Traction Control Off - Engine Warning Light On

[Spirit]

Nick you would know if you had it as there is a TCL off switch on the dashboard, just to the right of where your keys would dangle and below the mirror switches

[Brind]

Circled is the pump.

[Spirit]

Spot on Mark, thats the baby !

[Nick VR4]

Originally posted by spirit979
Nick you would know if you had it as there is a TCL off switch on the dashboard, just to the right of where your keys would dangle and below the mirror switches

runs out to car it aint arf dark out :eek:

Nope no TC switch just me heated front glass switch and rear fog light switch
I didnt think i had TC :beerclash

[enigma]

No TC for me either................:Cry1: But hey as I haven't missed it I am not that bothered!

Next question.....where do I put AYC fluid??? I have a slight whining rumbling noise when turning right at speed INSERT INTO post VALUES (very minor) and I figured as I dont know the history of the car yet it may be worth changing all its internal juices!:rolleyes:

[Brind]

Originally posted by spirit979
Spot on Mark, thats the baby !

Shame I don't know where the ECU is.. ??

What is that thing I've circled?

[Brind]

In the saloon there is a small filler neck the right side of the boot.. could be in a similer location on the Legnums?

[enigma]

No idea what that is!!!! The ECU is behind the radio INSERT INTO post VALUES (ish) take of the passenger kick panel and it is there!

The AYC ECU is in the door side kick panel of the passenger side.

Dont know about the TC ECU though........be in one of those 2 areas I would guess as thats where all the wiring is!

[enigma]

AHA if the filler neck is in the boot I was looking at the wrong end! Where is the drain plug? And how do I know when it is full? onder:

[Brind]

Originally posted by bigdaveakers
AHA if the filler neck is in the boot I was looking at the wrong end! Where is the drain plug? And how do I know when it is full? onder:

That I don't know.
Mitsubishi normally do that as it requires specialist equipment to bleed and pressurise the system I believe.

Thanks for the ECU locations.

[BraindG]

i was speaking to extreme INSERT INTO post VALUES (aka-ralliart) they were saying they dropped ayc.. introduced traction ctrol.. drop that introduced ayc again... got confused.. sucked a lolly.. and decided to stay with ayc...

but seriously ayc was dropped. for TC... then AYC was re-introduced and another version of TC was introduced.. this was mid all our vr4's so there is no definite answer as yet.. but i have spoken to them.. and hopefully I can get an answer out of them soon! there is no certain answer for our cars as yet.. there seem to be so many variations of them!!

But there seem to be a lot of changes on the vr4!!


call extreme yourself if you don’t believe me!

[Spirit]

That thing you circled looks at bit like a heatsink so it it some sort of static cooler ?

[Nick VR4]

Originally posted by spirit979
That thing you circled looks at bit like a heatsink so it it some sort of static cooler ?

I think your right Pete
Maybe something to do with the 2 Fans on the rad for the AC or water temp or both ?

[Brind]

They probably dropped the AYC to make things cheaper.


It is a heatsink for something, its location by the fan must be for a reason.

[Darren]

my gls had that heatsink behind the fans too. i thought it might be to measure the ambient temperature of the engine bay, or I might be talking crap again.

[Pescha]

Ok I have had this problem with the traction light coming on and the engine light coming on. It is easily solved! What it is is the vaccum valve plugs have come loose, these are situated on the firewall, there are two of them. All you do is push them back into place! Mine only moved less than a mil but solved the problem. I also have AYC, in the middle of your speedo is three bars, they only come in use when your wheels are loosing traction and the computer keeps monitoring the wheels for traction so all 4 wheels have the best traction possible at that time. I also have traction control which in turn does the same thing, but it is slightly different, basically it doesnt allow you to wheel spin, for example burn outs/dounuts/fiqure 8's etc!

Cheers,
Pescha!

[hedonist]

Thanks heaps for that piece of information Pescha + Rhys. I 'HAD' the same TCL light comming on every now and then. Pushed the plugs on firmly and now....no more. Whew!

[KiwiTT]

I spoke to my ex-Service Manager. He said, it was strange my engine warning light was on. my traction control was off and my ABS light wasn't on. As he said the TC and ABS use the same sensors.

[KiwiTT]

It is in for my full "D" service including Cambelt tomorrow.

Where are the vacum valve plugs. So I can check them.

[Pescha]

Looking into the engine bay they are on the right side on the firewall, there are two of them push them in!

Hope this helps!

Pescha!