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[VincentL]

Hi Guys,

 

Last week i bought a VX220 Turbo and unfortunately i've encountered a problem or two.

 

1. The car has gone into limp mode a few times. A "restart" seems to fix it but i am going to have the tuning guys look at it since i'm going for a stage 2.5 tune anyways. The previous owner says it might be the carburetor and that it has only ever happened to him once. A friend of mine says it might be the intercooler (even though this seems to occur less than 1km from the house)

 

2. The gear shifter is not as tight as i would prefer. Is there any way to tighten this up and make it more distinct?

 

3. The plastic around the inside door handle seems to be very flimsy, is this by design or has mine come lose?

 

4. One of the headlight lenses does not seem to be airtight, is there a specific material required to make sure nothing gets in?

 

Other than that i'm extremely happy and excited to join the club. Looking forwards to my first track day and polishing this new rough diamond of mine =)

 

 

/Vince

 

PS. Pardon my English, it's not my native language and hence i have problems explaining things in detail 

 

[Ian59]

Hi, and welcome. Have you tried putting 'limp mode' in the search box on the top right of the page ?

 

There is bound to be a solution in the topic. 

[fezzasus]

2. New gear cables improve things (elise-shop)

3. by (lack of) design

4. Remove and reseal with polyurethane. 

 

Not sure about limp home mode on turbo's, however i'd suggest looking at boost leaks or MAF sensor issues as a starting point.

Edited by fezzasus, 26 May 2017 - 09:39 AM.

[navx]

Hi Guys,   Last week i bought a VX220 Turbo and unfortunately i've encountered a problem or two. Welcome to the wonderful world of the VX220.   1. The car has gone into limp mode a few times. A "restart" seems to fix it but i am going to have the tuning guys look at it since i'm going for a stage 2.5 tune anyways. The previous owner says it might be the carburetor and that it has only ever happened to him once. A friend of mine says it might be the intercooler (even though this seems to occur less than 1km from the house) What are the symptoms of your limp-home mode? When does it happen? Any EML codes? I would be surprised if you have a carburetor on your car. However search for look of doom in the forum and there may be a cure.   2. The gear shifter is not as tight as i would prefer. Is there any way to tighten this up and make it more distinct? There are adjusters on the gear lever mechanism and the gearbox. Remove centre console and you will see the adjusters.   3. The plastic around the inside door handle seems to be very flimsy, is this by design or has mine come lose? It is flimsy (light weight) but should be secure. If not replace for clips or use Velcro.   4. One of the headlight lenses does not seem to be airtight, is there a specific material required to make sure nothing gets in? Eliseparts.com butyrl tape.   Other than that i'm extremely happy and excited to join the club. Looking forwards to my first track day and polishing this new rough diamond of mine =)     /Vince   PS. Pardon my English, it's not my native language and hence i have problems explaining things in detail    Your English is fine.

[navx]

Got beat by the Fezz.

[smiley]

Welcome,

 

1. I don't think the previous owner was very technical, as your car does not have a carburetor. If the car creates an error code written to the ecu, you can read out the error, so we can match the probable cause. obd readers are cheap (like this U480)

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...em=320973765738

 

3. You can replace them https://www.regelin-...serte-ausf.html

But in a nutshell, most stuff is very flimsy on this car. It's not a mass produced german car.

 

4. From the factory, the lense is bonded with double sided tape only. https://www.elisepar...-cover-adhesive

To get it watertight, you could add some silicone between the lense and the unit from the rear side (not visible)  

Don't worry about your english.

There is a swedish section here in case you feel more comfortable speaking native: http://www.vx220.org...rum/16-valhalla

Edited by smiley, 26 May 2017 - 09:50 AM.

[VincentL]

Thank you for all the great responses!

 

1. I've tried reading error codes off the ecu with a odb2 bluetooth adapter and an android app called odb car doctor, it didn't find any codes even when i was able to produce the limp mode... It seems to happen when i shift gears, or in conjunction with gear shifting. Usually a split second after. What i'm calling limp mode is basically the accelerator pedal feeling like it's only giving 10% and the turbo is barely charging.

 

2. I'll try that tips about the adjustments under the gear cover

 

3. I think i'll order some leather door handle trim and glue it on, perhaps that'll make it a bit stiffer. Maybe even try fastening it with velcro somehow (http://www.ebay.com/...o9StEZB&vxp=mtr)

 

4. lots of good tips here, i think i'll remove it with a heatgun/hairdryer and try and reattach it. Might have to clean out some old nasty stuff that might have gotten in i think

 

 

 

[VincentL]

So apparently i translated gasspjäll incorrectly. Apparently there might be a problem with the throttle body, not the carurettor. Could this be the cause for my limp mode?

[smiley]

Starting to sound like the Loom of Doom, but we really need those fault codes to give decent advice.

 

[VincentL]

I'm heading over to another members place later today and try out a new MAF sensor. What exactly is the loom of doom?

[Nev]

So apparently i translated gasspjäll incorrectly. Apparently there might be a problem with the throttle body, not the carurettor. Could this be the cause for my limp mode?

 

In a word, no.

[Tonie Pettersson]

I'm heading over to another members place later today and try out a new MAF sensor. What exactly is the loom of doom?

 

Try search the forum, lots of topics about it. Good luck with the car and hope you can sort it out.

 

le google

[VincentL]

I searched the forum and i see what you mean. The car has lurched once before going into limp mode, i would assume that's a cylinder misfire? I'll ask Mattias if he can point me towards the loom and i'll do a WD40 attack on the blue and black connectors.

Edited by VincentL, 30 May 2017 - 02:11 PM.

[smiley]

Use contact spray. Not wd40.

[VincentL]

So i went to Mattias place and had him look a bit at the car. The fault codes we found were P1122 and P1120, both to do with the pedal. We went ahead and checked out the Loom of Doom with some of his magic deoxidizing(?) spray and put it together again. Didn't have a problem on my way back home but will have to drive a few more times to make sure it's gone. He also mentioned that the car was too slow . Jokes aside the car only charged tops 1 bar and he felt that it should be charging 1.2-1.3 with the CS map that it supposedly has. I'll keep this thread updated once i've runt he car a few more times. Thanks for all the help so far guys!