Ecu, Trc, Vsc Lights On!

[toweylowey]

driving home today my ECU, TRC and VSC lights came on, i'm hoping it's just the cat's gone as that was rattling bad an is booked in to get checked out.

it's not the wire from the air mas sensor, just seeing if anyone else got on ideas wot it could be???

[t-sport786]

driving home today my ECU, TRC and VSC lights came on, i'm hoping it's just the cat's gone as that was rattling bad an is booked in to get checked out.

it's not the wire from the air mas sensor, just seeing if anyone else got on ideas wot it could be???

I had the same problem with my car around a week ago and took it for the diagnostic, the guy did several diagnostics on the car and it was the secondary air pump on my car.

[kangzy]

is the car running/starting properly?

touch ur induction kit? isit choking?

[toweylowey]

yeah car is running/starting fine

and i haven't got induction kit on anymore, took it off while car was up for sale

[jay13]

sounds stupid but have you checked to see if your brake lights are all working?

[-T- Sport]

Mike,

Sure you did the vacuum hoses right when you took the K&N off? 'cos putting them on wrong brings on the warning lights.

[kangzy]

yeah car is running/starting fine

and i haven't got induction kit on anymore, took it off while car was up for sale

in that case it mite be your cat.. if it is your cat u you need to get it seen to straight away before the particles get sucked back into the engine

[toweylowey]

been down to Mr T today, an turns out is wot i thought it was, it is the cat

waitin to book the car in now, they've gotta get permission to do the work as the part cost's bout £3500!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cheers for the help guys, thanks for that kangzy luckily got me dads car for a week so i'll keep mine off the road ;-)

[cabcurtains]

£3500 Are they replacing the entire system inc manifold! :o

[ponzer]

happened to me 2x... got new exhaust mid-pipe everytime with Toyota warranty

[St Thicket]

I've got the same issue with my corolla. The garage says that if it isn't the cat, then the ECU is faulty. However, the price you got there is way more than what I must pay for changing the cat.

The cat itself costs about £850 plus labour and VAT (which in norway is £110 per hour and 25% VAT).

[kangzy]

no worries.. happened with mine so i replaced it with a black horse sports cat £265 fitted..

£3500? wow! that seems pretty high considering the qoute i had for a new exhaust system was £960 from Mr T!

good luck

[-T- Sport]

Don't think he cares about the price, good old Warranties!

Seems a lot of the Compressors have problems with their exhausts... Obviously not built well!! You don't build 'em do you Mike? haha... :Runs:

[tccom]

hi, why are the cats going on the compressors they should be up to the job long after the warranty has finnished! startin to get a bit worried now.if mine goes i will be goin down the sport cat route.

[cabcurtains]

no worries.. happened with mine so i replaced it with a black horse sports cat £265 fitted..

Kanzy, any improvement noted from this over the standard cat (when it was working)?

sort of

[toweylowey]

no Key i used to build the 1.4 and 1.6 to go in corolla lol, but keep runnin anyway!!!!! lol

well they've text me today to book my car in so yeah i'm not bothered bout cost cos it's under warranty lol

but if it wasn't i'd probably go for the aftermarket route, but i'd go for total de-cat instead of sports cat

[-T- Sport]

My exhaust is awfully rattly when cold around the center section.. shall have to get under and have a look methinks...

[toweylowey]

woo hoo car is booked in to get CAT done on wednesday!!!!

so i'll be able to drive my car again an have some power, although i can't argue with the car i've been using while i haven't been driving mine

[-T- Sport]

You mean your Drug Dealers car?

Which looked as though we'd stole it while on the way to B&Q?

[toweylowey]

that's right mate the 'drug dealers car' lol

i'm really surprised i have never been pulled drivin it yet

actually hope i never do get pulled if i look like a drug dealer in it, a copper with rubber gloves on is a sight i never one see!!!!! lol!!!

[toweylowey]

hi, why are the cats going on the compressors they should be up to the job long after the warranty has finnished! startin to get a bit worried now.if mine goes i will be goin down the sport cat route.

think the reason the cat's go on these is cos using the wrong fuel does wreck them, so with people using normal fuel instead of 98+ octane (mainly dealers doing this) has damaged them, i know i have always ran mine on v-power but i know it wasn't run on high octane fuel by the dealer cos i had to do the ecu reset tp put the power back up