Re: engine light......

["Jeremy J. Walters" <jjwjr@ix.netcom.com>]

Harley Cascio wrote:
> 
> If I may have a peice of your time, I have a problem with my 5kCS TQ.
> Whenever I depress the accelerator the engine warning ligt comes on.  I can
> go up to about .8 bars and press the accelerator about an inch before it
> comes on.  I have done the removal of the dip stick test to see if there
> were any leaks in the system.  The engine flutters a bit, but doesn't
> stall.  I have recently replaced the idle screw, but I don't know how that
> would effect this.
>         If there are any sugestions I'd like to hear them.  I have also done a
> visual inspection of all the hoses, but to no avail.
> 
> thanks,
> Harley Cascio
> 
> harley@radix.net


Harley-

The light can come on when the ecu has retarded the timing the most it
can.  Probably due to a bad tank of gas.  This has happened to me
before.  Try extacting the fault code before turning off the engine.

Jeremy Walters
San Ramon, CA