Hi folks,
I have 307 1.4i 8v engine TU3JP
Everything running fine until Saturday just gone, when car suddenly lost revs and power above 2250rpm as if a rev limiter had kicked in and wont rev above that, it tries. No warning lights on dashboard, engine management light was unlit and there was no info on the display panel at this point.
When I got the car home I plugged in my little ELM327 to read any codes if present, it came up with:
P0500 - Powertrain, Vehicle Speed Sensor.
I left the car alone for the rest of the day and went looking things up on the interweb.
Sunday morning I further investigated the car, I drove to the end of the road and back 1/4mile to see if the speedo was working, it was working ok, still suffering the same revving issue but this time things got worse was misfiring terribly and the Engine Management light was flashing with an accompanying message saying 'Catalytic Converter Fault', subsequent error code reading via Torque Pro revealed
P0300 - Powertrain, Random/Multiple Cylinder Misfire detected.
P0500 - Powertrain, Vehicle Speed Sensor.
I have not wanted to start the car since, in fear of doing any serious damage to anything.
Im at a loss to know what to do next. Could this mean physical engine damage? or is it more likely just to be sensor issues? Hoping its not something like the timing belt gone, although I'll try and inspect that tomorrow.
Any help or suggestions welcome.
as i type this Im looking down the forum's planet map for a member with the diagnostic kit that may be able to help close to Birmingham B32
Regards
Simon
I have 307 1.4i 8v engine TU3JP
Everything running fine until Saturday just gone, when car suddenly lost revs and power above 2250rpm as if a rev limiter had kicked in and wont rev above that, it tries. No warning lights on dashboard, engine management light was unlit and there was no info on the display panel at this point.
When I got the car home I plugged in my little ELM327 to read any codes if present, it came up with:
P0500 - Powertrain, Vehicle Speed Sensor.
I left the car alone for the rest of the day and went looking things up on the interweb.
Sunday morning I further investigated the car, I drove to the end of the road and back 1/4mile to see if the speedo was working, it was working ok, still suffering the same revving issue but this time things got worse was misfiring terribly and the Engine Management light was flashing with an accompanying message saying 'Catalytic Converter Fault', subsequent error code reading via Torque Pro revealed
P0300 - Powertrain, Random/Multiple Cylinder Misfire detected.
P0500 - Powertrain, Vehicle Speed Sensor.
I have not wanted to start the car since, in fear of doing any serious damage to anything.
Im at a loss to know what to do next. Could this mean physical engine damage? or is it more likely just to be sensor issues? Hoping its not something like the timing belt gone, although I'll try and inspect that tomorrow.
Any help or suggestions welcome.
as i type this Im looking down the forum's planet map for a member with the diagnostic kit that may be able to help close to Birmingham B32
Regards
Simon