my s1


only recently aquired, only just learnt the knack but cold startings a pain
if turn key it will fire not quite idle and die and a pain to restart


if i just touch the throttle a inch or so and turn the key it fires within a second or so but i have to keep the revs up for a good minute or so before it will think iif idling etc, if i dont get it rght and it stalls its a pain to restart, if i get out touch the flap on the metering unit down a few mill and get someone to turn key it fires straight away


but as i say i know the car and can now start it perfectly, but i want it to fire and idle on the key not mess about for a good minute or so


any advice?

 

On a K- and KE-Jetronic you always should open the throttle to ~50% when starting.

Idling... check the additional air unit (don't know how you call it), fuel pressure and the temperature sensors...

 

ned to get the car checked over fella
i remember the servo was weeping slightly
is the cold start still disconnected
also check that the auxirly (spelling) is opening and closing correctly
whats does the car idle on when warm using a proper rpm gauge not the rev counter
also started and come on choke evertime when i had it fella propb needs a good set up and clean

 

have you checked the fuse box ie the heated seat fuse i belive, powers up the electronic side of the fuelling. very delicate system

 

havent checked anything yet, not ormally a problem i just plug them into the diag machine but cant with this old thing

just a few pointers would help, were is the cold start sensor etc




gup auxillery?

 

check the engine temp sensor,its undernieth the inlet manifold...when cold use a multimeter across the terminals,and the reading should be between1.3-3.6 k ohms....

worth a try i had probs with mine mate..good look

 

Yeah would have thought coolant temp sensor from a generic knowledge of cars.

 

makes sence spose, i wondered why i couldnt see any sensor on the coolant side of things as that was my thought a few days back


spose its fiddly as fook to do

 

bit of a pain being on the under side of the inlet manifold..but youll sort it..i was ok i done it in work on a ramp...

but yeh mine was an arse to start when the sensor went down..they are only cheap as well..get on it mate

 

Almost a service item on some cars, and about a tenner, always worth a change IMO.

 

Just sell the car back to me, wont have problems then PMSL...

 

Missing the blue oval already lol

 

Just miss the series one, saw some at the show today, was gutted.

 

I bet mate, chin up you have a top motor now

 

ive sold it i think to a mate, he drove it and has fallen in love lol

 

Im chuffed with the motor mate, nailed an ST3 other night, tell you about it over a beer. Need it faster now!!

 

ive sold it i think to a mate, he drove it and has fallen in love lol


NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

good to see my work still going strong lol

 

you can say that again fella

 

Get it gone, next weekend for a catch up mate your kid mentioned a possible night out. Have a "sizzling night" lol

 

still a lot of car for the money, hes offered me 2250 with a new ticket so ill more than likely let him have it

 

pass my number over fella if your mate buys it and wants any info
still better to sell it to adi tho

 

get some pics up fella of the old girl dude

 

hed never offer enough he knows what i paid for it lol

 

the only thing i hate avout the car is somoene fitted the wing indicators, was so tempted to get rid of them

 

yea thier not even even if you look one is closer to the arch than the otehr side
on your pm i remember them working fella

 

went to scrappy doday and got all the indicator wiring etc sorted


looked under inlet manifold, saw a few plugs but there was a black plug underneit at back, unplugged it started car it stared and idled perfectly
dont really want to leave it unlplugged so ill get a new sensor

 

thats black plug is for the idle and cold start idle fella you can cleans these out
better off leaving it plugged in as when it gets warm it will idle all over the place is the blue plug still disconnected under the inlet

 

couldnt see one unplugged but then hard to see anything, ill bung the car on ramp in next few days and have a look.


i did see a cylindrical unit under manifold wth a plug i presumed that was the idle control valve, it wasnt that one i unplugged

why is whatever plug your n about unplugged?

lee

 

the blue one that i unplugged was the cold start one
never needed it as the car would flood in the morning but once unplugged it would start and idle almost on the button without the throttle

 

heres the thing, the plugs i saw looked brand spanking new, metal spring depressed to pull unclip, wiring all nicely taped

prob wrong but maybe its had a touch of rewiring since you had it, all looks good, or maybe there is a black plug like that? if stood drivers wing looking down back of manifold thats were i saw it and unplugged

 

Ł2250 is that what your after??? It would be better with me...

 

It needs to come home...

 

i did a lot of rewiring on that car mainly the plugs by the inlet and also by the a/f meter too
does sound like my work
put the car on the ramp fella and you can c all the plugs properly fella

 

yes it does fella when you picking it up then

 

erm, no, that would be a FAULT

 

well i had to pop into the workshop a min ago to pick up my dash gear as a m8 needed a last minute job, thought id turn the key and see, no throttle it started and idled
so spose unplugging whatever i did sorted it, however i will reserve jugement till seen it hot and ive checked the co reading

 

unplugging things doesnt fix faults, it bodges them. just get it into any half decent RS Turbo specialist, it probably needs setting up so it dont blow anyway

 

not many people know about this fuse and use it when they need a spare one!!!

 

i must of een colour blind yesterday it was the blue plug i unplugged gup


mopped the whole car today, cleaned it all shes looking quite nice

as soon as i get it back hom ill take some pics for ya mr broadside