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Title: Odd EML.
Post by: ted_one on 07 June 2014, 12:32:48
Giving the 3.0 the beans the other day,the EML came on,but not the usual bright steady one that we have all come to love,but glowing and flickering at the same time. I put the scanner on it this morning and got 1 DTC but no code,so I erased it but it's still there.The car seems to be running OK ...just wondering if any one else has had similar so that I can start the elimination process :-\
Title: Re: Odd EML.
Post by: Andy H on 07 June 2014, 12:35:27
Fried alternator/regulator?
Title: Re: Odd EML.
Post by: ted_one on 07 June 2014, 12:54:32
Hmmm......could be :-\ but why the DTC with no code?
Title: Re: Odd EML.
Post by: 05omegav6 on 07 June 2014, 13:17:28
An earth fault in the cluster perhaps :-\
Title: Re: Odd EML.
Post by: ted_one on 07 June 2014, 14:22:51
Could be,but at the time it happened,I was showing a Porche driver what the the old barge was capable of on this stretch of erm ..private motorway ::)...just feel that I might have broken something but no evidence to prove the case.
Title: Re: Odd EML.
Post by: 05omegav6 on 07 June 2014, 14:24:40
Ah, a self inflicted hiccup then ::)
Title: Re: Odd EML.
Post by: ted_one on 07 June 2014, 14:34:07
Fraid so,possibly a developing fault,belts brand new,battery new and charging,no leaks but have just run the car up again and the tickover went lumpy then engine stalled,fired it back up and the revs climbed up to around 900 RPM but settled back on their own.Just wondering wether the exhaust is partly blocked :-\
Title: Re: Odd EML.
Post by: chrisgixer on 07 June 2014, 14:50:10
Which eml?
Title: Re: Odd EML.
Post by: ted_one on 07 June 2014, 16:31:36
Sorry for the delay in getting back,been out checking all connections etc,every thing seems OK :-\ confirm that it's engine,no other warnings lit.May be it's the scanner that's not up to it,other than that it's going to be a waiting game to see if some thing is going to fail :-\
Title: Re: Odd EML.
Post by: zirk on 07 June 2014, 16:38:26
Pull the ECU off the battery overnight, whilst its re learning it may pick up the issue quicker.
Title: Re: Odd EML.
Post by: ted_one on 07 June 2014, 16:41:41
Might be a good idea Chris,I did disconnect the battery for 20 miutes or so but no luck,longer may do the trick :y
Title: Re: Odd EML.
Post by: chrisgixer on 07 June 2014, 17:38:45
If the engine eml is glowing I'd guess at a fault in the clocks/behind the dash. Can't think if a situation where the eml would be dimly lit.
Title: Re: Odd EML.
Post by: ted_one on 07 June 2014, 17:53:56
Could well be,just seems coincidence that it came on at 1** mph ::)being pushed really hard,battery now disconnected until the morning,will then follow up on your tip if the fault persists and will scan it one more time as well :y
Title: Re: Odd EML.
Post by: chrisgixer on 07 June 2014, 18:08:54
Yes its will also give more electrically minded members than me a chance to read this.
Title: Re: Odd EML.
Post by: Andy B on 07 June 2014, 20:16:23
.....
May be it's the scanner that's not up to it,other than that it's going to be a waiting game to see if some thing is going to fail :-\

What scanner are you using? A 3.0 is not OBDII   ;)  ;)  ;)
Title: Re: Odd EML.
Post by: ted_one on 07 June 2014, 21:36:54
Oops.....it's a MaxiScan,I just presumed that the 3.0 is OBD II  compliant.
Title: Re: Odd EML.
Post by: Andy B on 07 June 2014, 22:12:20
Oops.....it's a MaxiScan,I just presumed that the 3.0 is OBD II  compliant.

Nope  ;) You just need a trusty paper clip  :y
Title: Re: Odd EML.
Post by: ted_one on 07 June 2014, 22:22:50
You live and learn ::) .....do it in the morning :y
Title: Re: Odd EML.
Post by: ted_one on 08 June 2014, 06:29:45
Did the paper clip test...got a 73 code,MAF low voltage. Ordered one yesterday as a precaution,glad I did now, many thanks Andy B for the heads up re the scanner,and to every one else who offered advice.  :-* :y
Title: Re: Odd EML.
Post by: Andy B on 08 June 2014, 08:39:22
Glad you're sorted  :y