Check engine light under boost??

djhi

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hey guys ive been getting a check engine light and tcl light come on then stay on, most the time it take a while for them to come on and they ones come on if i give it a little juice, i ran error codes a while back and a few come up but were all vacuum related? i have a turbosmart t style controller running about 10psi, any ideas anyone had this problem?
 

djhi

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Yes the issue is due to the tcl system rather than anything else.
yer mate when it first started doing it i used to press the tcl button to turn off tracksion control then this would stop the check engine light coming on, but now i still do this trick and the light will come onafter a bit
 

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Yes the issue is due to the tcl system rather than anything else.
these are the error codes im getting.
Engine
71 Vacuum Control Solenoid Valve System <T / C-A / T>
72 Ventilation Control Solenoid Valve System <T / C-A / T>

TCL
77 TCL vacuum system or ventilation solenoid
 

djhi

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could be a faulty vacuum and ventilation solenoids? the onlys in the pics

2012-01-07_195917_capture1.jpg
vaccume soilid20.jpg
 

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could be a faulty vacuum and ventilation solenoids? the ones in the pics? anyone got one of these on there parts car they want to sell me? also is there a way to test if there stuffed??
2012-01-07_195917_capture1.jpg
vaccume soilid20.jpg
 

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k guy just to finish this off it was 100% my vacuum and ventilation solenoids i score a 2nd hand pair installed them today and problem fixed i can even turn my traction control on and off now, were before as soon as i turn it off it stayed off, anyways happy days
 

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k guy just to finish this off it was 100% my vacuum and ventilation solenoids i score a 2nd hand pair installed them today and problem fixed i can even turn my traction control on and off now, were before as soon as i turn it off it stayed off, anyways happy days

glad to know that it's sorted. I wonder if the MAC solenoids can also work with these as replacement.

I know they are 3 port, but blocking off 1 side, should do the trick?!
 
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