HELP - Flashing TCL

ARG · Post by **ARG** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 12:35 pm

My TCL OFF light is flashing... unless turned off? this started this morning? easy fix or do i need to spend some money? anyone know whats going on?

cheers guys.
- alan.

elmo · Post by **elmo** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 1:45 pm

Was it raining this morning?
Sometimes if it is raining and the sensor gets really wet it will stop it working.
My car has the same problem at the moment but cause by someone stealing and thrashing to death. Will be a while before I find out the cause, could be the blown clutch, but i've heard if you smach em into a kerb or two and bend it a bit the sensor doesn't line up or something and then she shows and error.
When you turn your car on and off TCL should reset to on.
Does TCL off come on straight away or only after you start driving?

ARG · Post by **ARG** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 2:02 pm

awe man.. 2 of those are possible, 1 it was raining all last night etc.. so yea that could be it.. but i also had to drive over this road work crap.. fair drop! (wasnt happy) and thats when i noticed it.... turns on right away

elmo · Post by **elmo** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 2:11 pm

Might be a damaged or misaligned sensor. Could also be that some mud or something splashed up onto it an now it cant read right. Dont know exactly where they are, somewhere near the brake disk, check for loose/bent/damaged parts, mud etc and maybe wash it all then try again.

ARG · Post by **ARG** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 3:32 pm

will do thanks

FTO2sxy · Post by **FTO2sxy** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 9:16 pm

take it 2 north shore mistubishi and they connect it to the diagnostic machine and tell u exactly whats wring, there xpensive but they know there sh*t!!

ARG · Post by **ARG** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 2:20 pm

cheers guys, turns out it is just the rain getting to it.
- alan.