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Offline kingaz

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cars topping out at 107mph
« on: 26 February 2013, 18:45 »
Took my car on a private airstrip to test the topspeed. It doesnt budge over 107 mph. Also thru the gears it gives up at 5000rpm. Any ideas?

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Re: cars topping out at 107mph
« Reply #1 on: 26 February 2013, 18:51 »
It's in limp mode. Get it scanned for fault codes as a first step, what engine is it?

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Re: cars topping out at 107mph
« Reply #2 on: 26 February 2013, 19:36 »
It's in limp mode. Get it scanned for fault codes as a first step, what engine is it?

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Re: cars topping out at 107mph
« Reply #3 on: 26 February 2013, 19:40 »
107 in limp mode  :laugh: :grin: :grin:

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Re: cars topping out at 107mph
« Reply #4 on: 26 February 2013, 21:12 »
its hell of a limp  :laugh:


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Re: cars topping out at 107mph
« Reply #5 on: 26 February 2013, 21:16 »
It's in limp mode. Get it scanned for fault codes as a first step, what engine is it?
limp mode  :grin: :grin: really dom an still doing 107   :laugh:


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Re: cars topping out at 107mph
« Reply #6 on: 26 February 2013, 21:28 »
It's in limp mode. Get it scanned for fault codes as a first step, what engine is it?
limp mode  :grin: :grin: really dom an still doing 107   :laugh:



Well it's only hitting 5000rpm which suggests limp mode. I thought that just capped the revs at 5k?

I reckon mine would do 107mph at 5000rpm

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Re: cars topping out at 107mph
« Reply #7 on: 26 February 2013, 21:30 »
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Re: cars topping out at 107mph
« Reply #8 on: 26 February 2013, 21:32 »
It's in limp mode. Get it scanned for fault codes as a first step, what engine is it?
limp mode  :grin: :grin: really dom an still doing 107   :laugh:



Well it's only hitting 5000rpm which suggests limp mode. I thought that just capped the revs at 5k?

I reckon mine would do 107mph at 5000rpm
not 100% with a golf but when our a3 went into limp mode it would be lucky to do half that  :smiley:

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Re: cars topping out at 107mph
« Reply #9 on: 26 February 2013, 21:33 »
It's in limp mode. Get it scanned for fault codes as a first step, what engine is it?
limp mode  :grin: :grin: really dom an still doing 107   :laugh:



Well it's only hitting 5000rpm which suggests limp mode. I thought that just capped the revs at 5k?

I reckon mine would do 107mph at 5000rpm
not 100% with a golf but when our a3 went into limp mode it would be lucky to do half that  :smiley:

I haven't had it on the MK4, but when my Mk3 went into limp mode there was no reduction in power, it just hit the limiter early.