ok so i pull out of a toll booth earlier today. shift at 4 grand in first and give it 90% throttle in 2nd and i hit just over 4000rpms and my car stops (still running just idling), it said engine power reduced on the little screen where it lists your mileage. i pulled over, shut the car off for a min. start it back up, rev it, then go on with my business. It ran fine after that. should i be worried?

 

You pissed it off..... prolly has to do with the intake maf frequency mine did that once too!

 

that is limp mode

 

ya i know its limp mode lol. my point is its never happened before and it worked fine after i turned it off for a minute. aka should i still be worried.

 

do you have a check engine light on? If not you are fine.... Mine has done it before but it threw a code too....

 

Nope, wouldn't be worrie dunless it still acted funny after you turned it back on. You're in the clear

 

Before I say not to worry about it, its worth taking a quick poke under the hood and check things out, make sure everything around the intake is tight (even at the sc) , maf is tightened down ok, wires, leaking filter etc. Things do come loose... Something caused her to shut down, its worth taking a peek

 

usually you limp when you have a loose connection on the Throttle Body, or have bad MAF signal.

**** happens.....**** happens more with the GM Stage 2 Tune.

 

i did look at everything. twice actually. i think im good to go

btw. thanks guys

 

Sometimes these cars especially us 60# cars they just get pissed and hiccup go into limp mode... and then they are fine and dandy just minutes later!

Something you just have to get used to from time to time!

 

id say just hook up a scanner to see if you got a code from it. but no CEL you should be fine

 

ok thanks. too bad i dont have a scanner

 

that recently happened to me when i changed my oil. i unplugged that sensor that kinda get in the way when ur changing your oil filter and forgot to hook it back up..

 

thats happened 2 me a few times every time it was the crankshaft position sensor.ive gone thru 3 so far

 

Dude...you went limp The engine troll must be grumpy.

 

Umm........no they don't. I've never had a 60# car hiccup and go limp.

If you've gone through 3 crank position sensors, then you are misdiagnosing the problem.

That would be the MAP sensor.

not always true. You can blow your motor and still not throw a code. Don't rely on the dash light to tell you there is something wrong.

 

Second. My car has never so much as hiccup'd and I've had 60s for 8 months now.
Do you live near an Autozone / Advance Auto? Free scans.

 

OK mister man - what should he do then, if not get it scanned?

 

What is a scan going to reveal?

Here's what you do when you get that message at random.

1. Open hood
2. Locate harness connection on Throttlebody.
3. Push it in harder, the connection can look solid but the connection is a finicky one.

Not much else triggers limp mode without a CEL.