Collecting fault codes

[user218]

Hey guys/girls havent been around for a while (got a new hobby) problem is,my evo 5 has got an intermittent problem. It seems that after chopping down from 5th gear into 4th,and blitzing the others who insist on driving at LESS than the speed limit,when changing back into top gear, it goes into limp home mode....It has done this 5 or 6 times in the last 2yrs and always after a passing maneouvre . The fault code of late is code 44 "ignition signal 1"
Any ideas where I can start looking??

Rhyno........... Hey bazza how ya been m8?

Pics of my other love in my gallery........Still an Evo!....kinda

Hi mate, how ya been?

Good of you to drop by again!

Engine ECU fault code 44
44 Ignition coils; power transistor units
Abnormality in ignition system (failure in one
out of two coils)

Hope this helps

[kevo]

Is getting the problem codes easy...????<As this was a simple matter of connecting wires under the dash on my old scoobie...Then reading the light pulses off the dash.....Is the evo the same way please...???? Thanks Kevo. :shock:

[user218]

Pretty much,I do it by putting an LED across one of the pins where the hand held diagnoser goes,and earthing, and reading the flashers of the LED.I can post a photo of where if you like..........

Hey, nice one rhyno, never even thought of that one!!!!

Originally Posted by Rhyno

Pretty much,I do it by putting an LED across one of the pins where the hand held diagnoser goes,and earthing, and reading the flashers of the LED.I can post a photo of where if you like..........

:beerjug:

[kevo]

Yes...A picture would be very helpfull Rhyno...Cheers....Kevo.

[user218]

No worries guys will climb under the dash tonite for ya...........#sigh#

[user218]

Here's the photo as promised, this was the only clear shot out of about 30 that I took... Instructions are on the photo, the LED will blink - long blinks = 10's, short blinks = 1's and it will repeat the code/s over and over. I think if it continually flashes there's nothing wrong (but I'm not 100% sure on that).

Cheers
Rhyno

Originally Posted by Rhyno

Here's the photo as promised, this was the only clear shot out of about 30 that I took... Instructions are on the photo, the LED will blink - long blinks = 10's, short blinks = 1's and it will repeat the code/s over and over. I think if it continually flashes there's nothing wrong (but I'm not 100% sure on that).

Cheers
Rhyno

Nice one Rhyno :beerjug: