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Old 28 September 2006, 10:40 PM
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went from birmingham to croydon last night no probs.on the way back i noticed my 96 seemed to stutter to boost over 0.5 bar its my first turbo so i dont no where to even start to look i was stuck at 80 and a bit more if the speed really creept slow its the same around town now as well.Hence getting blew by a fiesta on the m40.the cars got a apexi filter and a apexi super afc(air fuel controller i think that means)and a zorst.ive only had it 3 weeks so dont no my way around it much.what you think?
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I think 0.5bar means the ecu is in limp home mode.
Old 29 September 2006, 08:17 AM
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Reset the ECU with the plugs under the dash, check it for any fault codes and see how it runs then.
Old 29 September 2006, 09:17 AM
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mine is running low on boost, how do you re-set the ecu and how do you check for fault code??
Old 29 September 2006, 09:21 AM
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http://www.saxonfields.freeserve.co....iag%20Page.htm
This may help
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Yep, your car is in limp mode, so try not to rag it.

Have a read on here, this will tell you all you need to do to read the fault codes.

http://www.saxonfields.freeserve.co.uk/

My money is on the MAF sensor
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arh just beat me
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Only by mere seconds lol
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THANKS I WILL TRY TO HAVE A LOOK OVER THE W,END.LIMP MODE SOUNDS RIGHT.I HOPE WHATEVER IT IS IT DONT COST TO MUCH TIME OR MONEY
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LOL welcome to the world of the ever reliable Scoob - always full of surprises.
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my previous MY96 turbo - the actuator rod came off the 'penny flap' nxt to turbo - there fore no gasses were directed through turbo.

Refiited the actuator rod with circlip - recovered boost.

Mas speed was 85 mph. Cost £0.25
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ok guys thanks a lot here it goes i had a quick look this morning but i didnt see it.under the sterring is the right place to look right?
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Originally Posted by subzup
ok guys thanks a lot here it goes i had a quick look this morning but i didnt see it.under the sterring is the right place to look right?
yep - as danny said it's n limp mode for a reason. stay off boost and get the problem solved quickly or it could get expensive!
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Originally Posted by subzup
ok guys thanks a lot here it goes i had a quick look this morning but i didnt see it.under the sterring is the right place to look right?
The plugs might be taped up - so look carefully.... 2 green and 2 black plugs. Took me a while to find mine the first time cos they were covered in black tape.
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They are located at the base of teh stearing wheel, you really have tostick your head in a long way to find them, 2 small black connectors and two green ones, they will be taped up if not used before.
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there is loads of tape because my alarm has just had a tidy up from motorguard .I will keep trying i found one of each so far.I took it to motor-tec in merry hill for a quick look over.like you said its limpin for a reason they reckon its the MAF.and the ecu is the cube type thing up there yea?
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DANNYBOY007=found them used the link in #5and#6-sounds like code 23-MAF.i thought i had to plug them into something else for some reason.quite simple when you use a torch.I hope that changing the MAF is enough or do u think the air filter is confusing it?ive heard they do but judging by the dirt on it when i cleaned it they have been together a while so why now?
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