OK,

Long overdue update. As some of you will know i have been having some running problems with a missfire on boost. I have replaced just about everything working from the cheapest upwards.

All the usual things have been done,
Sensors
Dist Cap
Rotor Arm
Plugs
Leads
Coil
Ect Ect

After checking the Voltages at the ECU everything seemed fine so i removed the rear bumper to get into the Fuel pump wiring and check everything out there. What i found was not pretty and i was very lucky not to have wrecked another engine.









I cut the plug out and cut back the wires to find clean cable and soldered in some fresh wire and gave the car a blast. No change missfire still there.

I decided that i would order up a Hi-Flow fuel pump and fit that just to eliminate the pump as well.
Ordered it up last week and on Thurs night decided to get the car up in the air and soak the tank strap bolts ready for removal.

This is what i found,
Braided hose from the pump to the filter indicating that it already has an uprated pump fitted




Decided that i would go ahead and remove the filter and tank anyway and replace the pump as it has been paid for.

Filter looks like its not been changed for a long time so fingers crossed it might be the problem.







Dropped the tank down and drained out the 1/2 tank of fuel




Removed the pump and found it was a 033 which is good as ive ordered up a 023 so i am upgrading
pump is wraped in foam like stuff but it fell apart while i was removing it, anyone know what its there for? i'm guessing for noise but not 100% sure

 

was the fuel that came out of the tank ok? sounds like a very similar problem to what i've just been through! the fuel at the bottom of my tank was RANK.

hopefully the new bits tomorrow will fix it

 

Chops,
Fuel was good, nice and clean but looking at the filter it could be that. Fingers crossed.

Mabey see you tonight

 

New pump and fitting kit arrived today. Thanks Phil (Bosch-Man)

Spent a couple of hours tonight waxoiling up in where the tank sits and around the rear end so i will get everything fitted up tomorrow night

 

New pump all fitted up and now in the tank, will get it bolted up over the weekend




Cut open the old filter and it looks to be a wee bit dirty

 

 

what has the last owners been puttin in the tank

fuel
or dirty ditch water

 

Hunter,

looks like its just been forgotten about @ every service

New one fitted and the tank is bolted and plummed in so i will get the fuel back in over the weekend and give it a try

 

Hurry up.....

I`m catching up now...

 

teething problems Robbie should be sorted out soon enough (i hope )

 

Hope the new fuel filter sorts the problem out Paul.

Keep up the good work.

 

Cheers Paul
like i said i will give it a burn over the weekend so fingers crossed

 

Nice to see your progressing, hope you get it all sorted out asap.
My car is in the bodyshop justnow getting a tidy up as we speak, i was wandering if i could pop round sometime and chat about that engine i was needing a hand with, as i'll be ready to take the head off etc... quite soon.

 

Rog,

Just pop out anytime M8

 

Geesh! You been standing about that Capri's too long........I thought it be running by now!! lol!

I'd hope that that will have it sorted, esp after the Chop marlarky with the filter & tank.

If your still wanting shot of the Escort, my m8 is looking for one.....! Heading up to Sunnyhill over the weekend at some point to test drive one.

 

Aye finger oot! - waiting to see if this is you sorted as its a hell of a car not to be fond of!

Martin

 

Robin / Martin,

Took it out last weekend just after i got home from the Capri Club day and no change, missfire is still there

Spoke to Ahmed this week so have some odds and ends coming from him and also pushing the sparkie to get my loom done so hopefully this will sort it out


Robin,

I have been told by Ahmed that once its running right i will like it (alot) so i need to keep it untill then at least. Someone else tried to get me to part with it tonight as well you know who you are

Will keep the post updated as things progress

Cheers.

 

Bloody eck! Fingers crossed for your next ideas to sort it. If you cant find anything external can valve springs not cause misses? You better have done that top end right!

 

Paul,

Did you have to drill the hole for that yourself? I take it you have to aeroquip that up to the filter then............. Joy

 

Franco

All aeroquiped up when i bought it as it already had a 033 fitted so i cant really tell you if you need to drill the hole or not. sorry bud

 

No worries fella, i was talking to the quip king today..........He'll be helping me do mine properly!

 

what's the latest on this Paul? Meant to ask you on Saturday.

Ain't seen it move for a wee while

 

Kenny,

Latest is i'm waiting on Andy to do the loom and waiting for some more parts to arrive

Just cant be bothered with it at the moment seriously thinking of getting rid soon.

 

Update

Picked up my new parts from Ahmed today and have just got off the phone to him so i will get them fitted tonight and see what happens. Hopefully it will solve the problem

 

Hope it does solve it for you Paul, the car is way too nice to be sat under a cover for......... months

 

Top stuff m8!!

Get it finished and on the road man!!

 

Thank Łuck!!!!!

New board ect fitted and no sign of a missfire

Looks like it might have been the chip all along.

Car is only boosting to 14psi and dropping back to around 10 so i think i need to wind up the actuator a bit

Looks like i will have to MOT it now.

 

thanks for the run paul

cant believe you just put here back in the garage would of wound that actuator up and went for a big run

 

No probs at all, once its going right your more than welcome to have a shot and see what you think



Had to much to do in prep for tomorrow plus id have had to put fuel in it

 

glad its sorted mate!!! mine sorta sorted but still idleing a touch dodgy so i'm saving for the management change!!!

 

The idle is still a little up and down but there is no sign of the stutter it used to have. I'm putting that down to the plug gaps as they have been gapped all over the place to try and get the thing to run right. Will spend a bit of time on it at the weekend and get them gapped properly again.

If theres anything i can do to help with yours just shout. I have odds and ends of sensors kicking around if needed

 

well mine is not stuttering anymore either just idleing dodgy

 

Thats the update we all wanted to see...............

Nice one Paul, glad its all fixed and you can enjoy driving it now

 

2nd that

top

 

Thats what we want to hear


spot on mate

steve

 

Cheers guys although i just added this to my collection today Retro here we come

 

MINT

That would look so nice on your RL7's Paul

 

Paul,

If i thought there was even a chance of them fitting then id have them on but at the moment the only non original pannel on the car is the N/S door so i dont want to be cutting away the arches and stuff.

Plans for it at the moment are to bleed the brakes to try and get some pedal back and get a decent head unit in it.

 

so glad the esc cossie is better now! get it MOT'd and set it up properly and i want a blast

that xr2 looks well clean too