Of late, every time that I take the car out it has has no power, and feels like it it is limp mode even though there are no warning lights on the dash. The good thing about this is that the problem is happening every time and from cold start.

I therefore arranged to get the car to Racing Red for its annual service and rego check hoping that if the error is persistent it could be diagnosed more easily. So, I powered the car up and it still had the issue. I limped the car across town to Racing Red, which is extremely challenging given the absolute lack of power, but the issue remained throughout the drive. As I passed through the last set of light, about 100  metres before the turn off to Racing Red, guess what happened? The fault cleared itself and I was back to full power. It is as though the car knew it was going to the doctor and was now ‘all good’!

Luckily for me Sal reported that the car exhibited exactly the same symptoms the following morning for him. Finally! Someone else was able to see the problem. He has tried some troubleshooting, including changing the fuel pump but the problem remains. He believes that it is a wiring issue and is now troubleshooting that.

I can tell you that it was very ‘botty-clenching’ to limp the car to Racing Red but it is good news that Sal can at least see the problem and troubleshoot. Fingers crossed, that it is an easy fix. I’ll let you know.