Has H-D developed A perminate fix to the etc (limp mode) problem since there tec tip two years ago. after taking my bike in to FIX this problem it has returned less than one year later, this is a 2010 flhtp police bike.
You are in the wrong section, this is cars and trucks. Please repost under motorcycles.
SOURCE: ENGINE VIBRATION AT IDLE BUT OK WHILE DRIVING.
Could be any one, or more, of the following -
Plugged injector
Bad plug wire
Fouled plug
Crossed plug wires (hard to tell sometimes on V-8s that run smooth anyway)
Vacuum leak
Leaky EGR valve
Shifted timing sensor
Scan engine for codes and proceed from there.
There is a product called RXP (available here in Texas) that will clean up an engine and gas. Its pretty awesome stuff, and this coming from a person who doesn't really believe in additives.
SOURCE: Service Engine Soon
With no noticeable change in performance, chances are that the problem is a failing oxygen sensor - which will affect pollution output and possibly cause your car to fail its next safety inspection, and the tach failure indicates a possible cam sensor failure. The only way to tell for certain though is to have the car's computer scanned. Your mechanic can do this (for a price), and many parts stores will run a limited scan at no cost (in the hope of selling you something).
Bill B
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SOURCE: limp home mode .I remember
a 1991 does not have "limp mode"
"limp mode" did not start for Chrysler until 2005
Ah, I see. You want to outsmart the computer? Right logic, wrong computer. I think the problem is not in the transmission, but it is the engine computer that has communicated with the transmission computer and put the car in limp-in mode. The fix engine light is sent from the engine computer, and this is the main computer in the car, the main drive train computer, if you will.
The short answer is yes it will reset, by just unhooking the battery. Won't do any harm. Start it up about an hour later, and be sure and let it warm up to normal operating temperature (closed loop) before you take it out for a test drive. Otherwise you may be miles from home in 2nd gear limp-in mode again.
The real fix is to talk to your car...like communicate with the computer and get those trouble codes read...talk to it nice, not the abrupt tone of the glaring idiot light, and maybe it will respond in a kinder, gentler easy to fix diagnostic code!!!!
Good luck.
Testimonial: "Thank you Monte Hammons. I appreciate both your logic and encouragement, oh zen master! I think the car is tired of limping and needs a break from it. Let's hope it remembers how to run normally. Thanks."
SOURCE: 2006 Ford Freestyle wrench light comes on and goes into limp home mode how do you fix
There is no way to get around a proper repair on a computer controlled transmission, that is wishful thinking. What is the fault code that is memory? Have you even run the system scan yet?
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