Will not rev over 4000rpm and engine light on. - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

000 Racing · 09-23-2012, 08:11 AM

Hi guys, I am building a dedicated 86 track car.. I am putting it back together having the cage in and painted, dash back in but cant figurte out why the engine light is one.. it hits like a rev limiter at 4000 rpm.

The heater wires are not plugged in, fans, airbags and a few other items also.. but all of the main engine stuff plugged in right.. does this just need a reset??

Also I intend on moving the OBD port into the front of the console for easier access, can I find a program and a connector wire for the laptop that allows me to reset things at the track or is this a Toyota only thing?? Obviously I'm not great at this side of the car build .

Any help is appreciated.

Chris
triplezeroracing.com

MZ21 · 09-23-2012, 08:18 AM

get an ELM327 ODBII Bluetooth Adaptor and any number of ODBII tools that runs on Smartphone. Alternately buy a hardware ODB scantool, these shouldn't cost any more than say $80-100 on eBay.

Visconti · 09-23-2012, 11:10 AM

Yeah, can't help you unless we know what the CEL light is for

Let us know

John

ngabdala · 09-23-2012, 01:10 PM

AE86 or FT86 ?

civicdrivr · 09-23-2012, 03:38 PM

The ECU is definitely in limp mode, but we need the code its throwing to help.

000 Racing · 09-23-2012, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ngabdala

AE86 or FT86 ?

FT86 .. I will buy the OBD II bluetooth or WiFi as suggested to find the codes.. I will get back to you..
Thanks.

86drift · 09-23-2012, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 000 Racing

FT86 .. I will buy the OBD II bluetooth or WiFi as suggested to find the codes.. I will get back to you..
Thanks.

I can help you out. I have an Innovate wireless scan tool which should be able to read and clear faults. PM me.

BadCompany235 · 09-24-2012, 08:39 AM

had this happen to me once also. code i had was for too lean... disconnected the battery and performed a discharge. started the car back up and all was good. code remained in history as well for me to discuss with dealership.

000 Racing · 09-24-2012, 08:47 AM

Thanks for that.. I will give it a try.. can't hurt anyway.. only things in the engine bay to go was the A/C condenser.. I have new alloy plugs with O rings to fill the holes in the compressor.. Inside basically all airbags and sensors out, radio out, A/C and heater controls out along with the whole under dash cooling/fan unit. Speakers and all trims gone.. I will use the window power units and embed them in the new carbon fiber panels. Once I get the fault sorted and sure it's not a critical wire off or loose I will re install the lower dash and console. A long way to go till track time.. season starts Feb 2013 so I have some time..
Will post some pics once it's in war paint !

Thanks for the comments guys..

No Limit Motorsport · 09-27-2012, 11:13 PM

Please give us some pictures! Dying to hack one of these cars up like this!

000 Racing · 09-28-2012, 08:59 AM

I have taken a few but cant seem to get a picture onto the reply or post.. for the dummy how do I do that.. I will post some pics then
Chris

BadCompany235 · 09-28-2012, 02:47 PM

you have to host pics online and link to them. i do not think there is an option for uploading directly from your drive.

jflogerzi · 09-29-2012, 02:10 PM

Sign up for a free dropbox account. They allow hot linking. Put the pictures in your public folder.

000 Racing · 10-03-2012, 08:26 AM

Tried it and it worked.. now comes up to revs.. Many thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by BadCompany235

had this happen to me once also. code i had was for too lean... disconnected the battery and performed a discharge. started the car back up and all was good. code remained in history as well for me to discuss with dealership.

09-23-2012, 08:11 AM	#1
000 Racing Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2012 86GTS Race Car #86 Location: Sydney Posts: 220 Thanks: 59 Thanked 67 Times in 33 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Will not rev over 4000rpm and engine light on. Hi guys, I am building a dedicated 86 track car.. I am putting it back together having the cage in and painted, dash back in but cant figurte out why the engine light is one.. it hits like a rev limiter at 4000 rpm. The heater wires are not plugged in, fans, airbags and a few other items also.. but all of the main engine stuff plugged in right.. does this just need a reset?? Also I intend on moving the OBD port into the front of the console for easier access, can I find a program and a connector wire for the laptop that allows me to reset things at the track or is this a Toyota only thing?? Obviously I'm not great at this side of the car build . Any help is appreciated. Chris triplezeroracing.com

09-23-2012, 01:10 PM	#4
ngabdala Vortech Supercharged Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: WRB BRZ 6MT LTD Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,447 Thanks: 1,897 Thanked 467 Times in 283 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	AE86 or FT86 ? __________________ Powered by Vortech, ECS Tuning, and JDL Auto Design

09-23-2012, 03:38 PM	#5
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09-23-2012, 08:18 AM	#2
MZ21 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 86GT Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 50 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	get an ELM327 ODBII Bluetooth Adaptor and any number of ODBII tools that runs on Smartphone. Alternately buy a hardware ODB scantool, these shouldn't cost any more than say $80-100 on eBay.

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000 Racing Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2012 86GTS Race Car #86 Location: Sydney Posts: 220 Thanks: 59 Thanked 67 Times in 33 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thanks for that.. I will give it a try.. can't hurt anyway.. only things in the engine bay to go was the A/C condenser.. I have new alloy plugs with O rings to fill the holes in the compressor.. Inside basically all airbags and sensors out, radio out, A/C and heater controls out along with the whole under dash cooling/fan unit. Speakers and all trims gone.. I will use the window power units and embed them in the new carbon fiber panels. Once I get the fault sorted and sure it's not a critical wire off or loose I will re install the lower dash and console. A long way to go till track time.. season starts Feb 2013 so I have some time.. Will post some pics once it's in war paint ! Thanks for the comments guys..

09-27-2012, 11:13 PM	#10
No Limit Motorsport Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 2,266 Thanks: 355 Thanked 406 Times in 228 Posts Mentioned: 27 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Please give us some pictures! Dying to hack one of these cars up like this!

09-28-2012, 08:59 AM	#11
000 Racing Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2012 86GTS Race Car #86 Location: Sydney Posts: 220 Thanks: 59 Thanked 67 Times in 33 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I have taken a few but cant seem to get a picture onto the reply or post.. for the dummy how do I do that.. I will post some pics then Chris

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