Help, Code comes up "reduced engine power and kills my car!!
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Racer
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From: Lufkin Texas
Help, Code comes up "reduced engine power and kills my car!!
I have twin turbo's on my car with a Honda Civic alternator on my car that is supposed to be the culprit. The alternator puts out the right amps, but I will be driving and at any given time the code comes up on display "reduced engine power and kills the car. I have to reset the codes with my scan tool before it will crank up again. Any ideas how to bypass this problem? Thanks!
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I have twin turbo's on my car with a Honda Civic alternator on my car that is supposed to be the culprit. The alternator puts out the right amps, but I will be driving and at any given time the code comes up on display "reduced engine power and kills the car. I have to reset the codes with my scan tool before it will crank up again. Any ideas how to bypass this problem? Thanks!
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Racer
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From: Lufkin Texas
If you read the post on the PTK turbo kit, all of the kits intalled required a Honda alternator because it is smaller than the origional and has to be relocated. An alternator is an alternator, did'nt know that one alternator did anything different than the other? 
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Racer
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From: Lufkin Texas
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Racer
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Lufkin Texas
Some post are showing check the door looms, and grounds, I have relocated my battery to the rear compartment in the car, sounds like a lot of things could be the issue, anyone local to lufkin or houston texas that could re$olve my problem?
Burning Brakes
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From: Middle Of Kali CA
The C-5 Alternator has an output to the PCM for all kinds of diagnostics. I would expect charge fault errors on the DIC and not reduced engine power though.
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