75 V6 2ltr 2000

amy95 · 21st December 2011, 17:31

Automatic

Help the car is very sluggish EP appeared on the computer thingy is this terminal

SD1too · 21st December 2011, 19:45

Hello Amy and

to the club.

No, EP (Emergency Programme) is not terminal. It means that the ECU controlling the automatic gearbox thinks that something has failed.

Who maintains your car? This could get a bit technical.

Simon.

amy95 · 23rd December 2011, 11:25

My Uncle does the nuts and bolts stuff but admits he is out of his depth with this could it be low oil level in gearbox

MrDoodles · 23rd December 2011, 12:02

Think you need to beg, borrow or steal an OBD2 reader and get the fault code to see what's gone wrong.

Astraeus · 23rd December 2011, 12:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrDoodles

Think you need to beg, borrow or steal an OBD2 reader and get the fault code to see what's gone wrong.

Hi

is it also worth trying a battery disconnect to see if it clears itself?
Get another opinion on this before trying though. Not an expert.

Chris

SD1too · 23rd December 2011, 16:28

Amy,

This is a tricky one. Is the gearbox obviously malfunctioning; in other words, is it selecting all gears or just some of them?

All the suggestions so far are good ones. Some club members have the official MG Rover diagnostic equipment which you'll hear refered to as 'T4'. But this won't be a magic cure, it will just provide another bit of information to consider.

Disconnecting the battery, waiting for half an hour, and reconnecting it is worth trying. If you have satellite navigation though you must wait for the red LED on the disc drive to extinguish before disconnecting the battery.

Also check that the 'plenum chamber' (the area between the engine compartment and the cabin bulkhead) isn't flooded due to a blocked rainwater drain tube. This is very common and affects the car's main ECU which is mounted there. A forum search will tell you more.

Quote:

Originally Posted by amy95

... could it be low oil level in gearbox

Only if it's leaking out (any dripping onto the road?) or if the fluid has been changed by a garage recently and they've underfilled it.

Try the suggestions above first.

Simon.

Dashiel · 23rd December 2011, 17:22

As the man said get an ODB reader from someone or ebay.
It sounds like the car is in some sort of 'limp home mode' as they say. Perhaps someone with more knowledge of the KV6's engine management system might be along to give more insight.
Could be something as simple as a sensor needing replacement hopefully.
But, until you get the fault code read out, you don't have a good place to start.

21st December 2011, 17:31	#1
amy95 Newbie Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: BELPER Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	75 V6 2ltr 2000 Automatic Help the car is very sluggish EP appeared on the computer thingy is this terminal Last edited by amy95; 21st December 2011 at 17:40..

21st December 2011, 19:45	#2
SD1too Doesn't do things by halves Rover 75 2.5 Connoisseur Auto (1999) Dealer launch model. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Former Middlesex Posts: 20,410 Thanks: 1,587 Thanked 3,749 Times in 3,181 Posts	Hello Amy and to the club. No, EP (Emergency Programme) is not terminal. It means that the ECU controlling the automatic gearbox thinks that something has failed. Who maintains your car? This could get a bit technical. Simon. __________________ "Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble." Sir Henry Royce.

23rd December 2011, 11:25	#3
amy95 Newbie Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: BELPER Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	My Uncle does the nuts and bolts stuff but admits he is out of his depth with this could it be low oil level in gearbox

23rd December 2011, 12:02	#4
MrDoodles Banned MG ZT+ V6 190 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Spalding Posts: 13,245 Thanks: 369 Thanked 1,196 Times in 818 Posts	Think you need to beg, borrow or steal an OBD2 reader and get the fault code to see what's gone wrong.

23rd December 2011, 17:22	#7
Dashiel Posted a thing or two Rover 75 V6 2.0 Club Tourer LPG Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: South East Posts: 1,405 Thanks: 3 Thanked 39 Times in 34 Posts	As the man said get an ODB reader from someone or ebay. It sounds like the car is in some sort of 'limp home mode' as they say. Perhaps someone with more knowledge of the KV6's engine management system might be along to give more insight. Could be something as simple as a sensor needing replacement hopefully. But, until you get the fault code read out, you don't have a good place to start.