My 2004 fiesta just gave me a EAC fault when I tried to start it. I was driving around fine, parked and tried to start it again to move it forward and it showed a "EAC" error. any ideas what this means. It wouldnt start.
quick google says it something to do with an electric fault on the throttle??!?!?!?
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Smosh wrote:quick google says it something to do with an electric fault on the throttle??!?!?!?
Get the fault codes read, otherwise you're guessing.
EAC - Electronic Accelerator Control. There's no throttle cable on modern cars, it's all fly-by-wire, with a throttle position switch on the pedal telling the ECU to move the throttle (or pump more fuel if it's a diesel) electronically.
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Oh pants. I was fearing people will say that, they want £70 to run diagnostics!
Thanks Adrian.
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Disconnect the battery, leave it ten minutes and reconnect. It might clear the fault code. Then see if it re appears. I hate modern cars for this very reason, laptops that malfunction from time to time.
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Smosh wrote:Oh pants. I was fearing people will say that, they want £70 to run diagnostics!
Get a diagnostic reader - cheap 'nuff off Amazon or the 'bay.
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I left it for a bit and it restarted okay.
I guess it still worth finding out what it was since its my wifes car.
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I guess it still worth finding out what it was since its my wifes car.
hey ho, hey ho, its off to 'bay I go...
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