ecs light and loss of power

[Jim Green]

--- stephen sykes <camay32 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Can anyone offer advice for an '88 80q that has
> considerably decreased power at all speeds and has
> an
> illuminated 'check engine/ecs' light.  My wife and I
> bought the car recently and noticed no problems. 
> However, we put a tank of regular unleaded into it
> instead of the mid grade we had been using and a day
> later the symptoms described above began occurring.
> 
> I read in the manual that a poor tank of gas could
> elicit this kind of response; any other ideas for
> what
> could be the matter?

It sounds like its going into full ignition retard. 
You either have a really bad tank of gas, or a problem
with the knock sensor or knock sensor wiring.  I'd try
some different gas, then pull the codes if it doesn't
go away and see what it's barking about.

=====
Jim Green
'89 80q slow
'89 90tq fast, really fast
http://www.mswanson.com/~jgreen/car_home.html

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