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Flashing engine light and stuttering


Alex fg Barra

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Hey guys

so ive only had the car for about 3 months

it runs like an absolute dream, but sometimes when I put my foot down coming out of a corner, the engine light starts to flash and the car becomes all stuttery and vibrates like I’m trying to take off in 5th.

if I wait about 30 seconds or turn the car off it goes away and the car runs like a dream again.

the cars never been tuned to my knowledge, it has turbo side intake, eBay intercooler and alloy piping

any help would be appreciated 

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if by "engine light" do you mean the traction control light? that sounds like traction control symptoms...

 

does it have similar effect if you come to idle shortly after giving it a flogging in a straight line? if so, more likely to be soft valve springs.

 

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Probably should have mentioned that traction control was off

its done it once before just as I started to do a stand still, so for the most part I’ve just been driving it like an old lady

 

edit* the first time it did it, I built the revs up, dropped the clutch and as soon as the tires started to light up the engine light started flashing and it started to run like sh*t, similar feeling to traction control, but not quite the same

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