jimwire Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Hi. I don't know if this is something to worry about. I tried to search and found a few things but nothing sounding the same. My girlfriend was setting off from some lights and moving from 2nd to 3rd (j spec TT six speed) she felt a slight wheel spin and the traction control came on. The slip control light stayed on and the car had no power from then on. She drove it home and when I started it again it seemed fine. No warning lights and the traction control was off again. Any ideas? I have not checked for error codes. Should I just leave it and see if it happens again? Don't want to damage anything. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 No, sadly thats normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimwire Posted December 13, 2006 Author Share Posted December 13, 2006 ok so just down to the shit traction control? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimwire Posted December 13, 2006 Author Share Posted December 13, 2006 just read what I had written and I don't think I explained very well. The light stayed on with the loss of power for the 3 miles she drove home. I have felt the traction control before, it usually flashes and cuts power for a small amount of time not 3 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimwire Posted December 13, 2006 Author Share Posted December 13, 2006 she said it felt like the diesel golf! (power wise). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 If i am not mistaken, the traction control needs you to attain a certain rev point to switch itself off (unless you reset it via the dash button). It is likely perhaps that in the 3 miles she didnt get to the required rev point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Yep most supe owners switch it off before they set off as it cuts the power after losing traction normally when you most need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 The stock traction controll is funny, I love to see it go into "snow" when I put my foot down. Remember the first rule when you get into the supra and turn her on... turn the TC off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimwire Posted December 13, 2006 Author Share Posted December 13, 2006 ok. Just seemed strange as we have had the car for a while and this has never happened before. She has been using the traction control recently because the roads are all wet. I have read on here how crap it is and experienced it myself. Cheers for advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottysupra Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 My J spec TT did that aswell! The traction control cut the power and the light stayed on but when i turned it off with the switch and turned it back on i was back to full power. The traction control really is crap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 There is a Racelogic traction control group buy on at the moment. Get that fitted and just turn off the stock system whenever you start the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_1979 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 IS the stock system really that bad?? I was sure it had saved my back end from squirming about a few times? I admit it is annoying when it kicks in and stays on. I usually just press it off and on again. How mad is the supra to control in the rain etc with no traction control? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Stock TC is like when the Americans turned up late to WW2 and claimed they saved the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_1979 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 How mad is the supra to control in the rain etc with no traction control? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 If you drive sensibly and have good tyres it's no trouble at all in the rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_blue Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 how do you remove the stock system then? just remove the fuse?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul ashton Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 The standard version really is sh*t.I've now got Racelogic fitted by Chris Wilson and it really is the bolloc*ks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 haha sounds familiar. Mine did exactly this and left me trying to file onto a dual carrage way from a slip road with no power - it was the first time it happened and I thought something had broken - it was quite dangerous. I'd just been booting it and it did a massive backfire when it cut the power, must have scared the life out of the people I'd overtaken. Not only was the continued loss of power more dangerous than the original wheel spin, I know what part of the road caused it. There is a dip in the road and the car goes light, I was flat out and so it did a momentary spin and then as the weight came back on the wheels it was fine. I knew and was expecting it, TC did nothing at the point it happened, it actually kicked in about another 100 yards down the road ater the dip, just as I finsihed overtaking a car (luckily) and was about to file on... anyway, suffice to say that was the 1st and last dodgy experience with stock TC of that nature. I switched it off from then on and fitted RLTC as soon as I could, never looked back since, the two systems arn't even comparible at all - get it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_blue Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 so how you turn it off then?? without buying rltc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul ashton Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 press the traction control button and a light will show up on the dashboard that it has been disabled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 sorry, I meant that I would switch it off everytime I started a journey, with the switch on the lower centre dash... I believe that you can disable it by removing the TRAC fuse. You could even remove the whole TRAC unit (that is what you do when you fit rltc, it is under the passenger footwell by the main ECU) - the existing box is removed as the scrap piece of junk it is lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Press the off button or if you have a manual car you can pull the TRAC fuse and even remove the TRAC butterfly gubbins. Don't do it on an auto though. You'll get seriously clunky gear changes and eventually knacker the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_blue Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 no light comes on when i press mine in lol should i remove the fuse then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul ashton Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 no light comes on when i press mine in lol should i remove the fuse then? It should show up in yellow at the top right of your dash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 no light comes on when i press mine in lol should i remove the fuse then? if it is a manual I'd be tempted to remove the fuse and then save up for rltc, it really is worth every penny imho - saves on rear tyre wear too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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