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Old Jul 5, 2008 | 05:10 PM
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ive got a problem i believe to be 2 injectors, they click, have been cleaned and eveything upto the injector is working including spark and compression, any help much appreciated, thank you
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Old Jul 5, 2008 | 07:18 PM
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Well i had a similiar prob on my saff cos last week it stated to miss bad, i had a spark on all 4 plugs, changed crank sensor still missed! I thought it was injector probs cause if i pulled of the connector on injectors 1&3 it made no difference to engine note, they were clicking thou so were working. A few days later i found it was the dizzy cap and rotar arm somehow putting a spark on plugs 1&3 at same time! Maybe it's all your prob is, hope it helps.
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Old Jul 5, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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try swapping them to another cylinder and c if the prob follows it fella
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Old Jul 5, 2008 | 11:43 PM
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Well i had a similiar prob on my saff cos last week it stated to miss bad, i had a spark on all 4 plugs, changed crank sensor still missed! I thought it was injector probs cause if i pulled of the connector on injectors 1&3 it made no difference to engine note, they were clicking thou so were working. A few days later i found it was the dizzy cap and rotar arm somehow putting a spark on plugs 1&3 at same time! Maybe it's all your prob is, hope it helps.
im running on efi though mate, have pulse up until the injector then i believe im getting nothing onwards
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Old Jul 5, 2008 | 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by gup
try swapping them to another cylinder and c if the prob follows it fella
was going to try this 2moro, just a pain as it involves taking the plenium apart again , cheers
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 03:19 PM
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i switched the injectors about today and problem remains so am really baffed now, anyone have any ideas? thank you
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 03:20 PM
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Cam etc ok?
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 03:25 PM
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in what way? exhaust cam is brand new are six cam, inlet is standard 2.0
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 03:55 PM
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did the prob follow when you changed the injecters around
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by gup
did the prob follow when you changed the injecters around
the problem remained on cylinders 2/3 still which really really puzzled me?
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 04:42 PM
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aint the injectors then
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Ginge !
aint the injectors then
nope, just stressing me out as i dont know what it is? may have to take it incase its something in the map? im out of ideas now
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 05:40 PM
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Checked the loom/injectors and its gettign a spark. Something awfully wrong there Paul

You've had so much bad luck with that car
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Checked the loom/injectors and its gettign a spark. Something awfully wrong there Paul

You've had so much bad luck with that car
wont be something major i dont think as all the basis for it are there
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paul if its gettting spark and the injectors are working then it should run

if it aint then theres a issue,,, could be anything too even a air leak will make the car missfire or the cam timing being out ect ect ect
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Originally Posted by Ginge !
paul if its gettting spark and the injectors are working then it should run

if it aint then theres a issue,,, could be anything too even a air leak will make the car missfire or the cam timing being out ect ect ect
i know, thats what i was thinking, but with compression on all cylinders fueling and sparking im puzzled, maybe the plug gaps could be wrong? i really dont know now? may take it to jano in the week
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 08:40 PM
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swap the plugs around fella i might be able to have a peek for you in the week as i work in chingford fella if you want
2 heads are better than one lol
are the readings all even when you checked compression
cant be injecters if the prob remains when you swapped them over
could have the wroung signal from the ecu going to that cylinder
no way you could of mixed them up by any chance is thier dude
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Fuel rail blocked over 2 and 3?

Try looking in at the engine in the dark to see if you have sparks flashing from 2 and 3 to each other or earth.

Air leak on the inlet around 2 and 3 ?

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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 09:21 PM
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Fuel rail blocked over 2 and 3?

Try looking in at the engine in the dark to see if you have sparks flashing from 2 and 3 to each other or earth.

Air leak on the inlet around 2 and 3 ?

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air leak on the inlet is very poss, i did mention this to a few people as i re-used the inlet to head gasket just to get it started and it had a lil nip in it (was replacing after but wanted to check engine run, due to getting bent valve before with disaster) but werent working at the time so couldnt afford to replace but wanted to know it ran. how likely could it be?
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Originally Posted by gup
swap the plugs around fella i might be able to have a peek for you in the week as i work in chingford fella if you want
2 heads are better than one lol
are the readings all even when you checked compression
cant be injecters if the prob remains when you swapped them over
could have the wroung signal from the ecu going to that cylinder
no way you could of mixed them up by any chance is thier dude
where abouts do you work in chingford mate? cheers btw
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 09:35 PM
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in peugeots fella
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in peugeots fella
south woodford?
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 09:44 PM
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oh in your avatar is it says your in chingford
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i am in chingford, i just cant think of a peugeot dealer in chingford lol, saying that the one in woodford is now flats lol, where abouts is it?
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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lea valley road
by the shell garage
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poss 2 mins from ollie is it and si
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 09:51 PM
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yeh, i know both well lol, du work with big dave?
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 09:55 PM
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yea man know big dave well
ask him about gup if you want some back ground about me lol
we was talking about your car when you first started the restro
poss might know tom hasler to
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 09:58 PM
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yea man know big dave well
ask him about gup if you want some back ground about me lol
we was talking about your car when you first started the restro
poss might know tom hasler to
may know him if i see him, see dave drive past a fair bit with me covered in crap working on the damn thing lol, its so close which is now bloody annoying lol
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its freaky how many people know my car without me hardly ever driving it lol, about the 1st time i took it to enfield pf meet 3 people spoke to me, knew the car etc, its concerning
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always the way fella
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i know dude alot of daves mates now me from my van
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yeh i know, took me fiesta turbo there once, next day it was gone
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what van was it? black rs one?
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cant have nothing now days
where did you take the fiesta dude
never spoke to si or ollie tho
i normally drive past poss ollies house as a short cut on the way home
normally loads of people outside his house sometimes
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nah man its a mk6 van thats been decked and has a big jet fighter exausht on it
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nah man its a mk6 van thats been decked and has a big jet fighter exausht on it
nope, not seen that around lol, what engine does it run?
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the almighty 1.8d with a drilled airbox
looks smart tho for a van gotta admit
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not long got rid of my mk6 was nice little van, all the electrica etc ghia dash, colour coded bumpers, sold it and got its big brother, the transit lol
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what about the tappets? you SURE the valves are opening/closing correctly
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Originally Posted by Jim Galbally
what about the tappets? you SURE the valves are opening/closing correctly
i was just about to ask that as somebody mentioned it lol, its a little bit tappety so was thinking maybe the tappets need removing and compressing as they were left sitting for a while?
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