hi all. Im new to the forum and i come bearing engine issues ha. I've scoured the net looking for possible answers but due to the complexity and seemingly borderline insane french electronics i cant find any good leads to the problem.
The problem:
I was driving along and the EML came on and shortly after the car started dropping revs and randomly losing power sometimes refusing to boost. i plugged the obd reader into it and found "P0220" (throttle position sensor switch b circuit) and "P0403" (egr control circuit). a few days later it began to idle between 800rpm and 1500rpm and is now in limp mode unwilling to rev over 2500rpm. on one or two occasions the engine cut out altogether while driving.
Ive checked the EGR valve first only to find it was never connected at all. Likely disconnected by the previous owner. ive attempted clearing the faults but they don't go away. all fuses are OK and the car looks great. that last bit dosen't have anything to do with the problem but I thought id point that out anyways
the throttle is responding as usual except for when power drops.For example if the revs are at 1200rpm at idle and I rev it, it returns to 1200rpm when i let off the throttle
ive owned the car for the last 9 months and this is the first time he started gigacting...and yes it's a he, his name is barney
Thanks for any help guys
The problem:
I was driving along and the EML came on and shortly after the car started dropping revs and randomly losing power sometimes refusing to boost. i plugged the obd reader into it and found "P0220" (throttle position sensor switch b circuit) and "P0403" (egr control circuit). a few days later it began to idle between 800rpm and 1500rpm and is now in limp mode unwilling to rev over 2500rpm. on one or two occasions the engine cut out altogether while driving.
Ive checked the EGR valve first only to find it was never connected at all. Likely disconnected by the previous owner. ive attempted clearing the faults but they don't go away. all fuses are OK and the car looks great. that last bit dosen't have anything to do with the problem but I thought id point that out anyways
the throttle is responding as usual except for when power drops.For example if the revs are at 1200rpm at idle and I rev it, it returns to 1200rpm when i let off the throttle
ive owned the car for the last 9 months and this is the first time he started gigacting...and yes it's a he, his name is barney
Thanks for any help guys