Thread: Momentary loss of power - ECU? - UPDATED

Yep,

I've sent my Rangie to them with different problems, and have got it back not fixed ! on several occaisions.

Oh sorry you didnt mean prob's with the repairer ?- Cant help you otherwise.

Have you checked for the oil problem - the one where oil is fed along the wiring loom as if it was a wick and gets into the ECU connectors?

Sounds like it is going into a limp mode setting, which can be caused by overboosting.

See if you cannot get it hooked up to a diagnosis to see what faults are being logged on the ECU. Is it Ok once you turn the engine off and restart?

Oil in the wiring loom could also be a problem with a '99 TD5. Should have been fixed under warranty.

Sorry I cannot be more help.

Overboosting was also my first thought.

Originally posted by Noddy
Sounds like it is going into a limp mode setting, which can be caused by overboosting.

See if you cannot get it hooked up to a diagnosis to see what faults are being logged on the ECU. Is it Ok once you turn the engine off and restart?

Oil in the wiring loom could also be a problem with a '99 TD5. Should have been fixed under warranty.

Sorry I cannot be more help.

Has been plugged in and checked for faults and none show, also had the injectors replaced about 20,000k's ago under warrenty because of oil in the loom. Has also had the air flow metre changed. Seems to be sporadic and only does it sometimes cold or hot and makes no difference if I turn the engine off and back on. Really staring to annoy me as my mechanic has tried to identify the problem for so long now plus I hoped that the re-re-mapped ECU would fix it.

Appreciate the input so far

Aye, Mick

had problems with mine the other week 8O 8O 8O
it wouldn't rev out at all
not the same thing as yours

but the car just wouldn't go hard at all 3/4 rev range

turned out to be a blocked air filter [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]
changed it over and away she went


just love it when you get things fixed cheap [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] :wink:

Had an ECU problem in my truck at work on tuesday.Get up a hill the ECU light would come on and I would loose power and stop.Key off,restart and away she went.It happened 8 times and we got an ISUZU man with a computer reader out.The cause overheating,ON A COLD DRIZZLING DAY!!!!!! No overheating on the temp gauge,the computer doesnt lie he tells me,adding that I had "overspeeded" the engine 81 times ops: ops: ops: ops: He looks up the overheating code and it wasnt the water temp it was EGT,the cause,the intercooler fins blocked with the mud we have been carting.The tailgates were bursting open on the track up to the pit leaving a foot of slosh on the track by the end of the day,the only way up was to hit it as fast as you can with the difflock in.Made for an interesting day 8) 8) 8)
After a good cleanout all my horses are back in the paddock.
Andrew

Originally posted by MickG
Has been plugged in and checked for faults and none show, also had the injectors replaced about 20,000k's ago under warrenty because of oil in the loom. Has also had the air flow metre changed.k

I believe oil in the loom would need the injector loom replaced, not the injectors. And if the injector loom was replaced but the loom to the ECU was not then you can still have oil getting into the ECU plugs.

If you have not done it, have a good look at the red plug at the ECU. When you unplug it take out the white cover that sits inside it and check for oil. If it is there I found CRC Contact Cleaner to be good for removing it as it does not harm plastic and is specifically designed for this sort of work.

It required several applications over a period of days and some still seeps down and needs to be removed occasionally. I guess eventually it will dry out.