Here's the scenario. It's a lovely sunny day, with temperatures in the low 20's. Perfect for a top down run, so off we go on a leisurely jaunt around the Scottish countryside. About an hour into the run, the rev counter blips to zero. Just a blip. Moments later it blips again, then more frequently. It then stabilizes for a few minutes. I put my foot down (right foot), and the needle drops to zero. When I let my foot off, up it comes again. This can continue for a few minutes until the needle drops to zero and stays there. The car still runs sweetly, and the needle stays on the pin until the car has been sitting parked for a while. This has happened a few times and only worries me because it might be the start of something more serious.
Wondering if anyone has had similar experiences, and hopefully found out either how to fix it, or found that it DOESN'T lead to bigger troubles.
It does sound like a dodgy connection, and I can't see it being the precursor of something serious, but as Clive says, we could do with a bit more information.
It's a shame its not MEMs3, otherwise you could have plugged a USB reader into the system and read the revs from the ECU rather than the rev counter. This would have given some indication as to where the problem was.
Not sure if you can get a reader for the earlier models.
It could be a faulty rev counter or a wiring break somewhere... Its a white and black single wire from the ECU to the instrument cluster that powers it, its earthed with all the rest of the cluster.
The loom that comes out of the ECU has been known to rub through as it passes through the ECU holding cage... worth a look?
It could be a faulty rev counter or a wiring break somewhere... Its a white and black single wire from the ECU to the instrument cluster that powers it, its earthed with all the rest of the cluster.
The loom that comes out of the ECU has been known to rub through as it passes through the ECU holding cage... worth a look?
This white/black wire is an issue it would seem. In another thread I mentioned a problem with the EPAS, and IT is also given important data through the infamous white/black wire. I have checked it at the main ECU, and it looks OK (using thexpression loosely.There is a lot of stuff tucked behind that Engine Managent Box). I did check the wire for voltage at both ends, and it seems good, although I didn'tcheck for data (measured about 6.something volts DC, but there must be either AC or square wave data on there somewhere too).
Wishing that a) I didn't have a paying job to do, and b) I didn't have the constant urge to test drive the little monster - even after I didn't do anything to her. (just a little drive to see if anything changed)
I'm a basket case,I know