here we go again...
my P5 took a beating this winter, got stuck so many times in the small backstreet of where I'm parked in Montreal. Lots of reving and lots of shifting done, working the tranny very very hard.
I havent driven it so much since last november but its still been getting its 3 month oil change and 3 weeks ago I had a new rad installed.
the CEL is on and it always comes on when taking off too early after starting it (I think its due to the cold air intake and the MAP sensor) then staying on for a period of 2 to 3 days. I usually have the car run a couple minutes and then I'm good to go, runs great.
today was a different story. I was driving and there was absolutely NO power and I mean this was the worst I've seen, when I was stepping on the gas there was a 1 to 2 second delay after pressing the pedal for the car to respond. (this is hurting me just typing it out!) The idle was so poor it seemed like leaving in the first place was a bad idea, to the point where when I was stopped/@ a light it would want to stall unless I gave it a bit of gas.
Nice day out today too, I had errands to run and on my way the CEL started flashing. i noticed when the car wasn't moving that there was a burning smell. So I pulled over into a gas station parking lot (not too close to the gas pumps incase the car would blow up!) but just to glance under the hood. I noticed the temp gauge was where its supposed to be, the fan fuse was still good so I stopped the car for a sec, started it back up again and was on my way. When the driving the CEL would stay on but when stopped @ lights again it would start flashing!!!!!!
I got to where I wanted to go and there just so happened to be a CT right beside the place. I parked the car and made a couple calls (friends, mechanics, CAA) I popped the hood again and noticed the fan(s) weren't turning on when they really should have. I unplugged the 1 fan and turned on the A/C. (noobie or not you should know that when the A/C is on the fans automatically turn on) Nothing. I plugged the 1 fan back in and turned on the A/C again and the fans started working BUT soon shut off, so they were intermittent, shutting off and on. Fans or no fans the buring smell was still there.
I was about 10-15 mins from my house, went to grab some eats, called CAA and had it towed back home, drove it into the parking spot and this is where I am now.
Could the Coolant System Sensor have anything to do with this? Faulty, malfunctioning and not setting the fans off when they should causing the engine to heat up and thermostat not picking up on it?
any help appreciated. sorry for the book!!!!!!!!
my P5 took a beating this winter, got stuck so many times in the small backstreet of where I'm parked in Montreal. Lots of reving and lots of shifting done, working the tranny very very hard.
I havent driven it so much since last november but its still been getting its 3 month oil change and 3 weeks ago I had a new rad installed.
the CEL is on and it always comes on when taking off too early after starting it (I think its due to the cold air intake and the MAP sensor) then staying on for a period of 2 to 3 days. I usually have the car run a couple minutes and then I'm good to go, runs great.
today was a different story. I was driving and there was absolutely NO power and I mean this was the worst I've seen, when I was stepping on the gas there was a 1 to 2 second delay after pressing the pedal for the car to respond. (this is hurting me just typing it out!) The idle was so poor it seemed like leaving in the first place was a bad idea, to the point where when I was stopped/@ a light it would want to stall unless I gave it a bit of gas.
Nice day out today too, I had errands to run and on my way the CEL started flashing. i noticed when the car wasn't moving that there was a burning smell. So I pulled over into a gas station parking lot (not too close to the gas pumps incase the car would blow up!) but just to glance under the hood. I noticed the temp gauge was where its supposed to be, the fan fuse was still good so I stopped the car for a sec, started it back up again and was on my way. When the driving the CEL would stay on but when stopped @ lights again it would start flashing!!!!!!
I got to where I wanted to go and there just so happened to be a CT right beside the place. I parked the car and made a couple calls (friends, mechanics, CAA) I popped the hood again and noticed the fan(s) weren't turning on when they really should have. I unplugged the 1 fan and turned on the A/C. (noobie or not you should know that when the A/C is on the fans automatically turn on) Nothing. I plugged the 1 fan back in and turned on the A/C again and the fans started working BUT soon shut off, so they were intermittent, shutting off and on. Fans or no fans the buring smell was still there.
I was about 10-15 mins from my house, went to grab some eats, called CAA and had it towed back home, drove it into the parking spot and this is where I am now.
Could the Coolant System Sensor have anything to do with this? Faulty, malfunctioning and not setting the fans off when they should causing the engine to heat up and thermostat not picking up on it?
any help appreciated. sorry for the book!!!!!!!!
