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HELP!
For the past 2-3 weeks I felt I had a problem with my Type R. After stopping and idling for a short period of time (say at traffic lights), when taking off in 1st gear the engine response seemed really strangled and you sometimes need to be careful not to stall, to me it felt like the car had flooded itself or something. I have also noticed that the car is very smelly like its running rich or not burning the fuel properly.
Well, today on my way home from work, the car suddenly sounds the attention tone and the "Check System (Engine)" appears on the multi-info display.
I pulled over and looked up the fault in the manual. It said to turn the car off, then back on again to see if the fault icon still appeared, it did!
The manual says the following for this fault icon:
"This indicator comes on for a few seconds when you turn the engine switch to the on position. If the indicator comes on while driving, it means one of the engine's emission control systems may have a problem. Even though you may feel no difference in your vehicles performance, it can reduce your vehicles fuel economy and cause increased emissions. Continued operation may cause serious damage. You will also see the symbol with a "CHECK SYSTEM" message on the multifunction display. If this indicator comes on, safely pull off the road and turn off the engine. Restart the engine and watch the indicator. If it stays on, have your vehicle checked by the dealer as soon as possible. Drive moderately until the dealer has inspected the problem. Avoid full-throttle acceleration and driving at high speed".
In some way, it is great that this fault indicator has come on, as I felt the car was not running right.
However, this is really really really BAD timing for this fault to show up, as I have my brothers Wedding this weekend and need the car to drive the 3 hour return trip to the wedding venue!!!!
Has anyone else encountered this fault? What was the resolution? I already had the car booked in for the 40,000km service this next Tuesday, but the wedding is this Saturday? Would it be bad to drive the car until Tuesday with this fault indicator showing?
For the past 2-3 weeks I felt I had a problem with my Type R. After stopping and idling for a short period of time (say at traffic lights), when taking off in 1st gear the engine response seemed really strangled and you sometimes need to be careful not to stall, to me it felt like the car had flooded itself or something. I have also noticed that the car is very smelly like its running rich or not burning the fuel properly.
Well, today on my way home from work, the car suddenly sounds the attention tone and the "Check System (Engine)" appears on the multi-info display.
I pulled over and looked up the fault in the manual. It said to turn the car off, then back on again to see if the fault icon still appeared, it did!
The manual says the following for this fault icon:
"This indicator comes on for a few seconds when you turn the engine switch to the on position. If the indicator comes on while driving, it means one of the engine's emission control systems may have a problem. Even though you may feel no difference in your vehicles performance, it can reduce your vehicles fuel economy and cause increased emissions. Continued operation may cause serious damage. You will also see the symbol with a "CHECK SYSTEM" message on the multifunction display. If this indicator comes on, safely pull off the road and turn off the engine. Restart the engine and watch the indicator. If it stays on, have your vehicle checked by the dealer as soon as possible. Drive moderately until the dealer has inspected the problem. Avoid full-throttle acceleration and driving at high speed".
In some way, it is great that this fault indicator has come on, as I felt the car was not running right.
However, this is really really really BAD timing for this fault to show up, as I have my brothers Wedding this weekend and need the car to drive the 3 hour return trip to the wedding venue!!!!
Has anyone else encountered this fault? What was the resolution? I already had the car booked in for the 40,000km service this next Tuesday, but the wedding is this Saturday? Would it be bad to drive the car until Tuesday with this fault indicator showing?