WTF?

Site Subscriber Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 2929

I'll put another ECU on it then too and see what happens.

anyone fancy a day trip up here to help me out?

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

oh my bad, i thought it was the same ECU

next time we meet up neal, i'll have a look at that ECU and see if we can work out what killed it

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

After re-reading... i think it could be the crank sensor too.

Site Subscriber Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 2929

I'll have a look tomorrow then matey. cheers.

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

well if need i have a spare throttle body complete with an unmolested TPS with good condition wires and a crank sensor in good condition

Site Subscriber Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 2929

cheers matey. I'll see how i get on tomorrow.

Site Subscriber Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 2929

ended up calling out the rac. after trying everything i had yesterday he got the multimeter out. lol

found that the injectors were only getting 10v so he traced the problem to the injector earth which had broken off.

this must have been touching the block thus allowing the car to run but after driving a little distance it lost its connection and stalled the car.

problem fixed though now so i'm happy.

cheers for all your replies though guys.

Retroholic Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 1000

that is a very intresting topic, guess that dodgy earths could explain a few problems?

maybe one stops my ren running smoothly?

Site Subscriber Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 2929

could be. chris is always banging on about how the original earths are shit and need replacing.

Retroholic Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 1000

hopefully, as im stripping mine as much as i can, i might find a dodgy earth....... also, i am thinking of resetting the ECU as i saw a topic where someone suggests that should be done if battery is disconnected

Site Subscriber Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 2929

I thought you rest the ECU by locking and unlocking the doors with the plip?

Retroholic Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 1000

my plip doesnt work, dont think it ever did Laughing

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

u reset the ECU by disconnecting the battery, then reconnecting it, with everything closed (doors,boot,bonnet) you plip the doors locked then plip them unlocked

this does not apply to the 'D' Revision ECU thou, you just disconnect and reconnect the battery.

Retroholic Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 1000

but my plip dont woooooooork...........

Laughing

D revision????????? you going all techy now Laughing

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

oh indeed i am.

there is several different versions of the ECU for the 19 16v, clio 16v and megane 2.0 16v

No need to worry about them thou unless you are thinking of 'superchipping' them.

Retroholic Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 1000

i just want mine pretty much standard, and running smoooooooth...... can anyone come and have a look???????? Laughing

Site Subscriber Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 2929

right, just to round things off.

the engine loom was fine, but i changed it anyway for a nice new one. the problem still persisted.

so in his infanate wisdom, chris sudgested the iggnition switch. (huh?? I hear you say) but once swapped over the car was fine. lol

so all that work and lack of trans port for a broken barrel.