Problem with Tuscan?
Discussion
Hi all
Having bought a 2001 TVR Tuscan with 18k miles, it has offered nothing but fun for the first couple of months!
Last week I was running low on fuel and literally on route to fill up, when the car started stuttering and fuel warning light came on. I immediately filled the car up and it has been generally ok since but I still have the accasional stutter at low revs in 2nd and 3rd gears. I also receive Diagnostic 'Code E' warnings.
Should I get this checked out, or is it just a lagging sympton of running it low on fuel. I am half empty on the first re-fill since the incident.
Any help or advice would be much appreciated!
Keith
Having bought a 2001 TVR Tuscan with 18k miles, it has offered nothing but fun for the first couple of months!
Last week I was running low on fuel and literally on route to fill up, when the car started stuttering and fuel warning light came on. I immediately filled the car up and it has been generally ok since but I still have the accasional stutter at low revs in 2nd and 3rd gears. I also receive Diagnostic 'Code E' warnings.
Should I get this checked out, or is it just a lagging sympton of running it low on fuel. I am half empty on the first re-fill since the incident.
Any help or advice would be much appreciated!
Keith
A - Speedo sensor not activating zero switch or switch broken
B - Speedo sensor not releasing zero switch or switch broken
C - Water level sensor not activating zero switch or switch broken
D - Water level sensor not releasing zero switch or switch broken
E - Fuel level sensor not activating zero switch or switch broken
F - Fuel level sensor not releasing zero switch or switch broken
G - Water level sensor open circuit
H - Air temp sensor open circuit
I - Oil temp sensor open circuit
J - Oil pressure sensor open circuit
K - Fuel level sensor open circuit
L - Erratic road speed sensor input
O - No communications between analogue and control
It may be that the level sender wiper picked up some crap from being at the bottom of its travel, and this is now affecting the reading.
Not sure whether it would be a sealed unit, or how accessible it is.....I'm guessing it probably is and it'll be a bitch to get to.....but I may be wrong
You could try disconnecting the battery and see if the fault goes, but this would entail a lot of grief with removing the wheel / liner, resetting the alarm and losing the KAM from the module.
Probably be easier to just let a dealer sort it IMHO.
B - Speedo sensor not releasing zero switch or switch broken
C - Water level sensor not activating zero switch or switch broken
D - Water level sensor not releasing zero switch or switch broken
E - Fuel level sensor not activating zero switch or switch broken
F - Fuel level sensor not releasing zero switch or switch broken
G - Water level sensor open circuit
H - Air temp sensor open circuit
I - Oil temp sensor open circuit
J - Oil pressure sensor open circuit
K - Fuel level sensor open circuit
L - Erratic road speed sensor input
O - No communications between analogue and control
It may be that the level sender wiper picked up some crap from being at the bottom of its travel, and this is now affecting the reading.
Not sure whether it would be a sealed unit, or how accessible it is.....I'm guessing it probably is and it'll be a bitch to get to.....but I may be wrong
You could try disconnecting the battery and see if the fault goes, but this would entail a lot of grief with removing the wheel / liner, resetting the alarm and losing the KAM from the module.
Probably be easier to just let a dealer sort it IMHO.
A dealer showed me this - Instead of disconnecting the battery, turn the computer knob (not press) slowly a few times - turn the car off and on and it resets the computer. Amazingly this has worked quite a few times for me.
Of course, if there are no real problems other than the computer bleeping all the time, go to dealer.
Of course, if there are no real problems other than the computer bleeping all the time, go to dealer.
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