LDM 3200
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Well it was bound to happen!
After 3 years of joyful ownership with no issues.
A while back I had what I believed to be a starter motor issue on the 3200. The car started to turn over very slowly and then not at all, the battery was checked and seemed to be ok and everything suggested the starter. I decided to get it sorted at a friends garage - they do all sorts of work and I trust them completely.
During the swap they replaced items such as pipes etc and rectified a few poor workmanship things that had been carried out by previous owners / garages. However now everything is back together there are a few issues, the battery appears fine and turns the car over but the car does not always fire up. If a booster is added car starts. On check and start up there are no CEL's but car will not rev over 2000 and if you try will trigger the CEL.
The garage tried a few of its readers but could not get them to connect. I tried with the software on my lap top that I had previously used ok (although I seem to have lost my cable and so tried using the garages) and could not connect.
I am suspecting the dreaded throttle body or pedal could be at least partly to blame but am hesitant to order one without a better idea. Also everything was fine before the starter motor failed.
I guess I will need to order a new cable, any recommendations?
Any advice would be appreciated.
After 3 years of joyful ownership with no issues.
A while back I had what I believed to be a starter motor issue on the 3200. The car started to turn over very slowly and then not at all, the battery was checked and seemed to be ok and everything suggested the starter. I decided to get it sorted at a friends garage - they do all sorts of work and I trust them completely.
During the swap they replaced items such as pipes etc and rectified a few poor workmanship things that had been carried out by previous owners / garages. However now everything is back together there are a few issues, the battery appears fine and turns the car over but the car does not always fire up. If a booster is added car starts. On check and start up there are no CEL's but car will not rev over 2000 and if you try will trigger the CEL.
The garage tried a few of its readers but could not get them to connect. I tried with the software on my lap top that I had previously used ok (although I seem to have lost my cable and so tried using the garages) and could not connect.
I am suspecting the dreaded throttle body or pedal could be at least partly to blame but am hesitant to order one without a better idea. Also everything was fine before the starter motor failed.
I guess I will need to order a new cable, any recommendations?
Any advice would be appreciated.