Limp mode....

[Mr Roper]

My car has been stood idle for about 4 weeks while I had two of the alloys refurbished.

Today, after putting my wheels back on the car, and resetting the tyre pressure warning light the car is now in limp mode.

The car was running perfectly fine when i parked it up, now it will only rev to 2500. Coincidence??




Long shot but any ideas?

[Jerry Can]

battery.

[TheEnd]

Model?
I'd take a guess and say your throttle body has forgotten its max and min settings, and you're driving on the idle valve.

Try switching the ignition on to the run position and waiting for 10-15 secs and listen out for the motor moving at the throttle body.

[Mr Roper]

TheEnd said:

Model?
I'd take a guess and say your throttle body has forgotten its max and min settings, and you're driving on the idle valve.

Try switching the ignition on to the run position and waiting for 10-15 secs and listen out for the motor moving at the throttle body.

It's a D3 Alpina.........the min max settings, is this something a diagnostics machine would pick up/rectify???

Thanks for the help

[TheEnd]

The min/max thing would be for a petrol.
Diagnostics should be able to pick up what the problem is, but it might be something that needs fixing, rather than something needing a reset.

[Mr Roper]

There was me hoping it would be a simple fix......nope. Turbo has died

New one going in tomorrow.

I don't feel well

[Mr Roper]

Still waiting for my new turbo