Another limp mode question

[nockmeister]

On a blast yesterday up some hills around the Peak district the car went into limp mode (very slow to rev, and unable to go above 4.5k), but there was nothing indicated on the instruments? Is this normal?? Oil temp was up at 104. Parked for an hour everything was normal on driving back.

[bill2]

did you not have any lights come on at all.

bill

[dirty hari]

oil temp at 104 is fine had mine above 110. Did it missfire? Sometimes it can without bringing on any lights on dash, you would need to fault scan it to check

[Lofty79]

Is it a vnt turbo? If so search 'mr muscle turbo cleaning vnt' and a guide should show in results

[Lofty79]

Oh and a quick restart should restore power not an hour rest needed

[nockmeister]

Nothing lit up at all, no misfires, was going up a 20%climb, and couldn't understand where the power had gone!! Not sure I need to clean the turbo as it's only done 8k and it gets blown out quite regulary.. It's in for it's first service on Friday, so I assume it will be scanned as a matter of course?

[nockmeister]

Oh and a quick restart should restore power not an hour rest needed

I'd reached my destination so was parked not for that reason, luckly.

[Lofty79]

Ah yes just noticed its fabia 2 so ignore me

[dirty hari]

Nothing lit up at all, no misfires, was going up a 20%climb, and couldn't understand where the power had gone!! Not sure I need to clean the turbo as it's only done 8k and it gets blown out quite regulary.. It's in for it's first service on Friday, so I assume it will be scanned as a matter of course?

they will scan it but do mention it to them too

[sharkrider]

odd without warning lights... maybe just a missed connection or strange sensor feed to the ECU?

mine was happily running 108 today at the cumbrian run I do have a nice spanking new set of NGK sparkplugs in it though

[trundlenut]

I have seen faults without lights and lights without faults in various VAG cars so not completely unexpected. My car has gone into limp mode without any lights (not a Fabia II or a petrol though).

[Ootohere]

You were running at least 98ron or 99, & not just on 95?

george

[MartynVRS]

Saw my temp above 110 at Combe and run fine apart from me getting over excited and hitting the kickdown switch. Didn't notice any heatsoak either.

[nockmeister]

You were running at least 98ron or 99, & not just on 95?

george

I don't run anything but vpower...er apart from 20quids worth of 95 during the fuel shortage. I'll see if any shows up on the diag when in for the service.

Thinking about it, a few months ago it lost power (maybe misfire) for one second whilst accelerating hard...I nearly headbutted the windscreen then snapped my neck back in a nanosecond...most bizarre and painful!

[Ootohere]

I remember the prevous thread.

Is the Fuel you stored only 8 weeks old or so.

I no longer keep uleaded, its shelve life is low now.

We used to by in the early days of Super unleaded for using on the 1/4 miles ,Winter time Scotland, to use if the summer.

Stopped doing that years ago.

Yop will be surprised how quick unleaded goes off.

Sit a half pint in a clean covered jar and have a look in 8 weeks time.

george

[Ootohere]

Sorry,on a keyboard i can not understand, spelling mistakes and can not edit or say some words i try to. Dohh.

george

[Ootohere]

Double sorry

,misread that, thought you had fuel left over stored from the fuel shortage.

Find my glasses & Off to bed i think.

george

[Ootohere]

Has it been OK since?

Spotted this old thread.

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/234116-engine-limp-mode

george