veeg33 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) Been no issue whilst driving from home to work, car started perfect as usual this morning. After 8hrs parked up, car started perfect as usual. However after just about 1 miles, the car seems to have lost power and refuse to rev. Seems like it has gone to limp mode. Lucky it was about to stop for red light hence not in a dangerous situation. Had my foot on the accelerator but rpm doesn't go above 1500rpm. Looked at my dash and 3 icons lighted up, CEL, ESP and slip warning. My instinct immediately kicks and I switched off my engine and start up again hoping to reset it. Car starts perfect again and erased both ESP and slip warning jut CEL remains. Since then, I dare not to rev any higher than 3000rpm and steady drive home. The issue did not repeat. Checked oil pressure, oil level, brake fluid and coolant level when I got home and everything were at good level. Checked out previous thread and got some idea what it might be based on my symptoms. http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/33178-engine-management-light-slip-and-tcs/ Will check this tomorrow, but doubt it as I don't have tracking issue. http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/60777-warning-lights-esp-slip-lights-now-fixed/ Will use my mate's OBD2 bluetooth reader tomorrow to get the fault code. Hopefully it's something that can be fixed cheap. Faulty cam or crankshaft sensor (I hope). However, my zed had thrown another curve ball 10 minutes ago. =( The alarm went of suddenly. I hope it's not related to the issue about. I went and checked, all windows are up and all doors are shut properly. I also started my zed, no issue. Hence ruled out battery issue as the gauge is showing close to 14v. Any idea guys? I'll update tomorrow once I have the reader. Will need help from traders here to source parts to fix it. Or maybe a pedal dance My zed - 2004 UK GT model with standard exhaust system hence don't think the CEL is due to decat or HFC. Just been to ATS Euromaster on Tuesday for aircon antibacterial cleaning and recharge but they only hook up a machine into the AC system without needing to disassemble anything else to get to it. So don't think they had caused it. Edited June 25, 2015 by veeg33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veeg33 Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 Quick update, my alarm goes off again hence decided to do a search and found this http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/69245-car-alarm-keeps-going-off/ Thanks to Marzman comments in post #3, I found a moth that somehow managed to get in my zed! Good job I found it else the alarm will keep going off tonight and annoy all my neighbours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikevv Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 My neighbour had a similar fault, car simply wouldn't rev, we thought it was a fuel filter being clogged or something like that or the car was simply being starved. I can't promise anything, and I'm probably wrong, but worth a check 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veeg33 Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 Here's the fault code, looks like some issue (I hope not) with the throttle body or the position sensor. Will do a pedal dance to reset them and see how it goes. Hopefully I don't need to cash out on a new or pre-owned TB or TPS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 A while ago I had a similar issue with my old RX8 that had been stood a while. It started up fine and the temperature, battery and oil gauges were all fine etc but the EML was on and I couldn't go over 2-3k revs. I thought it was going to be a pricey fix but it turned out to be my battery at fault. I tried recharging it overnight, put it back on in the morning, started up fine but still wouldn't go past 2-3k revs. So I decided to order a new battery and swap it out. This resolved the problem straight away. Not sure if it is going to be the same problem you have though as I didn't have a fault code reader at the time, but thought I'd throw it out there in case you have a spare working battery you can try. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veeg33 Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 Did the pedal dance and hope this has reset the TB. Will see how it goes for next few days and monitor it. I've also bought a OBD2 reader so that I can read any fault code in future. Hopefully it's just a 1 off temporary error that caused it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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