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Old 01-04-2007 | 08:50 PM
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hi everyone my small turbo esc cos isnt running great. well not running atall now.
was out in it yesterday and everything was fine. went out this morning and it was misfiring on idle. left it like this for a few mins and it cleared up. went to drive away and it cut out. tried to start and it wouldnt. it just kept winding over. removed the plugs and they were covered in carbon. changed them over and tried again with no luck. plugs just got soaked in fuel. i no its getting spark and fuel.

any help would be good.
Old 02-04-2007 | 07:43 AM
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Fisrt off listen for fuel pump prime, if it does not wiggle the Crank Pos connector and try again.
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Old 02-04-2007 | 08:29 AM
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maybe the dis-bobine is not good, or sometimes the cables to the bobine are worn
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sounds like maybe a air leak or the map sensor is buggered
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Fisrt off listen for fuel pump prime, if it does not wiggle the Crank Pos connector and try again.
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fuel pump is running. does the small turbo cos have the same ect sensor problem as the big turbo
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CTS is the same, afaik.
Pump running connection with CPS is ok.
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Old 04-04-2007 | 05:25 PM
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ok i got my esc cos running now. cleaned up the plugs again and tried it. started up first time and running perfect now. still not sure what caused it.
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is it chipped??? the chips in EECIV are notorious for being tempremental if it plays up again try whipping the chip out and see if it cures it
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yeah it is chipped. i thought this might be the problem. ill leave it and see how it goes.
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could be that then especially if its just plugged in with a bit of tape over the end. This happened to mine, everything was running perfectly and then one day it just cut out on me and died

after a trip home on the AA flatbed somebody suggested taking the chip out which I did and then all was well I think TurboSystems ended up putting a whole new case in which appears to of resolved the problem
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