Important! : whats wrong?!

1. Ali123 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2011 huddersfield Posts: 2635 ph3'd c2 gt

   #1 2nd August 2011, 13:49

   i left my lights on last night on my vtr by accident so the battery was dead this morning so i had to get the bus to work, anyways just got back for my lunch break and jump started the car and the engine management light came on and the engine wont rev past 3k? soon as it gets to 3k it dies down and lose all power:/
   also the idle is very dodgy, keeps going upto 1k and dropping back down to 500 then back upto 1k then back down...
   
   it was perfectly fine last night so what could of happened over night apart from the battery going flat?!
   
   
   cheers!
2. user_39461 Super Moderator Joined: Nov 2009 Cambridge(ish), UK. Posts: 10581 BMW 5x M50d.

   #2 2nd August 2011, 15:17

   fully charge the battery. Run the car, sit in it, and keep her running for about 5-10 minutes. Switch engine off, restart, see what the crack is. Mine used to do that before I went standalone.
3. Ali123 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2011 huddersfield Posts: 2635 ph3'd c2 gt

   #3 2nd August 2011, 19:38

   Did that and no luck!:/
4. Rob_McLav Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2011 East kilbride Posts: 168 saxo desire 1.1 citroen c1

   #4 2nd August 2011, 20:09

   take battery off and leave it for 5 min then re connect. this worked with my honda civic. if not you could try another battery?
5. Ali123 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2011 huddersfield Posts: 2635 ph3'd c2 gt

   #5 2nd August 2011, 22:55

   so is it actually something to do with the battery?
   or can it be something more serious? but i dont see how it could be anything else since it just happened over night so yeah i'll try a new battery!
6. Rob_McLav Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2011 East kilbride Posts: 168 saxo desire 1.1 citroen c1

   #6 3rd August 2011, 21:14

   U get this sorted?
7. Ali123 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2011 huddersfield Posts: 2635 ph3'd c2 gt

   #7 4th August 2011, 17:27

   nope still at the garage and they cant sort it out, they have no idea whats wrong with it
8. andmay1993 Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2010 stockton-on-tees Posts: 127 1.1 is now a vtr

   #8 4th August 2011, 19:42

   could me altonator because battery has died and altonator had to work to its full portential it could of broke and could have took the icv with it :/ lets see what the garge say really :/ good luck pal
9. Ali123 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2011 huddersfield Posts: 2635 ph3'd c2 gt

   #9 4th August 2011, 22:23

   cheers man, they said if they cant sort it by tomorrow afternoon i'll have to take it elsewhere
10. user_36078 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2009 Costa Del Posts: 8010

    #10 4th August 2011, 22:52

    Unplug the battery and leave it off overnight, then plug it back in. ECU has entered Limp Mode, do not tell the garage this, they will rape your arse for stupid amounts of money and say you need a new ECU, when you don't.
11. Ali123 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2011 huddersfield Posts: 2635 ph3'd c2 gt

    #11 5th August 2011, 11:10

    i'll try that when i get my car back
    cheers for the help
12. Liamjrhodes Established Member Joined: Jun 2011 Pontefract Posts: 1095 Nissan 200sx s14a Citroen Saxo VTS Austin Mini C

    #12 5th August 2011, 11:37

    ecu is in safe mode like dom said, try googling how to get it out of it i think it just does it itself when the problem is fixed which im guessing is the battery
13. Ali123 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2011 huddersfield Posts: 2635 ph3'd c2 gt

    #13 5th August 2011, 15:19

    right they just phones and said theyve bin working on it for 3 days ( which they have now ) and they cant seem to figure out whats wrong so im picking the car up in a couple of hours, once ive got it home what do you all suggest i do?
    im gonna try disconnecting the battery for a couple of hours then reconnect it and see if that makes a difference, if not, what do i do next?
    
    cheers for the help!
14. user_36078 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2009 Costa Del Posts: 8010

    #14 5th August 2011, 17:56

    Play it safe and just leave it overnight.
15. Ali123 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2011 huddersfield Posts: 2635 ph3'd c2 gt

    #15 5th August 2011, 18:07

    i shall do
16. Ali123 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2011 huddersfield Posts: 2635 ph3'd c2 gt

    #16 6th August 2011, 10:51

    connected the battery this morning and no luck!
    taking it to a citreon specialist garage on monday but any other ideas i could try till then?
    
    cheers