clutch slip then engine management light on solid

  1. Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 234
    #1
    I've just driven home from work, put my foot down in third ready for going up a big ass hill, but as the revs started to come up to about 3500 it felt as if my clutch slipped (i dont think it did, but thats the kind of feeling it was - like a slight dip in power to the wheels) and then my engine management light came on solid orange, but everything seemed normal again.
    I drove home slow and kept the revs low and had a quick look under the bonnet, no oil leaks i can see, nothing dripping onto the road, air filter and pipes still on.. cant see anything unusual. Im going to have a proper look tomorrow.
    I've searched on tinterweb and cant find anything thay matches bang on, anyone got any ideas?
    Seems to tick over as it should, and also switched it off and back on and the eml is still lit up.

    Would best bet be to just take it for a diagnostic? I guess it could be a whole heap of things.

    Cheers
  2. Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 234
    #2
    Unplugged the battery this morning and then plugged it back in. The light was off. after about 5 miles of driving it came back on; I guess there might be something wrong.
    But its ok, just ordered apex 50mm kit from Kamracing
  3. Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 234
    #3
    Driving to work tonight, i cant go over about 2500 rpm as the car starts to judder / loose power. If sat in neutral the car will rev right up if i press the accelerator. A bloke from work revved it up to near red line and when he let off it sounded like it backfired. Could this be the coilpack? Anyone?
  4. Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned
    #4
    coilpack or plug possibly
  5. Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2012 Doyncaster Posts: 783
    #5
    Get the code reader on it.
  6. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #6
    As above and you can pick up a code reader on ebay for £10.00-£15.00.
  7. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2010 Stourbridge Posts: 7338 Nissan 200sx S14a
    #7
    Why did somebody redline a car that they know to be faulty?
  8. Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 234
    #8
    He's an idiot, i was just tweeking the throttle under the bonnet having a listen and he walked over and redlined it.. i dont think ive ever redlined my own car.. been looking for a reader on ebay they bout 40 quid at the moment, a bloke from work might be bringing one in tonight if he could get hold of it.
    I bought an obd a while back but it doesnt work, someone on here told me lexia, is this right?
  9. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD
    #9
    It'll be the coilpack. Mine used to run like a bag of crap in the rain
  10. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #10
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by mrrwill View Post
    He's an idiot, i was just tweeking the throttle under the bonnet having a listen and he walked over and redlined it.. i dont think ive ever redlined my own car.. been looking for a reader on ebay they bout 40 quid at the moment, a bloke from work might be bringing one in tonight if he could get hold of it.
    I bought an obd a while back but it doesnt work, someone on here told me lexia, is this right?
    Lexia,depends on year of car manufacture.
  11. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182
    #11
    my cheapy obd bluetooth jobby wont connect to my singleplug vts management where as it used to connect to the single plug vtr , not that you could actively do a lot with it mind you.
  12. Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 234
    #12
    The car is 52 plate vtr, i tried one the bluetooth obd readers though and it lit up and connected but didn't recognise the car.