limp mode

[brophy]

hi can anyone help i have a 53 plate x type 2.0d .if i try to overtake the extra power needed brings on the glowplug light on and it drops in to limp mode.if i stop and turn the engine off then restart it is all fine untill i push the gas again how can i stop this

[Old Peter]

Welcome to the Club, Kev.

 

There are not many people from God's County on here!

 

What you will need is a Code Reader to find out the code for the problem, or a friendly mechanic who has one.  That will come up with a Code and you can get the list of codes on here.  A main dealer will charge about £70 to tell you what the problem is, and a lot more to fix it.

 

E-Bay have them on their site for under £30.

 

Hope you  can get it solved.

 

Regards,

 

Peter.

[Diddler]

I think that you should get commission for selling Code Readers Peter, you have recommended quite a few lately. Best thing I ever bought, to be honest.

Stan

[Old Peter]

Yes Stan.  reading the dashboard message is easy, but knowing what it is can cost you money.

 

The main dealers make a fortune, and for under £30 you can reduce what you pay them.

 

Cheers, 

 

 

Peter.

[knightsmith]

Peter,

            They seem a  handy tool to keep in your boot, could you give a link to the sort of thing you mean please, and where do you plug them in?

 

ATB,

 

Trevor

[Old Peter]

A very handy tool indeed, Trevor.

 

I got mine off e-Bay.  Just type in Universal code scanner. There will be a choice of gadgets, but the one I bought is D900/2013.

 

On the S Type it plugs in on the driver's side to the left under the dash.  On the XJ I think the best bet would be to google for the location, [which is what I did] but I would guess it would not be very different. It was easy to find. 

 

Regards,

 

Peter

[philgavin]

You really need to put the car on a diag machine, BUT, I had exactly the same fault on my diesel 2.0 Mondeo and it was the sensor in the turbo intercooler. 

Hope this helps

 

Phil

[jag2]

hi guys. i had a simular problem a few years ago with one of our transits. it would go into limp. consulted the garage we used at that time to service the vans, the guy told me to switch the egnition on and off three times wen your driving it. and it will re-booke its self. but every now and then it flarded up and i was getting sick of hearing about it from the drivers. i happend to mention it to my best mate . who is the type of guy that wont let a problem beat him. he told me to leave the van with him for a weekend, which i did, on the sunday nite he came down to the house . ive bought a diacnostic laptop on eBay he said do you want to half in with me , i said ok how mutch is it knowing that they can cost thousands.(sorry forgot to add hes an ex mechanic) £300 quid he said . ok no problem. the laptop came he put it on the van it came up as engine management faults. we got new egr valve and sensor. the diacnostic machine took the fault of the dash for a wile only to return days later. cost about £300 quid for the parts. joe then striped down the engine checked the injecters, low and be-hold one of them was swelt up at the end. he took the 4 of them to a place he knew got them re-furbed at a cost of £550 put them back in and re programed the system .alls going well no more limp mode or dash warning lights. but at a cost. but not as mutch as a garage would have taken. code readers and diacnostic machines only tell you thers a problem they dont fix it.  but im glad we got one. it took my sons service light of his bmw 325 no probs. so my advice to you is get your injectors checked out .hope this has been of help charlie57

[Reverand]

I have the same trouble on my S-Type, engine fault light comes on and stays on. I got a code reader from Amazon £11, It turns out it was the Mass Air Intake sensor, Took it out, cleaned it, no more problems! Hope it's the same for you ;)

                                                                                                                                                                Keep trucking,

                                                                                                                                                               Reverend.

[Old Peter]

I have the same trouble on my S-Type, engine fault light comes on and stays on. I got a code reader from Amazon £11, It turns out it was the Mass Air Intake sensor, Took it out, cleaned it, no more problems! Hope it's the same for you ;)

                                                                                                                                                                Keep trucking,

                                                                                                                                                               Reverend.

My Code reader has stopped working for some reason.  My mechanic's code reader works fine on my car, but it did cost over 5 times more.  I need a similar car to mine to find out what is wrong with it

 

I am thinking of getting another but I am looking for the most reliable I  can find.

 

Regards,

 

Peter.

 

p.s.  I used to know Port Talbot quite well when I was employed.  Old Steelworker!