Gallardo EPC 6 - 10 error light
Gallardo EPC 6 - 10 error light
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P101

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1,256 posts

189 months

Tuesday 7th June 2011
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I was out for a drive yesterday (Gallardo) when the dash kept beeping and flashing up EPC 6-10 then clearing again. This went on for some time. The cars performance didn't seem to change at all.When I got home I plugged my diagnostic tool into the car and got the following pending codes.

P0226 Throttle / Pedal position sensor / Switch C circuit range / performance

P1227 Fuel injector 3 circuit low voltage

P0507 Idle air control system RPM higher than expected

This morning I disconnected the battery hoping this would help, but it didn't. Now on start up, the revs go up to 2000rpm and down to about 1000rpm over and over, is this Rev hunting??

Does anyone know if these codes/errors are connected??
Or any tips on how I might be able to rectify this problem?

TheNeed4Speed

81 posts

263 months

Tuesday 7th June 2011
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Could just be a vacuum leak causing the hunting , perished hose or fallen off ,could even thrown the other errors up !
Worth a look !

P101

Original Poster:

1,256 posts

189 months

Tuesday 7th June 2011
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TheNeed4Speed said:
Could just be a vacuum leak causing the hunting , perished hose or fallen off ,could even thrown the other errors up !
Worth a look !
Thought I would have an ask around, any pointers in the right direction may help when you have a look.

GallardoOwner

873 posts

232 months

Tuesday 7th June 2011
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had this several times and it seems to clear itself, why I dont know

P101

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1,256 posts

189 months

Tuesday 7th June 2011
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GallardoOwner said:
had this several times and it seems to clear itself, why I dont know
Mine clears itself, for about 5 seconds before coming back on.

SpeedYellow

2,533 posts

258 months

Tuesday 7th June 2011
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Pop it down to Bournemouth is prob the best idea? Could be simple but means taking time to work through all the pipes and connections to check things and might need to swap out a sender or two to find the fault.

LamboBrum

400 posts

212 months

Wednesday 8th June 2011
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Sounds a bit weird, even to a drunk Lambobrum! Dealer visit alert!

70proof

6,158 posts

186 months

Wednesday 8th June 2011
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LamboBrum said:
Sounds a bit weird, even to a drunk Lambobrum! Dealer visit alert!
good night then mate..... 4am!!!! hope u got tomorrow off!!! wink

TheNeed4Speed

81 posts

263 months

Wednesday 8th June 2011
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will all be sorted pete ive got big box of matches !

ChrisFitz

751 posts

210 months

Thursday 9th June 2011
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P101 said:
I was out for a drive yesterday (Gallardo) when the dash kept beeping and flashing up EPC 6-10 then clearing again. This went on for some time. The cars performance didn't seem to change at all.When I got home I plugged my diagnostic tool into the car and got the following pending codes.

P0226 Throttle / Pedal position sensor / Switch C circuit range / performance

P1227 Fuel injector 3 circuit low voltage

P0507 Idle air control system RPM higher than expected

This morning I disconnected the battery hoping this would help, but it didn't. Now on start up, the revs go up to 2000rpm and down to about 1000rpm over and over, is this Rev hunting??

Does anyone know if these codes/errors are connected??
Or any tips on how I might be able to rectify this problem?
throttle bodies requiring cleaning perhaps?
As pointed out by Lambobrum, visit to someone who knows what they are doing?
As mentioned in another post, why not give Mike Pullen a call? 01444 455100.
He's even given me advice tips over the phone in the past.

P101

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1,256 posts

189 months

Thursday 9th June 2011
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ChrisFitz said:
P101 said:
I was out for a drive yesterday (Gallardo) when the dash kept beeping and flashing up EPC 6-10 then clearing again. This went on for some time. The cars performance didn't seem to change at all.When I got home I plugged my diagnostic tool into the car and got the following pending codes.

P0226 Throttle / Pedal position sensor / Switch C circuit range / performance

P1227 Fuel injector 3 circuit low voltage

P0507 Idle air control system RPM higher than expected

This morning I disconnected the battery hoping this would help, but it didn't. Now on start up, the revs go up to 2000rpm and down to about 1000rpm over and over, is this Rev hunting??

Does anyone know if these codes/errors are connected??
Or any tips on how I might be able to rectify this problem?
throttle bodies requiring cleaning perhaps?
As pointed out by Lambobrum, visit to someone who knows what they are doing?
As mentioned in another post, why not give Mike Pullen a call? 01444 455100.
He's even given me advice tips over the phone in the past.
I hope if it is the throttle bodies they just need a good clean, as replacements seem to cost £1800 + vat each!! Arnt they the same ones that are in some volvo's? I seem to remember hearing this. My Mate Mark (Needforspeed) is gonna have a look, he is usually pretty damn good at this type of thing, if all else fails I will probably have to take it to Emblem (When I have saved some money!!)

SpeedYellow

2,533 posts

258 months

Thursday 9th June 2011
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I'll drop off some extra matches for Mark then wink

P101

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1,256 posts

189 months

Thursday 9th June 2011
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SpeedYellow said:
I'll drop off some extra matches for Mark then wink
Cheers Kurt, drop off your Gallardo too, might be useful for spare parts.

ChrisFitz

751 posts

210 months

Thursday 9th June 2011
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think they rarely need changing, just a good clean out as they get dirty quite quickly.
mine needed cleaning as idle was a little eratic and it sorted it out.

BPD

435 posts

229 months

Friday 10th June 2011
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Hope it only ends up being something minor. If it does end up needing a trip to Emblem and you do need to replace anything that is really expensive, send me a pm and I will tell you where I got my actuator from and managed to get 17.5% discount. I did tell Martin where I managed to get it from and he was going to give them a call in future when he needs parts.

Oh saw you on Saturday morning pulling up at Tesco in a very loud fashion! I was just driving out as you were parking.

P101

Original Poster:

1,256 posts

189 months

Friday 10th June 2011
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ChrisFitz said:
think they rarely need changing, just a good clean out as they get dirty quite quickly.
mine needed cleaning as idle was a little eratic and it sorted it out.
We had a look at the throttle bodies, they were quite oily, the left hand side bank 6-10 had it's flap fluctuating a bit, it was cleaned up and for about 2 miles ran as it should. Then the error lights and erratic idle revs came back again! So its narrowing down where the problem is a little.

P101

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1,256 posts

189 months

Friday 10th June 2011
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BPD said:
Hope it only ends up being something minor. If it does end up needing a trip to Emblem and you do need to replace anything that is really expensive, send me a pm and I will tell you where I got my actuator from and managed to get 17.5% discount. I did tell Martin where I managed to get it from and he was going to give them a call in future when he needs parts.

Oh saw you on Saturday morning pulling up at Tesco in a very loud fashion! I was just driving out as you were parking.
Thanks, I'll bear that in mind.

SpeedYellow

2,533 posts

258 months

Friday 10th June 2011
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Sure it will all be easily solved for less than £10k!!! wink

P101

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189 months

Thursday 16th June 2011
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SpeedYellow said:
Sure it will all be easily solved for less than £10k!!! wink
£200 actually, took it to Emblem and they fixed it.

SpeedYellow

2,533 posts

258 months

Thursday 16th June 2011
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Was it a sender then?