So while leaving school today I went to merge onto the service road of the expressway. I floored it. The car crawled. I look down and notice that the check engine light is on. Get onto a side street, stop the car, try and figured out what's wrong. I haven't changed anything today (or recently). Stare at tuning box and wonder if i should bring my car in.
So here's what happens. just before the light comes on (when i shut off the car and start it again, sometimes the light goes off), when i accelerate the engine revs to 2000rpms and refuses to go any higher for a bit. then it will let me accelerate to 3000 rpms the next times. the engine seems to have less power. it will rev higher once at speed, but it doesnt want to. acceleration is tolerable (after that first 2000 limit) in the city (smooth, but not at all powerful), but it is not something that should be happening! Also, no smoke, possibly because it isn't revving high.
So here's what happens. just before the light comes on (when i shut off the car and start it again, sometimes the light goes off), when i accelerate the engine revs to 2000rpms and refuses to go any higher for a bit. then it will let me accelerate to 3000 rpms the next times. the engine seems to have less power. it will rev higher once at speed, but it doesnt want to. acceleration is tolerable (after that first 2000 limit) in the city (smooth, but not at all powerful), but it is not something that should be happening! Also, no smoke, possibly because it isn't revving high.