Motorway - pitch black - empty roads.... what could go wrong?

1. user_37545 Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Southampton, UK Posts: 1908 Po-Low.

   #1 14th November 2010, 22:37

   Yeah i just got this lovely little saxo furio, cost me a tidy sum and is a very well looked after car.
   4-1 mani
   px induction
   straight exhaust through.
   (possible remap at one point?)
   anywho, thats not the problem.. i did some entusiastic speeds and stopped as it was closing in on the red
   so i slowed down to 60 and noticed the engine managment light was on.. dont know if it was because the ragging or not but it just was..
   why so?
   its just had the mani put on so could it be a dodgey labda reading.. or?
   help please and thanks
2. user_37187 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2009 Stranraer Posts: 3437 bodied VTR

   #2 14th November 2010, 22:41

   your clocks are miles out tbh
3. Davidp Saxperience Addict Joined: May 2006 Posts: 12553

   #3 14th November 2010, 22:41

   lolzzz. welcome to sax-p.
4. user_31637 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Isle of Man Posts: 9844 92 Eunos

   #4 14th November 2010, 22:45

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by David lolzzz. welcome to sax-p.

   he is an establshed member.....
5. user_37545 Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Southampton, UK Posts: 1908 Po-Low.

   #5 14th November 2010, 22:47

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by -shuggles- your clocks are miles out tbh

   i may have been enthusiastic saying 130.. but i hit 120 and stopped in fear
   
   It feels so much quicker than my last one, but you may be right because it has vtr dials in it...
6. user_37545 Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Southampton, UK Posts: 1908 Po-Low.

   #6 14th November 2010, 22:48

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by David lolzzz. welcome to sax-p.

   Ha, lolz.. love it
7. user_29002 Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 fife Posts: 1089 306 / vtr / merc / VTS!!

   #7 14th November 2010, 22:49

   use a sat nav to get a more accurate speedo reading.. your clocks might show you hitting 130mph but in reality it will be more like 115, not bad for a furio

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8. user_37545 Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Southampton, UK Posts: 1908 Po-Low.

   #8 14th November 2010, 22:50

   Any ideas on the issue at hand though fellas?
9. user_39821 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2009 Uckfield, East Sussex Posts: 3362 Citroen saxo 1.4 furio

   #9 14th November 2010, 22:53

   You guessed it right. Probably the ragging and an issue with the lambda sensor. Possible blowing of the manifold gasket.
10. user_37545 Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Southampton, UK Posts: 1908 Po-Low.

    #10 14th November 2010, 23:08

    you reckon the mani gasket blew? surely id notice something like that?
    didnt sound any different..
11. user_37545 Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Southampton, UK Posts: 1908 Po-Low.

    #11 14th November 2010, 23:28

    any more ideas?
    Engine managment generally means labda then?
    it looks okay but you never know..
12. titchster Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2008 Down't road from Sheffield Posts: 4641 Was:16v 106 XS ..... Now: Import 1.8 MX5

    #12 15th November 2010, 03:15

    Mixture of dial over compensation, mebbe a stronger engine, and mebbe a different gearbox.
    
    Reality though, it wasn't actually doing nearly 130...
13. user_34297 Saxperience Addict Joined: May 2009 Somewhere in Bonnyland Posts: 10669 Super clean mk5 Golf Gti and 306 hdi

    #13 15th November 2010, 04:03

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by KieranYeh In in no time i was doing near on 130. anywho, thats not the problem.. i did this and stopped as it was closing in on the red and im not that irrisponsible so i slowed down to 60

    yeah ok then lol

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14. user_37545 Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Southampton, UK Posts: 1908 Po-Low.

    #14 15th November 2010, 08:40

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by D--R--E--W yeah ok then lol

    Haa
    
    Youve all done it when you got your new cars
    curiosity gets the best of me
15. user_37545 Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Southampton, UK Posts: 1908 Po-Low.

    #15 15th November 2010, 08:43

    Again the situation at hand.. please help on what the light may be.. if it is a gasket ill get a new one today.. if its a lambda sensor ill get a new one today.. and so on I may go get it linked to a computer to see what the big hoo ha is, hope its not big because im skint D:
16. user_34297 Saxperience Addict Joined: May 2009 Somewhere in Bonnyland Posts: 10669 Super clean mk5 Golf Gti and 306 hdi

    #16 15th November 2010, 09:13

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by KieranYeh Haa Youve all done it when you got your new cars curiosity gets the best of me

    Coming home after getting the cupra, the clock seen a nice 160 and the sat nav saw 154
    
    Keep that btween me and you though

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17. user_15989 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 Posts: 4857

    #17 15th November 2010, 11:50

    Why on earth would you post on a public forum that you where doing almost double the speed limit of a road on a public forum?
18. craig180p Yorkshire Joined: Dec 2005 West Yorkshire Posts: 31079 1989 Golf GTi Clipper

    #18 15th November 2010, 11:56

    Km/h tbh

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19. user_21226 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 wirral Posts: 6348 Icelandic vtr turbo

    #19 15th November 2010, 12:39

    can you not go to a garage and just ask someone to check with the diagnostic machine and find out that way, most places wont charge for this
20. Jungle Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Sheffield Posts: 1206 106 Rallye Turbo

    #20 15th November 2010, 13:13

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by rorz_vts can you not go to a garage and just ask someone to check with the diagnostic machine and find out that way, most places wont charge for this

    
    Unless you know someone or go to a particularly helpfull garage they will charge you
21. user_34297 Saxperience Addict Joined: May 2009 Somewhere in Bonnyland Posts: 10669 Super clean mk5 Golf Gti and 306 hdi

    #21 15th November 2010, 15:03

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by AXracing Why on earth would you post on a public forum that you where doing almost double the speed limit of a road on a public forum?

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by saxo180 Km/h tbh

    
    What he said ^^^^^
22. user_37545 Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Southampton, UK Posts: 1908 Po-Low.

    #22 15th November 2010, 19:03

    I will just get it diagnostic checked. and i was in germany when it happened.. they call it an "autobahn"
23. samoVTR Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2010 andover / basingstoke hampshire Posts: 390 iclandic gray mk2 VTR

    #23 15th November 2010, 23:48

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by AXracing Why on earth would you post on a public forum that you where doing almost double the speed limit of a road on a public forum?

    
    you can post on a public forum sayin you done what ever speed you like (true or not) not like you can get done by police as they didnt catch you and have no proof it ever happened.
    
    like yesturday in my micra i done 185 in a 50mph speed limit o no this is a public forum am i gunna get done no lol
24. user_37545 Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Southampton, UK Posts: 1908 Po-Low.

    #24 16th November 2010, 08:00

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by samoVTR you can post on a public forum sayin you done what ever speed you like (true or not) not like you can get done by police as they didnt catch you and have no proof it ever happened. like yesturday in my micra i done 185 in a 50mph speed limit o no this is a public forum am i gunna get done no lol

    155 in my Corsa with an INDUCTIOOONNNNNNN!!!!!!
25. user_37545 Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Southampton, UK Posts: 1908 Po-Low.

    #25 16th November 2010, 08:01

    In a 30mph speed limit. obvs.
26. bibbles L-plater Joined: May 2010 Posts: 60

    #26 16th November 2010, 11:26

    i was in me mini metro last night, did 467mph ... police aint gonna do shit about it
27. alendil Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 167

    #27 16th November 2010, 18:57

    Yes we are You Done