stubrown

Hi bought my first evo yesterday, and the problems started today, hope someone can help.... was driving back fron pickering today when an orange engine light came on the car lost power it stuttered for a few miles then a red light came on as well... power came back an lights went off but did it all the way home...any suggestions would be gratefully received.

Nick

Pickering, nr Malton?

Anyway which lights were they?
Did it stall then the red light came on?

stubrown

Hi no it didnt stall, but completely lost power wouldnt accelerate, the red light that came on looked like a rectangle with waves above it, the orange one looked like engine...we checked the coolant and it was fine....the temperature didnt go above half way.

Nick

Have you got a cat on it?

(have you per chance been to the modified show at pickering today?)

Skuff

i have a 4 myself, which has had to have a new engine as i didnt check it over well enough when i bought it. that really doesnt sound good mate, and id get it looked at straight away.

stubrown

Yes been to car show.... dont know if it has a cat or not.... only bought it yesterday morning...drove well on the way home yesterday 80 miles and drove well to pickering.... it was onthe way back the probs started....

Skuff

with mine, the only problems were that it didnt feel like a 300bhp car. it never pulled how i thought it should, but that was the only problem. if yours is having troubles it doesnt sound good fella. it may be something minor, but it may not and will def be worth getting it checked out earlier rather than later

Nick

Im thinking a cat issue if it still has one...

But id be getting an error code reading do hicky on it asap if it were me.

stubrown

just run it round the block and the orange light flickers on and off power dipped a couple of times pushed the accelerator and nothing happened and dump valve sounds a lot louder!!!!

Nick

Pop out and have a look if youve got a cat. The red light is an overheating cat i think off the top of my head.