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Captiva never revs up over 1500-1800 RPM

12K views 20 replies 6 participants last post by  Aussie Ed 
Mariano, I admire your tenacity when many others would have given up ! Well done.

It was interesting that your diagnostic reader identified the vehicle as a Lacetti. It it worth noting that some diagnostic readers (I have a GMTec2) need to be switched to the 'Trucks' setting. In the USA the Captiva is defined as a 'truck' and not a car. As soon as I switched mine to the 'Truck' setting it recognised my model as a Captiva. This might be a useful tip for other members when using their scanner.
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Hi Aussie Ed,
Mate read your post about the scanner and i had a laugh because My Autel MK-808 Scanner is exactly the same as you described, if i want to do anything on my captiva i have to go to the GM USA, then pickup trucks, then there it is My Captiva 7 and Also the Captiva 5,, strange how they setup these scanners and their software, but i can do just about everything i need to do in that section, (Stationary regen, injector timing and most diagnostics (but my car was made in Korea),
Maybe i am missing something Aussie Ed,
Lurchy :)
 
Hi Lurchy, Somewhere along the way both of us are missing something but I have no idea exactly what!
My first reaction to finding the Captiva being listed under 'trucks' on diagnostic equipment, was to question why American technical boffins interpret virtually anything with four or more wheels as a 'truck' !?
Then I did a rethink and realised that virtually all these diagnostic tools are made in China or other nearby Far Eastern countries. So I had to start asking do these Countries define SUV's as trucks? The answer seems to be no.

I've looked up the dictionary definition of 'truck' which states "a large, heavy road vehicle used for carrying goods, materials, or troops; a lorry.". Then I looked up the definition of a lorry....... guess what ... it is defined as a 'truck' ! Then I looked up the definition of an SUV and that is stated to be 'a car'.
I'm therefore no further forward in establishing whether the diagnostic equipment is designed in the USA (with the 'truck' definition originating from the USA), or whether the diagnostic tool maker in China is responsible for the 'truck' classification.

At the end of the day, anyone with reasonably advanced diagnostic equipment should thoroughly double check the base settings options so as to be able to fully recognise their vehicle.
Hi Aussie Ed ol Mate :),
Well i am the same thought as you i don't know how but i will do a video showing how i use my scanner made in (USA) to do a regen of a Holden Captiva made in (Korea), to do a manual regen on my car i use USA car section, and my Captiva 7 is a either a large pickup or a truck, we will see end result, my engine needs it it has tried to regen twice (5 times if it fails i will get the regen light), when it auto tries to regen you know, rpm goes to about 750rpm, strong smell from exhaust and if you turn it off before regen is complete the fans on radiator will kick in even after turning off ignition key and removing key and run for 2 to 3 mins to cool down dpf. I will do video when i can and post
Lurchy
 
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