Blinking check engine light and limp mode?

[Jboost]

Hey everyone I need help my car is acting up crazy bad! It usually happens when I let the car just idle to warm up in the driveway. I'll start the car and it will run just fine but when I come back in 10 minutes my check engine light is blinking and the car wont accelerate for crap! Just wondering if anyone has any ideas on what could be wrong here thanks!

[Metallic36]

Can you get a code reader?


Hey everyone I need help my car is acting up crazy bad! It usually happens when I let the car just idle to warm up in the driveway. I'll start the car and it will run just fine but when I come back in 10 minutes my check engine light is blinking and the car wont accelerate for crap! Just wondering if anyone has any ideas on what could be wrong here thanks!

[Jboost]

I can go to pep boys or somewhere to get it read but usually by the time I get there thecheck engine light is gone

[axisboldaslove]

what mods do you have? it could help us determine your problem

[Jboost]

Sri and a hotpipe

[bgibb68]

doesn't our ecu's store codes???even if the light isn't on yhou might be able to get it read

[Metallic36]

Exactly what I was thinking, or just go to Walmart and buy a code reader for ~$60 and then read the code with it when it does flash.


doesn't our ecu's store codes???even if the light isn't on yhou might be able to get it read

[TheMAN]

blinking check engine light = random misfires
that means get the car off the road ASAP or you will burn up the cat and eat thousands of dollars fixing it!

it could mean many things, but usually vacuum leaks or even a bad EGR valve... it occurs for many people during the winter and it usually has been a bad EGR valve

[Jboost]

Thank you for confirming my suspision I thought it was the egr since it happened during warm up idle

[TheMAN]

it might be a lot of trouble, but you may want to contact some of the canadian members to get the canadian EGR valve since you live in similar climate conditions as them as that EGR valve is definitely better for your area... it is different and not the same as the US one

[Metallic36]

There are some on eBay.. at least I would suspect they are "Canadian" EGR's since the seller lives in Canada..

[TheMAN]

nope
all are original/US style ones

[Metallic36]

Well damn.. I thought these were. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mazda-Protege-1999-2003-REBUILT-Egr-Valve_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1205Q7c66Q3 a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a1Q7c293 Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZit em270322767794QQitemZ270322767794QQptZMotorsQ5fCar Q5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_500wt_1382

They do look the same as the US ones, so looks like you're right. Any Canadians have a photo of your EGR?

[Jboost]

So does everyone agree that it is more than likely the egr? If this is the case I have an extended warrenty with a $100 deductable so I'll save myself the time and whole getting frozen in my garage during the minnesota winter and just bring it in lol. If it was summer I would do this myself but forget getting cold.

Another reason it looks like the EGR is that the car magically fixes itself once the car drops all the way down from running temp.

I called my dad and he said an air idle control fan or some sh!t like that anyone ever heard of such a device going bad on the MSP?

[jacob_busko]

I am having this same problem on mine... I've pretty much tested and replaced every sensor in the car. Removed the EGR valve and checked it. Its working fine checked the cam and crank sensors, Ignition coils... everything. Put it back together and now it works like new again... The only thing i did was clean the battery terminals. They were excessively corroded. I dont know if that was the problem or i bumped something into working. I hope this helps.

[TheMAN]

So does everyone agree that it is more than likely the egr? If this is the case I have an extended warrenty with a $100 deductable so I'll save myself the time and whole getting frozen in my garage during the minnesota winter and just bring it in lol. If it was summer I would do this myself but forget getting cold.

Another reason it looks like the EGR is that the car magically fixes itself once the car drops all the way down from running temp.

I called my dad and he said an air idle control fan or some sh!t like that anyone ever heard of such a device going bad on the MSP?
the problem will only happen again because the updated US part is still the same unheated design as the original one... your climate warrants the use of the improved canadian part

[slo03.5msp]

cats what are those? dude egr is easy to change not worth the deductable. I can get you a price if you need one. I don't think you will get a random misfire from a bad egr but what do I know.