Important! : Engine management light flashing, help please

1. CitroenSport Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 1984 MK2 VTS 153bhp

   #1 2nd December 2010, 10:04

   Ok so car was running very lumpy for a half an hour then all of a sudden I just lost power but managed to get home, started it half an hour after it happened and the engine management light is not flashing anymore but still driving/idling lumpy.
   
   Engine management light was on previously as I don't have a blue lambda sensor it's just blanked for the minute until I can get one, don't know if that could also be part of the problem?!?!
   
   It seems to be kicking out black stuff aswell?!?!
   
   
   any help would be great, cheers
2. Aly Saxperience Addict Joined: Apr 2007 Sunderland Posts: 10341

   #2 2nd December 2010, 10:58

   Same as my VTR mate, if you are getting black smoke that is caused by over fuelling which can be down to the lambada.
   You only need the top lambada the bottom one can get sleeved off.
   
   Here is a vid of my VTR on the dyno with it's engine management light on and no lambada probe:
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foOIKxeW2HM
   
   Still made 110bhp. (and a cheaky flame)
   You can see the black smoke.

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3. CitroenSport Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 1984 MK2 VTS 153bhp

   #3 2nd December 2010, 12:20

   top lambada sensor? is that the green one? as i thought you sleeved that one and plugged the blue one into the manifold?!?!
4. user_38486 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2009 Blackburn Posts: 4739 A few

   #4 2nd December 2010, 12:23

   Its not lambada its lambda.
5. CitroenSport Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 1984 MK2 VTS 153bhp

   #5 2nd December 2010, 12:28

   i know i said that in the first post but then when aly wrote that i thought he was right and i was wrong lol
   
   anyway any help?
6. Manu Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned

   #6 2nd December 2010, 13:06

   get a new lambda, get your car plugged in a diagnostic machine
   
   and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AfTl5Vg73A
7. CitroenSport Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 1984 MK2 VTS 153bhp

   #7 2nd December 2010, 13:47

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Manu get a new lambda, get your car plugged in a diagnostic machine and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AfTl5Vg73A

   haha
   
   which lambda sensor gets sleeved and which goes into manifold?
8. CitroenSport Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 1984 MK2 VTS 153bhp

   #8 2nd December 2010, 16:59

   bumoppppp
9. Krik Newbie Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 1

   #9 6th January 2011, 00:50

   I have put a Vtr engine into my 106 and got it all wired up so it work and when a got it back the engine management light keeps flashing and when driving it it hesitates alot. A got it put on the computer and it said that 1+4 injectors are blocked but I have pulled them out and cleaned them but still is doing the same thing any ideas
10. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

    #10 6th January 2011, 10:10

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Krik I have put a Vtr engine into my 106 and got it all wired up so it work and when a got it back the engine management light keeps flashing and when driving it it hesitates alot. A got it put on the computer and it said that 1+4 injectors are blocked but I have pulled them out and cleaned them but still is doing the same thing any ideas

    If your injectors are blocked you need really to take them to a garage with a special injector cleaning machine where they can be tested & cleaned properly
    
    
    Steve.