well im not sure if my car is in limpmode or having a bad ringland. It would feel super sluggish. I checked the timing. Everything is set accordingly. Didnt get around doing a compression test yet. But i will tonight. But I was wondering what is limpmode? And could it be that my car is in limpmode? My SRS lights was flashing. Hmmm?

And how does LimpMode feels like?

 

what is leading you to suspect that you're going into limp mode just the fact that the car is sluggish hows your spool up time? what kinda managment? a/f ratios? need some more info

 

Limpmode is when you have too many beers and can't perform.

But really it is when the Computer detects a problem that could harm the car and then doesn't let you, "get on it" for lack of a better term. It limits you to about 3500 rpms.

You would get a CEL for it though telling you what is wrong. So if you just think it is "sluggish", odds are that you are not in limp mode.

 

me nor my civic have ever been in limp mode.............

 

its a stock 95 Civic EX (D16z6) with the stock ECU. No Mods or whatsoever. well definitely not any CEL for sure. What happened is that i replaced my D16z6 short block bcuz i spun a bearing. I used the same D16z6 VTEC head. And when everything finally was installed. I started the engine but there was code 41 and 14 CEL. So i checked all the wirings again. Turns out that the O2 sensor wasnt hook up properly and the EACV wire was hook up to some other sensor. So i switch that and no more CEL. Engine would idle good until i give it a little gas. The engine's rpm would drop to like 200 rpm suddenly. And slowly regain it power. But the engine would be able to rev 5000 rpm with no problem at idle. After that I took the car out for a test drive. Started out driving it very carefully. Everything seems to be ok. No CEL or anything. So i gave the car a bit more gas. The engine would have no power at all to accelerate. And the response of the engine is sluggish. It feels like the car can not go faster than 20 mph even when flooring it. So could this be that the car is in Limp Mode?

 

timing

 

you really think its timing?

 

very possible.

probably have the timing belt a tooth off.

 

my cack is in limpmode right now