Long story but trying to condense it - went to start the car and it fired but if i put my foot on the accelerator, nothing happened. Checked under bonnet and cable was fine and turning the TPS. I then pushed and rotated the TPS from under the bonnet and it worked and i could drive the car home. (in hindsight i don't think it had anything to do with pushing it in, it was the delay in time I think). Next day car was fine but then when warm it stranded me again but this time I couldn't get it to respond and took a taxi home, got another car and then via a friend with a 406HDi wreck and grabbed the TPS off it. When i got back to the car it started fine and drove home perfectly.
Once home, went to start the car again and once again the problem was there. So changed the TPS and still didn't work, but then after say 15 sec or so, pumping the pedal started to get it reving and then behaved as normal. Turned it off and got same short delay before working. Tried the old one back again and couldn't get any response whatever i did.
I drove the car a few times with the replacement TPS and performed perfectly, just the issue to get it going. So tonight back to that friends house to his running 406HDI that started and responded perfectly and then i swapped that TPS into it and couldn't get it to work at all. Swapped the replacement one back and after delay got it to work.
Also after the problem occurred the first time there were no warnings but after the second time the engine fault light comes on and anti pollution fault message comes up. That continues to come up now every time the car starts.
Sooooo..... any ideas? My normal mechanic hasn't time to do anything tomorrow to get codes read. I should just get my own code reader... any suggestions?
Being already in the wifes eyes an ageing 2002 406 HDI 7 seater wagon, having stranded her it has signed its own exile notice. Everything works including a/c etc, 280k km, always serviced, recent battery, new windscreen and tyres and presuming this is just a sensor or something, should have many years use left - once this is fixed unfortunately after a long and happy relationship it will be for sale. Let me know if interested - located in Adelaide.
Once home, went to start the car again and once again the problem was there. So changed the TPS and still didn't work, but then after say 15 sec or so, pumping the pedal started to get it reving and then behaved as normal. Turned it off and got same short delay before working. Tried the old one back again and couldn't get any response whatever i did.
I drove the car a few times with the replacement TPS and performed perfectly, just the issue to get it going. So tonight back to that friends house to his running 406HDI that started and responded perfectly and then i swapped that TPS into it and couldn't get it to work at all. Swapped the replacement one back and after delay got it to work.
Also after the problem occurred the first time there were no warnings but after the second time the engine fault light comes on and anti pollution fault message comes up. That continues to come up now every time the car starts.
Sooooo..... any ideas? My normal mechanic hasn't time to do anything tomorrow to get codes read. I should just get my own code reader... any suggestions?
Being already in the wifes eyes an ageing 2002 406 HDI 7 seater wagon, having stranded her it has signed its own exile notice. Everything works including a/c etc, 280k km, always serviced, recent battery, new windscreen and tyres and presuming this is just a sensor or something, should have many years use left - once this is fixed unfortunately after a long and happy relationship it will be for sale. Let me know if interested - located in Adelaide.