Help!!!!

[trotter]

Hey all,

Picked up Rexy yesterday, A 93-plate Type-R...

Only problem is that when I accelerate over 4.5k rpm, the heat warning light begins to flicker! Its not constant as sometimes it flickers from as low as 3k?

Running an Apexi ECU (not teh commander) and I realised that it is probably a det warning. The engine was rebuilt in december with a 4.5k limit on the revs by Pip, and has only covered 1000 miles since then - could this be related?

Cheers

T

[n4bes]

Hi Mate,

Your heat light acts as a warning light for all sensors, mine was on because of the Fuel Temp Sensor being dodgy..........
 
If you wanna bring the car over here and plug in my commander that will show you which sensors are causing concern and it will also allow you to read your knock levels too.

[Nitronige]

Hey there,

Does it still have the 4.5k rev limit? if so the ecu it could be cutting the fuel. Also, general question, what did pip say the run in period (Mileage) is? and this follow to my next question, has the car been mapped??

N4bes is right about the sensors tho\', i generally find under hard acceleration my heat light flickers. I put that down to a dodgy knock sensor, cos it has done it ever since being mapped. That was 2 years ago and no blown motor yet.

Is you car silver by any chance?

Nige

[trotter]

double post

[trotter]

thx guys, spoke to Pip today..she ain\'t been mapped yet!!! d\'oh!

He says its nothing to worry about, but to be on the safe side keep it under 4k for the time being

-n4bes, cheers for the offer, will def take you up on it at some point soon.

-nige, yeah she is-why u ask?

[FEED Rocket]

I\'m having the same problem with mine @ 3-5000rpm it flickers for a very short period and i get a knock peak of 180 off boost! Is my engine going to explode or is it a dodgy knock sensor?

[n4bes]

thx guys, spoke to Pip today..she ain\'t been mapped yet!!! d\'oh!

He says its nothing to worry about, but to be on the safe side keep it under 4k for the time being

-n4bes, cheers for the offer, will def take you up on it at some point soon.

-nige, yeah she is-why u ask?

No worries mate, just let me know when suits you bud.................

FEED : From what I can gather, the knock sensors can be a tad iffy...... Just make sure you have no other sensors out by checking your commander mate. Does the Apexi not retard the timing to avoid detonation if it is detecting high knock levels??? Think it might of gone bang by now if it has been doing it for a while.

[Rzla]

as far as i am aware the apexi does not retard the timing to avoid detonation if it is detecting high knock levels.
i have been told the fcon pro might do this ?
not sure though

[colly]

as far as i am aware the apexi does not retard the timing to avoid detonation if it is detecting high knock levels.

It definitely does not do this

[Nitronige]

-nige, yeah she is-why u ask?

I saw you in edinburgh as I was going home late last week, you were coming out of the junction at \'Kenny Dunns\', Roseburn. I was in a grey rover.

Your car looks nice!

Nige

[trotter]

I saw you in edinburgh as I was going home late last week, you were coming out of the junction at \'Kenny Dunns\', Roseburn. I was in a grey rover.

Your car looks nice!

Nige

Thanks mate! She\'s costing me an absolute fortune in fuel!! £160 in 2 days!!

Still - Honeymoon period I s\'pose!!! :Ladys-man

[FEED Rocket]

The fc says everything is more or less fine. My mate told me that anything above 60 on the knock is bad. The knock was fine until randomly in 3rd the light flickered and showed a peak of 180! This was totally off boost too! Car is still under warranty as i\'ve had it 4 days so its going in to the nearest Mazda dealer!

[alexb]

FEED Rocket - Do a search on the forum mate, there\'s loads on here about knock readings. Also off boost will not be knock, it would only happen on WOT (wide open throttle).

Cheers,
Alex

[FEED Rocket]

I\'ve done a search mate and there are loads of people with the same problem. Most likely will be the sensor i think.

[Nitronige]

Thanks mate! She\'s costing me an absolute fortune in fuel!! £160 in 2 days!!

Lol, welcome to the world of rotaries!!

nige