Member Since: 02 Apr 2010
Location: Cookstown
Posts: 53
Engine goes in limp mode
Hello guys my disco 3 when I and driving it fairly hard and lift my foot of throttle and brake the engine goes into limp mode. It also puts the warning on enginge management problem if i stop and restart it goes fine.
But iff i give it a flogging again and it only comes on when i lift off.
ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED THANKS.
9th Apr 2010 7:45 pm
loupy
Member Since: 02 Apr 2010
Location: Cookstown
Posts: 53
Now disco hasn't went into limp mode for over a week but when i put the accellerater down now nothing happen s to about 2,500 revs feels like limp mode but then it goes of in a burst.
Any help appreciated.
17th Apr 2010 10:05 am
ELD70
Member Since: 28 Jan 2008
Location: Romford.
Posts: 901
Sounds like the trusty old EGR's throwing a wobbly to me....Now driving BMW 330d Touring....misses D3...but not when at traffic lights
17th Apr 2010 10:22 am
loupy
Member Since: 02 Apr 2010
Location: Cookstown
Posts: 53
Was thinking that just ordered the blanking kit of BAS's website.
17th Apr 2010 12:18 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73045
What exactly is the warning, is it "ENGINE SYSTEM FAULT"?? If so you could have joined CFT (Club Fooked Turbo).
17th Apr 2010 1:20 pm
loupy
Member Since: 02 Apr 2010
Location: Cookstown
Posts: 53
no engine fault showing up
17th Apr 2010 1:27 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73045
17th Apr 2010 1:29 pm
loupy
Member Since: 02 Apr 2010
Location: Cookstown
Posts: 53
ahh got a lend of a snap on diagnostic kit of a mate and its showing the dreaded EGR fault.
So ordering the blancks was the right idea
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