the injector harness and cleaned it the ECU plugs. Later I noticed my battery was pretty much shot so I changed it and the driver demand faults stopped immediately.
Recently I've been getting the same behaviour again, but I've also noticed that it feels like although the revs are going up the vehicle speed isn't as much. Sometimes the revs will go up with little actual acceleration a very sluggish feel and then without changing my position on the accelerator it'll lurch forward accelerating as I'd expect.
Does that sound like a slipping clutch? Would a slipping clutch be the cause of driver demand issues or have I got two problems?
I haven't actually checked my battery's condition but I'd hope that it would last longer than 18 months. I should probably check the ECU plugs again.
Recently I've been getting the same behaviour again, but I've also noticed that it feels like although the revs are going up the vehicle speed isn't as much. Sometimes the revs will go up with little actual acceleration a very sluggish feel and then without changing my position on the accelerator it'll lurch forward accelerating as I'd expect.
Does that sound like a slipping clutch? Would a slipping clutch be the cause of driver demand issues or have I got two problems?
I haven't actually checked my battery's condition but I'd hope that it would last longer than 18 months. I should probably check the ECU plugs again.
