Hi guys, recently bought a 2005 Gen 4 Spec B. Which has been a dream car for a long time.
When I purchased the car in March of this year, there was a flashing 'malfunction indicator lamp' which the previous owner advised was a result of the o2 sensors. I did some research on the forums and it appeared to be a rather common error, I was hoping to give the car a tune and potentially change the exhaust to resolve the issue. The previous owner provided a road worthy and had the warning reset.
I was driving yesterday with no warning signs, I parked briefly and returned within 5 minutes. I tried to turn the car on and it would not start. It is showing the malfunction indicator lamp, the charge warning light and the oil pressure light, which are all illuminated at once.
It does not appear to be a flat battery, as the engine is not trying to turn over all electrics are working fine. It seems to be similar to if you had an automatic (which I don't) and had it in drive and then you tried to turn it on, as in the computer is stopping the car turning over.
I assume it is probably the o2 sensor stopping the car and am considering disconnecting the battery to reset the computer and potentially remove the error, I would then arrange for my initial fix (tune and potential exhaust replace).
I was hoping that you guys could give me some advice about what has caused the issue and what I should to to fix it?
Thanks in advance.