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Old Sep 29, 2005 | 07:07 PM
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would the speedo cable being disconected make the car stop at 4.5k revs and the check engine light come on ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????
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Old Sep 29, 2005 | 08:54 PM
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yep, the car has gone into "limp" mode because of the lack of a 'speed' signal to the ECU.................

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Old Sep 29, 2005 | 10:29 PM
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thanks mate ,,,i did a ecu check and the code come back 33 ,,iv looked and this is the speed sensor,,,,,,,,,,,thanks again

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Old Sep 30, 2005 | 08:48 AM
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[QUOTE=stuart148]would the speedo cable being disconected make the car stop at 4.5k revs and the check engine light come on ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????[/QUOTE

I had a speedo cable fail whilst up at donington doinb a track day.
Limp mode all the way back to east sussex.

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