prodrive tony Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 Went for drive earlier first time in 2 weeks and have developed a few major problems I think. I had a misfire on and off for a while now but finally I have an engine warning light so maybe it can be traced easily?? Anyone have a fault reader etc thats mobile?? Probably more concerning is a squeak from the passenger side cam belt/pulley inside cam cover?? Damaged belt or pulley maybe? I had a new belt fitted 2000 miles ago?? Best not drive it I guess?? To top it off I have a squeak when I depress the clutch pedal which sounds like its coming from under the bonnet. Any help on anything I will be most grateful as always. Thanks once again.
dazzlers82 Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 give dean a call mate to have a look before you drive it
dunks Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 dazzlers82 said: give dean a call mate to have a look before you drive it also he has invested in a fault finder reader now as well
matthew_buckland Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 Tony yours is a classic isnt it, dont need a fault finding hand held thingy, just need to plug 2 plugs under drivers side dash together, the engine light will blink which gives you the code, its simple. We have the fault codes here, long blink is 10 and quick blinks are 1.
prodrive tony Posted October 31, 2007 Author Posted October 31, 2007 Cheers Skuzz, will look and let you know. May have a dodgy waterpump, hence the squeak so Im going to investigate.
prodrive tony Posted October 31, 2007 Author Posted October 31, 2007 (edited) The plot thickens. Just checked SIDC site and see the section on fault finding (amazing info). Ive connected the two black connectors under steering wheel to read fault code. With ignition on you count the flashes 10 = 1.2 sec flash and 1 = 0.2 sec flash. I'm getting 3 long and 1 small so 31 = Throttle Position Sensor Circuit!! This happens to be where the wiring was sliced apart by my engine builder in BrandsHatch. When he had my car after engine rebuild problems he said it was the ECU, and this this took 4 weeks to resolve!! When I suspected his wiring skills, bare wires etc from a previous bodge attempt, I though he was pulling a cheeky one. No wonder after I bought a new ECU he wanted to keep my old ECU the Wan*er!!! Well I'm going to have to maybe rewire and check sensor I suppose?? Edited October 31, 2007 by Prodrive Tony
matthew_buckland Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Silly question mate what revs is the car idling at?
prodrive tony Posted October 31, 2007 Author Posted October 31, 2007 Scuzz said: Silly question mate what revs is the car idling at? Eratic 800/1100rpm's up and down, been rough for a while.
granby Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 How did he sort the wiring, if he used butt connectors then that could be a problem as they should be soldered
matthew_buckland Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Have you adjusted your idle lately, we had a similar problem a year ago, after a while it started throwing up idle sensor also, apparently when the idle sensor starts going its the throttle sensor that picks up problem first as its constantly trying to rectify itself.
prodrive tony Posted November 1, 2007 Author Posted November 1, 2007 Scuzz said: Have you adjusted your idle lately, we had a similar problem a year ago, after a while it started throwing up idle sensor also, apparently when the idle sensor starts going its the throttle sensor that picks up problem first as its constantly trying to rectify itself. Interesting....I'll be having a look 2mo. Got loads to do. I'll let you know what I find.
prodrive tony Posted November 1, 2007 Author Posted November 1, 2007 Granby said: How did he sort the wiring, if he used butt connectors then that could be a problem as they should be soldered Not sure yet Granby.
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