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Author anyone else with 2l conversions have problems when washing their car?
Matt H
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8th May 04 at 20:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
tried the spark plugs + there fine


what else could it be

wish i hadnt washed it now
J da Silva
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8th May 04 at 20:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mine started lumpy after rain or washing the car, as one of my vents were right over the distributor, made a water slide and bonded it so it deflects all water to front of the bay, now its fine never had the same prob since

[Edited on 08-05-04 by VenomTurbo]
Matt H
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8th May 04 at 20:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
u reckon its the distributor then?

[Edited on 08-05-2004 by SQUARE]
TOMAS
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Its got enough petrol aint it/ fuel pump/filter ok? Do you have one of those fuel pressure relieve valves like I have on my X12Xe engine, in the bay to check that their is fuel in the lines?

If ignition is ok then look at fueling/Ecu...

Oh and watch you dont kill the battery, keeping trying to start it...

[Edited on 08-05-2004 by TOMAS]
Matt H
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quote:
Originally posted by TOMAS


Oh and watch you dont kill the battery, keeping trying to start it...

[Edited on 08-05-2004 by TOMAS]



already done this

i left the inside light on. whoops
Matt H
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9th May 04 at 16:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
so when i remove the distributor wot should i do? dry it off (if its wet) + put it back on?

if im getting a spark @ the plugs surely it cant be the distributor
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just spray wd40 all over .. take plugs off of the sensors .. spray n put them back on .. spray leads etc ... worked with my shed anyway .. aint had a prob starting since
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failing that ... u tried gettig a m8 to tow you down the road in gear to see if you can get it running?
Matt H
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9th May 04 at 17:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
tried wd40


it has to be something to do with water as it was driven onto my driveway minutes before i started washing it

[Edited on 09-05-2004 by SQUARE]
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wheres your ecu?? is it under bonnet or in car?? could water be getting into that?
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9th May 04 at 17:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by SportyBoy
wheres your ecu?? is it under bonnet or in car?? could water be getting into that?


inside the car
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dunno wot to say .. other than trying to dry out everything ... if theres a spark at the spark plug end and theres fuel it should start ... nothing like a dodgy crank sensor?
does it try to start at all ?? kik or anything?

[Edited on 09-05-2004 by SportyBoy]
Matt H
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9th May 04 at 18:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
it tries to start but just doesnt.

car has now been inside a agrage for the last 5 days. battery aint to good @ the mo so im gonna try jump starting it.

after everyone saying it was the distributor i think im gonna have a bash at it

is this the disrtibutor here thats circled???
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9th May 04 at 18:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes
Matt H
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just the black bit or the silver bit too?
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black bit will be the dizzy cap

the silver and black bit is the full dizzy

need to remove the black part and look inside at the contacts, the rotor arm will be atached to the silver part, u will see it when u remove the black cap

[Edited on 09-05-2004 by Drew]
Matt H
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9th May 04 at 18:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
off to do it now

thanks drew
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i will be back in 5mins with an interesting picture
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made a little cover to stop water hitting it through the vent, and ever since its ran great and not lumpy like it used to in wet weather
Matt H
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ive took afew pics on my phone

just uploading them now....


nice drawing

[Edited on 09-05-2004 by SQUARE]
Matt H
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9th May 04 at 19:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
took this off


so now i have to take this off??????


this is bolted to the bottom of this^


^ive sprayed this with wd40. should i take it off or leave it on?



^there appears to be 2 bolts holding this bit on


what do i remove next then + where am i looking for water/dampness?


*appologies for shite pics*
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they look like coil packs to me not a dissy do you have a better closer pic mate?
Matt H
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i'll try n get sum better pics now
Matt H
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not sure wot you needed pics of so i took 1 of everything in that area

















these any easier to see?

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