Missytheblond
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- Vt Wagon
Hi guys,
New here, happy to be here, read a lot of good things and so on!
Unfortunately I have an issue with my VT wagon.
About two months ago I had new plugs and wires put on.
About a month ago I had a coil fail and had to get a tow.
Replaced coil, car acted fine since. (Replaced all 3 actually... and the board underneath).
Earlier today after a quick rev around this fool doing 40 in a 70 zone, and having to sharply brake due to a crazy dog running across the road, the car lost 80% of power again as if a coil died once more. Struggled to get up the hill any faster than 20km/h.
Check engine light came on.
Drove around the block to park with no power (felt like 3cylinders) and stopped the car.
***Started car again and everything was back to normal - full power.***
Have driven 100km since, and no issue.
Check engine light is off.
Does anyone have any clue what happened?
Is the ECU on the way out or is it coil related again most likely?
Reiterating, it happened right after i floored it and had to brake abruptly.
When I went to take off again, there was no power as if the coil was dead.
After owning a few Japanese imports from the early 90s that generally all have ECU issues at this stage, it is fairly common for the ECU to cause misfiring or to shut down cylinders or so on.
Just a thought.
Also, cannot read codes or get to a mechanic for a few days to a week.
Thanks a lot for any help
New here, happy to be here, read a lot of good things and so on!
Unfortunately I have an issue with my VT wagon.
About two months ago I had new plugs and wires put on.
About a month ago I had a coil fail and had to get a tow.
Replaced coil, car acted fine since. (Replaced all 3 actually... and the board underneath).
Earlier today after a quick rev around this fool doing 40 in a 70 zone, and having to sharply brake due to a crazy dog running across the road, the car lost 80% of power again as if a coil died once more. Struggled to get up the hill any faster than 20km/h.
Check engine light came on.
Drove around the block to park with no power (felt like 3cylinders) and stopped the car.
***Started car again and everything was back to normal - full power.***
Have driven 100km since, and no issue.
Check engine light is off.
Does anyone have any clue what happened?
Is the ECU on the way out or is it coil related again most likely?
Reiterating, it happened right after i floored it and had to brake abruptly.
When I went to take off again, there was no power as if the coil was dead.
After owning a few Japanese imports from the early 90s that generally all have ECU issues at this stage, it is fairly common for the ECU to cause misfiring or to shut down cylinders or so on.
Just a thought.
Also, cannot read codes or get to a mechanic for a few days to a week.
Thanks a lot for any help