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| xarate |
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HI I HAVE A EL FUTURA AND AN EL FAIRMONT BOTH WITH V8'S
RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN TOWING TRAILERS AND HAVE NOTICED THAT THE ECONOMY LIGHT FLASHES! SOON AS I BACK OFF A LITTLE BIT IT STOPS! VERY WEIRD AS BOTH CARS DO IT CAN ANYONE HELP ME?? THANKS |
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| Timmeh |
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Are you running in economy or power mode?
When towing it should be in economy mode. |
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| TROYMAN |
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hi
im not 100% sure but usually when the power economy light flashes it means the trans temp is to high?? or is overheating. do you have a external trans cooler conected to the box? |
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| yobboford |
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TROYMAN is correct, its the trans high temp indicator, get a good tranny cooler and it should stop the problem, they also need to be more regularly serviced if you are towing a bit with them.
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| xarate |
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THANKS GUYS YEAH TRANS COOLER IS FITTED ON BOTH CARS AS THEY HAVE 2300KG TOWBAR FITTED!
I DID NOTICE IF I SLOWED DOWN TO 90 KM/H IT STOPED FLASHING! MIGHT BE TIME TO GET AUTO SYSTEM FLUSHED THANKS ONCE AGAIN |
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Whats your ambitent temp there at the moment, seems odd that both do it, but yeah it does sound to be a temp related problem. If your towing a lot, it may be worth upgrading the trans coolers, bypass the radiator one altogether and install the biggest PWR / Derale cooler you can find. In the long run, you will get more life out of the trans. And your not towing in 'econ' mode are you?
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| dabloodemess |
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I've got a similar problem with my EF futura, got the 1600kg factory towbar fitted. Problem is the econ light comes on without me driving with a trailer and any extra load in the car (and a half tank of fuel). It even persists even at 100km/h pulling less than 2000 revs. Is it just a matter of giving the tranny a good service (the oil looks pretty discolored)?
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| dabloodemess |
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*edit*
Last edited by dabloodemess on Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:37 am, edited 1 time in total. |
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| 3x-puursui7 |
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pretty much as soon as the oil in these autos is discoloured or smells burnt its cactus and needs a service the heat is the biggest problem for these autos. keep it happy and many years of happy driving will result.
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