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Further worries too add to my sick wr1 engine management on

Postby atweats » Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:25 pm

After today downfall of unexpected rain whilst coming town the carriage way the engine management light decides to come on . No symtoms of miss fire or anything out the blue , still seem to have full power through the rev range although i did back off after and kept of he boost till I know what it is causing it .

is there any way of ressetting the light to go back off ? I can only suspect that my leaky exhaust gaskets are the cause of the problem as everything else seems sweet as a nut -

Sorry to keep asking you guys but iv had this car less than 2 months and already im thinking of getting rid and going back to a skyline never gave me any problems at all over the 3 years I had her :(
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Postby Megaman » Thu Apr 26, 2012 11:12 pm

You need a code reader or a laptop + tactrix cable & ecu explorer to do it. Alternatively some error codes are reset by turning car on/off 5-6 times in a row. so 6th start onwards some codes clear.
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Postby CAVEMAN » Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:06 am

this is only a stab in the dark, but it could be the leaky exhaust gaskets throwing off the lamba sensor and thus the ecu throwing a wobbly.

or have you had a poor batch of fuel? I sometimes have it come on under full load if I haven't used Shell Vpower - the closest garage is a good 20 mins away...and I can easily drain 1/4 tank just on the way back.
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Postby Gee Wr1 » Sat Apr 28, 2012 1:42 pm

If you turn the car on then off 3 times in succession it will reset the cel light, if it comes on again after you do this then there is a problem and you will need a code reader to see what error code is coming up.
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Postby reaso » Sat Apr 28, 2012 5:49 pm

Just guessing but I had a classic Subaru and engine light came on motorways and going uphills seem stupid but turned out to be the sensor on the duct going into the airbox the maf sensor I think.Also on my wr1 the light came on same symptoms but decided to remove the sensor and there is a small led type light that looked a bit dirty so I give it a clean with a soft brush light has never come on since over a year ago now.
If not its probably something simple
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Postby Steveyk » Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:07 pm

I used to have the same problem, I stopped putting Tesco petrol in and never had the problem since!
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Postby asperformance » Sun Apr 29, 2012 2:23 pm

where are you based as someone will happily look at it for you no doubt, we are based in the NE but happy to sort if your local??
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Postby atweats » Sat May 05, 2012 12:27 pm

lights gone off after few startup . will clean sensors later on in the week with some carb cleaner perhaps. Hope it doesnt come back on . thanks for the offers though and support .
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