AndyBrew

well that didn't take long

GARETH T

costina

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Gutted

hope its not to serious mate

COSSIE 1

whats happened mate??

Ginge !

sorry but


i was just talking to the missus i had a few glasses of moet lastnight and we was discussion getting another cossie but a reliable one


thank fuck i read this thread

Basky

thats not santas sleigh

RWD_cossie_wil

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hmm, my money is on a driveshaft
I ended up on a flatbed twice in 3 days before xmas gotta love cossies - mine was a loose ECU chip and a snapped driveshaft BTW

AndyBrew

no idea about the problem, I thought it was ticking over a bit lumpy the other day, got about 400 yards from my front door and it started hesitating and cutting out then just got worse I managed to get it down the hill off the main road and around the corner behind a hedge

it will start up and rev but the engine dies straight away as soon as you take your foot off the gas????

smells very petrolly out the back, all hoses seem to be in place etc etc.

she still looks gorgeous though

GARETH T

sounds like you have an ignition problme,,, king lead loose? ignition amp, rotor arm fucked,, and all that sort of stuff

dave cos4x4

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should not be too hard to sort out....hopefully.

The Youth.

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might be the ecu temp sensor,on the small t it's on the front of the head above the dizzy/phase sensor I had to change mine a few years ago when it started running badly.

steve

The Youth.

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it's a small turbo

steve

ps I hope it hasn't been coverted to big turbo spec or I will look right divvy!!!

lol

Billabong

Possibly ECT or MAP sensor, or related wiring.

Cosworths, who'd have 'em?

GARETH T

DOH

aduz

yeah it looks lovely on that loader

Butch.

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RWD_cossie_wil

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sounds just like what I had with mine a few weeks ago mate, if its still small turbo and its chipped, try taking the expansion chip off the back of the ECU, and see if it runs, as it will be on its standard map now . If it is loose or the connections are dirty or worn it puts the car into limp home mode, and turns the fuel pump on constantly, which explains the fuel smell, and th rough running. Just turn the ignition off, and whip the chip out of the socket. The ecu is on the passenger side, in the footwell behind the kickplate to the bottom left of the glovebox ,

kl-mortiss

if they our standerd do they still break down alot

RWD_cossie_wil

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no, as long as they are serviced and looked after they are fine. I just drive mine like I stole it , was on STD power when I snapped my driveshaft

AndyBrew

is the chip not soldered in??? do I just pull the chip out the car was chipped by TurboSystems. Funnily enough the car did gargle and cough when the chip was first put in then they went off and did #SOMETHING# and refitted the chip and it seemed fine!!!

AndyBrew

my previous escort was running a 300 hp conversion and it never missed a beat in the 2 years I owned it so this is new to me

cahzz

andy sorry to see you having problems but isnt it strange only weeks after fitting the power upgrade its all goin wrong? when she was standard it never ever missed abeat. ps looks nice on them wheels

Rhys

PMSL. Doh

AndyBrew

hiya byron, yes I agree I am going to pull the chip tomorrow morning and see if she fires up.

a better piccy of the new wheels

cahzz

shite white escos on ronnies look awesome
i think it may need slighly lowering?what do you think? maybe some nice coilovers? so come on then whats the plans? i can see you converting to big turbo for 300bhp plus!!! any plans to show at all?

xr4x4rs

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lovely car shame about teh breakdown

checkl teh map sensor and the pipe

i remember losing mine asfter a hard launch and my car wouldnt stay running it was overfuelling that much

and once where a map sensor failed

Stu @ M Developments

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Chip a HIGH possibility here as Will says.

AndyBrew

hi stu, thanks for that and to prove this I can just whip the new chip out and see if it runs ok??

Stu @ M Developments

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You certainly can, yes, but ENSURE the ignition is off first.

RWD_cossie_wil

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Hi Andy, the best way to describe the chip on the small turbo is like a super nintendo/ sega megadrive cartridge, it just plugs into the back of the ECU , and basically tells the ecu to ignore the internal chip thats inside the box, and use the programme in the expansion cartridge. Just make sure the ignition is off, and pull the box off the back of the ECU. Car should then start and run on the standard chip. Just be careful of overboosting it with the uprated actuator on . If its the same that as happened to mine, the main ECU board connectors have gradually worn away, meaning the chip is loose on them, you can get this fixed by getting the lines re-soldered. However, as its byrons old car (how mint , I can't belive you sold it ) I can't see it having worn away the board so quickly, might just be a poor connector on the chip. If you have any probs tommorow give me a ring

RWD_cossie_wil

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Oh and regarding 300+BHP on the small turbo, watch this space there is a very very interesting project happening in Jan, can't say too much at the moment but might hopefully be getting 350ish on the small turbo management set up due to someone very clever playing with the car , which would be nice, as it would give a good power hike for much less hassle than converting the T25's back to webber

AndyBrew

hey will that sounds very interesting indeed keep me posted on that one