i have a fiesta with a series 1 turbo rngine installed, ive just bought it and there seems to be quite a few wlectrical problems with it, ive tried for days to sort it out but cant get anywhere. is anybody on here any good at this sort of thing or can reccomend a place that i can take it too. im getting so frustarted now as i really want to drive it. im based in lincolnshire.
thanks

 

You never said what electrical fault it was

 

well, theres a list.
when i got it, it was running fine. but it wouldnt hold charge over night, the battery keeps going flat. then i noticed that when you press the brake pedal the battery light comes on but the brakes dont, also when you press the heated rear windscreen light the battery light comes on. when you turn the lights on then it blows a fuse. i took the bulns out of the back lights and tried it, it stopped the battery lighht coming on, but now the car wont start, it will turn over but not kick in. so then i had a root through the wiring under the dash. didnt really do anything, but now wheni turn the ignition on the lights for the stack dash and fuel gauge come on but when i take the kets out of the ignition they stay on. also now when i connect the battery up the fuel pump starts priming and doesnt stop.

 

start from scratch. Get another loom

 

thats not a bad idea. i have a fiesta turbo loom kicking about, should i use that as a basis and work from there or what?

 

fiesta rs turbo loom is for an efi. A series 1 and 2 engine are mfi. The looms must match that engine or you will have problems. They may have left the fiesta loom in, and cut and joined loads to get it to run the escort engine. That may be causing you problems. Your fiesta loom will be fine but you might have to chnage a few bits on the engine to get it to run. Best person to speak to is safechav on here. He is a star when it comes to electrics, looms etc and has always got time to help someone

 

Thats some seriously fucked up electrics!

if i was you, i'd ditch the wiring loom and KE Jetronic. Fit the fiesta turbo loom and efi system. You would have to go about this as if you was converting an s1 to efi though.

 

your telling me, its frustrating to say the least, hahaha is it much of a job to get it to run on efi? would i have to change any parts of the engine like the metering head and pressure regulator etc?

 

Did you ever sort this

Sorry im a bit late lol

 

look who eventually joined the party

 

shut it you slag

 

 

Hows your car anyway Ben

"smoking" by any chance (absolutely no pun intended in any way/shape/form/cloud of smoke)

 

steering column is pukka

 

so..............you took that fag packet back out

 

no. its been bad wether here. I'll do it in the summer

 

I didn't ask you how the weather has been

 

I know but I wanted to tell you. That alright chav