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dabocx 09-15-2012 01:36 PM

stranded at the track
 
So i was at a track event and spun out. Afterword as i was heading back to the pits the car would lose power. Now im stuck in the pits and the car wont start. Squeelimg noise comes from front and check engine light and a few other lights stay on.

Need help im about 1 hour from home and a tow truck is a last option

Texas BRZ 09-15-2012 01:39 PM

Is there a on-site track mechanic shop / garage handy to diagnose the check-engine light / issue?

Usually the track event that one attends has a tow truck handy so they can pull your car to that on-site shop...

All tracks that I go to have one, that's why I ask...

Yruyur 09-15-2012 02:08 PM

Maybe pull the battery for a minute to reset the ecu ... may help with whatever code it may be in. Odb adapter sure would be nice about now. Where is the squealing coming from.

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cobrabyte 09-15-2012 02:10 PM

May have triggered the automatic fuel cut-off. There should be a reset switch somewhere.

Asphaltfrs1 09-15-2012 02:12 PM

Some guy said his car was whistling like crazy on FB, it was his fuel pump. Idk if that's related at all

Turbowned 09-15-2012 02:19 PM

Sounds like you put it in limp mode. Not sure about the squealing though.

jimmillion 09-15-2012 02:31 PM

does the engine turn over at all?

Rampage 09-15-2012 02:48 PM

Make sure you did not pick up some debris in the serpentine belt that could be causing the squealing and pulling the engine down. Any rubber burning smell?

Synack 09-15-2012 03:09 PM

Best to just let it cool for a half hour and pull the battery and reset the ECU.

Yruyur 09-15-2012 03:33 PM

Any updates?

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D1cker 09-15-2012 03:55 PM

Did you miss a shift?

That would explain the spin too lol.

gmookher 09-15-2012 03:55 PM

tuned in

wheelhaus 09-15-2012 04:05 PM

What was your fuel level when the spin happened? Might have been fuel starvation and the ECU tripped the limp mode; just a guess. It would explain the "stumbling/losing power/died/squealing noise/couldn't start" order of events.

JACK 8URT0N 09-15-2012 04:42 PM

Sorry to hear man. You work it out yet?


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