while driving the other day the eml came on (didnt flash) while i was on my way home. i pulled up and had to go to work, when i got home i gave everything a cursory look and noticed the petrol cap wasnt on fully so did this up and thought i'd reset the engine management code and see if i could bring it up again and to make sure this was it
(i dont have an obd2 reader but one is on its way)


disconnecting the battery for a few mins and putting it back on reset the code, i then drove to my partners house all was fine, when i got there (the car had warmed up fully) i turned off the engine. 5 mins later when i was leaving her house, the car as i started it instantly cut out. it did this 2 or 3 times until it would stay on. it then on any input of revs would drop and die.

after trying a few times with the revs i managed to get it to drive off and got home without it cutting out. (the eml didnt come on again)

as a side not after disconnecting the battery to reset that first code i turned the car on fully, then pumped the brakes 20 times and turned the wheel i didnt turn the car off after this but drove off ( i dont know if this would have an effect)


any ideas if that could be the problem or if there's anything i should be looking out for. i havent had time to even start it until this weekend.




one other note it was dark and i put the interior light on, whenever the revs would drop and die the light would flicker and dim

 

one extra thing

coils and ht leads are brand new 1000 miles ago, the plugs were fine when i changed the coils

 

Might want to check your battery connections. And alternator output.