12-11-2013, 09:52 PM
hello and welcome
yes, the ECU does have limphome and does limit RPM in that mode, and retards spark and runs rich, with very low MPG.
The ECU does run fine in limphome , in fact that is the purpose. to run ok, until such time as it can be repaired.
The CEL glowing tells you that it is in limphome running, and if the CEL flashes (USA cars) that means the CAT is most likely to over heat from all that wasted fuel into same.
you should connect any scan tool and scan it,.. up in canada , these cars fail to glow the CEL on some failures , (see oBD2 in the FSM on this)
True market Canada ECUs are different from ours. in USA.
if you have a laptop,PC you can get a scan tool for $9 (USB) and scan it.
scan and look for DTCs (errors) stored.
yes, the ECU does have limphome and does limit RPM in that mode, and retards spark and runs rich, with very low MPG.
The ECU does run fine in limphome , in fact that is the purpose. to run ok, until such time as it can be repaired.
The CEL glowing tells you that it is in limphome running, and if the CEL flashes (USA cars) that means the CAT is most likely to over heat from all that wasted fuel into same.
you should connect any scan tool and scan it,.. up in canada , these cars fail to glow the CEL on some failures , (see oBD2 in the FSM on this)
True market Canada ECUs are different from ours. in USA.
if you have a laptop,PC you can get a scan tool for $9 (USB) and scan it.
scan and look for DTCs (errors) stored.
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