Buniqueny
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- Feb 22, 2011
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Junction city,
Kansas
i have a first gen eagle talon tsi. after i start it sumtimes it will light up check engine on the dash and shut off. any ideas what this could be?? Its also a automatic
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i have a first gen eagle talon tsi. after i start it sumtimes it will light up check engine on the dash and shut off. any ideas what this could be?? Its also a automatic
Im willing to bet that your battery isn't tied down. Check that it is and if it isn't tie it down, can get a tie down kit at O'Reilly's for 4.99+tax. Also check your battery cables at terminals to make sure they are good and tight. And also check your fuses on your battery cables. Ive seen a blown MPI fuse work while blown and slightest sharp movement reset or kill power to ECU and fuel pump. All cheap fixes and easy things to check.
its intermittent. i just turned it on now and now its running again. just a belt squeaking a little.
When were the capacitors in the ECU changed?
tcu not the ecu was just changed out.
What mine did when it was dying ... major clicking and CEL then dead .... got the ECU replaced and runs great now ...
I understand, which is why I asked about the ECU. Engine dieing with the CEL on is one symptom of capacitor leakage damage. Both the ECU and the TCU suffer from capacitors leaking. If your ECU is original there is a high possibility of it being bad. Even if it's been replaced it still could have issues.
Given how often it's a problem I always recommend checking before swapping parts or spending a lot of time looking in other directions.
Hey Buniqueny...I was just wondering where you located a replacement TCU. Mine just died and i have been looking for a new one for a month. I'm in a real spot and my Talon belonged to my Uncle Zora, the father of the Corvette. So i really want to keep it and get it working. Also any suggestions from anyone else would be appreciated. Thanks