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I've Hit the bottom of my car thought it was the exhaust...but turns out its a lot lot worse.

The Revs started going up and down on there own, steering vibrates when turning and it keeps cutting out on me..... Engine management light is on... Cut out on me 3 times when i turned around full lock right and left, then it started up really low revs and cut out again.

I'm thinking I've caught the drive shaft...as this could explain the above problems?.

Can anyone help out at all I don't know where to start.

I couldnt see you hitting the driveshaft tbh theres a fair bit of metal between the road and driveshaft, have you been under to inspect? Look for anything bent or loose.

The driveshaft may have poped out a bit but dout its broke, normally if the drive is damaged you wont have any drive the speed will go up but you wont move if you know what i mean

Also the car wont stall because of a broken drive shaft, youd still.be able to select gears let out clutch but car wont stall or move

I bottomed out on a speed bump pal, I can't get under it as I have no jack or ramp but from looking underneath I can't see anything broken or bent... Been suggested that the lamba sensor could be broken off?.

Harkus wrote:I bottomed out on a speed bump pal, I can't get under it as I have no jack or ramp but from looking underneath I can't see anything broken or bent... Been suggested that the lamba sensor could be broken off?.

Youd have to have broken the wishbone to pieces to hit the drive so you see why i dout you hit it lol

Lambada is more plausable tbh but no point quessing till you can have a look tho

Yeah need to get under it and have a look.

Had the diagnostics machine plugged in last night and it wouldn't talk to the car, plus the EML light wouldn't come on either.

Ive got underneath it and couldn't find any impact marks only the exhaust clamps so I'm going to go with them bottoming out on me, check the lambda sebsor and there isn't one there can't see any wires or sensor or a place for one to go its got a mani cat on it so my mate seems to think that's why, she strarted this morning eventually she kept cutting ou on me so had to keep the revs up but after 5 minutes she was idling ok.

The radiator is still leaking sadly but my mate seems to think it could be the coolant system causing her to run like she is.. So going to slap a new radiator on get and go from there.

Bit more inspection today, did a video or two to show you guys exactly what's going on...

So here's the first, start up and idle:
http://youtu.be/SIGlhKxSW3E

And here's the second of the paper clip test of the code I'm getting, it's flashing 10-4 10-10 10-4 10-10 10-4... What I can get from this is a code 14 witch is coolant temperature sensor low...

http://youtu.be/e3yJiIesQBs

Also checked the sensor on the manifold and can't see any damage on it...

I think I'm write with the code but can anyone confirm this.

Could it be a throttle position sensor ?

scorpiotn1 wrote:Could it be a throttle position sensor ?

I think i ment Crankshaft sensor, but check both anyway.

The code is 0400 which is somthing to do with exhaust or egr i think il check later

Can you start the engine and do it so its getting all readings

0400 is "Exhaust gas circulation valve n/a"

Rite ok would this be causing the problems?.

And yeah I'll start it tomorrow morning pal but she cuts pit after a few secinds

Dont think so you need to test while car is running if possible,

That code could just be a closed circut as the engines off