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[Exmantaa]

How's the intake temp now?

[NickB787]

much lower I am pleased to say.

 

 

[oakmere]

Might be worth a plug change Nick if not been changed for a while. Look at the plug condition and coloration, as it may help identify any issues!

[NickB787]

I'll get one ordered

[davemate]

if you are looking for trial and error swaps you are welcome to bits from mine

 

[NickB787]

cheers Dave, I am having a day off but will try to get it sorted. 

 

knock sensor change

change position of 044, mine is vertical next to the swirl pot, I never liked this position much will lay t flat.

change the 044 pump

change the in tank pump

sell car

 

after a lot of work today I finally got my old sony laptop using winxp and now can open Peters software, I was getting a few error messages with the macbook, when using win7. Just hope the sony will talk to the car.

 

Edited by NickB777, 22 July 2013 - 01:39 PM.

[davemate]

i wouldnt take the chance of a flakey laptop, if you were uploading it may cause a problem.

Borrw one if you can to be on the safe side.

[NickB787]

its a vaio still a good machine just had to dump win7 which I put on it and revert to xp to get it to run at a sensible speed. problem is microsoft dont support xp now so have to go looking around the next for what I want.

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

cheers Dave, I am having a day off but will try to get it sorted.    knock sensor change change position of 044, mine is vertical next to the swirl pot, I never liked this position much will lay t flat. change the 044 pump change the in tank pump Keep car and go tracking   after a lot of work today I finally got my old sony laptop using winxp and now can open Peters software, I was getting a few error messages with the macbook, when using win7. Just hope the sony will talk to the car.  

Edited by CHILL Gone DUTCH, 22 July 2013 - 01:50 PM.

[NickB787]

o and the JUST change the knock sensor is a pig of a job 

[NickB787]

Ouch £42 for a knock sensor

Edited by NickB777, 22 July 2013 - 02:13 PM.

[NickB787]

is there a way to check the fuel pressure at high rpm's? I really want to see if the pump is loosing pressure or assuming it is constant  with no losse could it be a software issue

[Nev]

If you have a schraeder pressure release valve on the fuel rail, you can buy a cheap mechanical gauge and long pipe from eBay and keep it in the cabin as you drive.

[Exmantaa]

is there a way to check the fuel pressure at high rpm's? I really want to see if the pump is loosing pressure or assuming it is constant  with no losse could it be a software issue

 

Measure FP on valve (or T-piece in feed hose) and measure return flow (volume/time) from the rail outlet tube @ atmo pressure. Then measure flow (and FP) @ max boost by putting pressure on the regulator (bicycle pump or so)

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

Hi nick, Did you do a learn session on the way home, How are you getting on with it all. Or are you just having a rest from it all

[NickB787]

I did a learn session Peter asked to see it so I emailed it to him. 

 

Your right I am having a couple of days off as really fed up at present, the thought yet again of dropping the undertrays, wheel arch liners,

removing the starter (a pain of a job) just to check the knock sensor, then I need to move the 044 pump from it's upright position to horizontal, hope that may help.

 

Do another run to see if that makes a difference, if not check fuel pressure, change both pumps, find why the secondary lambda is still not working. 

o and work over the weekend. 

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

I did a learn session Peter asked to see it so I emailed it to him.    Your right I am having a couple of days off as really fed up at present, the thought yet again of dropping the undertrays, wheel arch liners, removing the starter (a pain of a job) just to check the knock sensor, then I need to move the 044 pump from it's upright position to horizontal, hope that may help.   Do another run to see if that makes a difference, if not check fuel pressure, change both pumps, find why the secondary lambda is still not working.  o and work over the weekend. 

Keep me informed nick And you can give me a call at any time

[NickB787]

thanks

[Exmantaa]

I would just do a FP check with the existing system before you start changing things...

[siztenboots]

also when doing anything like writing to the ECU make sure your car battery is fully charged and preferably laptop is mains powered

 

The other issue I found was having the ignition on for hours without running the engine , was that the coil pack killed itself.