cutting out , low idle!!!

[paul2508]

as above, last night i installed new set of el dials into my car, i disconnected the battery to do this .must have been about an hour tops disconnected.when i connected the battery ,started her up all was good, dials worked etc. this morning tho when i was headin to work and my revs were lower than usual when idle.and it gets so low that when i clutch the car the needle just drops just hovering above 500 rpm then the "reds" flicker then cuts out. it starts up no problem. no crazy idling or anything, the needle isnt hoping up and down or anything.its just ever since i pit the dials in. would iave resetting my ecu seems i had the battery disconnected for so long and its after picking up on something in the car?? first i thought it was the stepper motor but thought id ask you guys first

cheers.

Paul.

[optical illusion]

The same thing happened me when I had my battery out for an hour while changing it.

Clean you stepper then come back to us.

[paul2508]

The same thing happened me when I had my battery out for an hour while changing it.

Clean you stepper then come back to us.

cleaned the stepper , sorted!!

[optical illusion]

Thought so!

[Bernard]

Thought so!

Not bad for a girl



runs & hides

[optical illusion]

I will break your face.

[mrpsychopath]

got the same problem with mine, cleaned the stepper but no difference. have to hold revs on when cold to heat it it before driving it. can I take its fubard.

[optical illusion]

How long do you have to hold revs for?

[paul2508]

TPS problem maybe

[Gerry]

Hi,

I had the very same problem, removed neg battery terminal, to install el dial kit.
Installed everything i had too, put back on battery terminal and soon after while
driving the car cut out at low revs.
Didn't clean anything, think the ecu just re adjusts itself after a bit of driving, as ecu must
have reset itself as battery was disconnected for over an hour or so.

[mrpsychopath]

How long do you have to hold revs for?

normally until there is some heat in the car, them it drives ok. the car was great until it went off the road a few months ago when I put my evo back on the road for the summer, it was started every couple of days and run great without fault. at the end of last month I was going to put it back on the road so I started it up to run it over to garage for fluid chnages ready for the winter started fine and warmed up correctly. a mile from the house in traffic it cut out, started straight away first turn of the key, but not with steady idle. been like that since sat in the drive. cleaned the stepper 3 or 4 times now,done ecu reset etc. dont know anyone local to me with an fto to borrow stepper, so will have to bite the bullet and buy a new one before she goes back on the road.

[optical illusion]

You'll have to replace it alright I'd say.

[paul2508]

How long do you have to hold revs for?

normally until there is some heat in the car, them it drives ok. the car was great until it went off the road a few months ago when I put my evo back on the road for the summer, it was started every couple of days and run great without fault. at the end of last month I was going to put it back on the road so I started it up to run it over to garage for fluid chnages ready for the winter started fine and warmed up correctly. a mile from the house in traffic it cut out, started straight away first turn of the key, but not with steady idle. been like that since sat in the drive. cleaned the stepper 3 or 4 times now,done ecu reset etc. dont know anyone local to me with an fto to borrow stepper, so will have to bite the bullet and buy a new one before she goes back on the road.

where you located mate. i have stepper thats working perfect, you can borrow it to see if this is your problem

[mrpsychopath]

How long do you have to hold revs for?

normally until there is some heat in the car, them it drives ok. the car was great until it went off the road a few months ago when I put my evo back on the road for the summer, it was started every couple of days and run great without fault. at the end of last month I was going to put it back on the road so I started it up to run it over to garage for fluid chnages ready for the winter started fine and warmed up correctly. a mile from the house in traffic it cut out, started straight away first turn of the key, but not with steady idle. been like that since sat in the drive. cleaned the stepper 3 or 4 times now,done ecu reset etc. dont know anyone local to me with an fto to borrow stepper, so will have to bite the bullet and buy a new one before she goes back on the road.

where you located mate. i have stepper thats working perfect, you can borrow it to see if this is your problem

a little bit far from you, ayrshire in scotland.