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need advice...engine limp mode at track today
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09-07-2013, 05:47 PM | #1 |
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need advice...engine limp mode at track today
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09-08-2013, 10:55 PM | #3 | |
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09-11-2013, 12:49 AM | #4 |
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Hard to give advice when you don't have codes or water temp. gauge. You say 99% sure it wasn't coolant but I find it's my #1 problem tracking this car.
Only advice I can give is make sure you give the car thorough cool down laps. I even drive around an empty area of the paddocks for an additional 5-10 minutes most times after the session/cool down lap.
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Get the car scanned.
FYI there's like a 200 page sticky in this forum on limp mode from track, take a look there. |
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09-11-2013, 11:23 AM | #6 |
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It can be caused by the traction control freaking out. I had the same thing happen on my car at the track. There's no real explanation why it causes a limp mode, but there are several reports about this issue.
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To the OP, scan for codes as everyone else said. If there is a code, address the issue directly. If there is no code, the limp mode was water, oil or traction-related. Water temps jump at the end of slow or multiple turns (less airflow to the rad), traction limp modes are induced immediately when DSC freaks out, typically on higher-speed turns. |
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