sassyminx
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after sorting out that temp coolant sensor, the dodgy idling is still present, i went to vaux and had a word with one of the technicians, he said ive changed all the easy things :-
idle air control valve (£80)
throttle body inlet hose (£25)
temp coolant sensor (£25)
and im still no nearer to finding my problem, i explained ive bought a new engine, and he reckons that either my ecu is fcucked or ive got a mass air leak
(also no clocks now, speedo snapped, bought a new one,garage said theres nothing wrong with mine but its the clocks thats are fucked  )
realistically what are my chances of the ecu being screwed? and is there any other problem that could be causing this ?
its still failing to maintain revs til its gets to about 90 on the temp, then it over revs like a bugger, but now its started to cut out again when warm too, and sometimes it idles normally for about 10mins before doin ^^ again
im getting this engine taken out and ive got a new one, he said if the ecu is shagged then ill know when i put new engine in and its got the same problem, but tbh, i want to sort this problem out cos i aint selling the engine with the idling as it is
please help me cos vaux were less than helpful tbh 
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lee mitchell
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the engine will sometimes cut out if u aint got ur speedo working
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Joff
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I think you need to have a 3rd engine as standby... now who is selling an X16XE.
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sassyminx
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i know, this happened before but it wouldnt cause the over revving would it
im really at a loose end as to what this problem could be
i dont see how an air leak could cause it to cut out one min then over rev the next, surely it would permanently over rev?
its really getting to me now its been liket this for 3mths, i forget what a normal rev range sounds like
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sassyminx
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quote:
Originally posted by Joff
I think you need to have a 3rd engine as standby... now who is selling an X16XE.
ive got a 37k sport engine, x16 xe and its still in the car, its running mint so i know there aint anythin wrong with it 
just want to get mine sorted tbh, its really getting me down
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lee mitchell
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di u get the link i sent u and do it?
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Joff
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quote:
Originally posted by sassyminx
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Originally posted by Joff
I think you need to have a 3rd engine as standby... now who is selling an X16XE.
ive got a 37k sport engine, x16 xe and its still in the car, its running mint so i know there aint anythin wrong with it
just want to get mine sorted tbh, its really getting me down
Don't say it's running mint... you know that's asking for trouble 
Replace everything - engine and ECU.
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sassyminx
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Originally posted by lee mitchell
di u get the link i sent u and do it?
doing it this afternoon, rich has nicked my car for work
he knows how to do it so ill see what it brings up
another thought, can an egr valve cause the probs im having cos its been readin that code since i bought the car
please dont say yes, i need someone to make me a blanking plate and blank it off for me cos i dont have a clue how to do it and no garages would do it cos ive asked
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sassyminx
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quote:
Originally posted by Joff
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Originally posted by sassyminx
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Originally posted by Joff
I think you need to have a 3rd engine as standby... now who is selling an X16XE.
ive got a 37k sport engine, x16 xe and its still in the car, its running mint so i know there aint anythin wrong with it
just want to get mine sorted tbh, its really getting me down
Don't say it's running mint... you know that's asking for trouble
Replace everything - engine and ECU.
think thats the best solution joff tbh but i still need to get my engine sorted out desperately,this engine wont be getting fitted for a while yet, im taking the car off the road, but i need to solve this stupid idling
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lee mitchell
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i can do u a plate if u want. stop putting up posts until u do the test as the answer is in front of u and ur just wasting our time 
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sassyminx
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Originally posted by lee mitchell
i can do u a plate if u want. stop putting up posts until u do the test as the answer is in front of u and ur just wasting our time
lee that would be great mate
but would it cause the problem, and ill do the test as soon as the better half gets home from work
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lee mitchell
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not sure if the egr would cause that
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sassyminx
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Originally posted by lee mitchell
not sure if the egr would cause that
come on lee get thinkin
please help me ill love you forever
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Greasemonkey
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I had a hole in my inlet trunking, it way massive and it idled high sometimes, idles fine others, even though the hole was always there, so and air leak causes different things to happen, also i had to replace the speedo on my car due to no speed showning causing it to cut out
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Greasemonkey
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I had my alarm ripped out by and alarm fitter for about £30 so there was no going back after that, car drove so differently after, took it back a week later and had a Clifford concept 300 fitted, was perfect after
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sassyminx
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Originally posted by Greasemonkey
I had a hole in my inlet trunking, it way massive and it idled high sometimes, idles fine others, even though the hole was always there, so and air leak causes different things to happen, also i had to replace the speedo on my car due to no speed showning causing it to cut out
its my clocks i need not a speedo
its doin my fucking head in if im honest, i really cant be arsed with it, where about is that leak that you were on about ^^^^^
and is there any way bar taking my whole fuckin engine out that i can see if i got an air leak, ive checked everywhere visible and there dont seem to be anything there
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lee mitchell
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Originally posted by sassyminx
please help me ill love you forever
il pop round tonight and have a look for u
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lee mitchell
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u should hear an air leak as it will be succking air in. trying having a feel with the pipes
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sassyminx
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quote:
Originally posted by lee mitchell
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Originally posted by sassyminx
please help me ill love you forever
il pop round tonight and have a look for u
haha, feel freee..........might wanna set off now mind
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