Warren G
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is the camshaft end cap got sealent blocking the oil way
is there was no oil pressure to the cam it would have score marks and prob seize - so are you sure
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EGR,
Coolant temp sensor
Map sensor
TPS
all run the same 5v feed from them ECU which goes through the fuel injector loom (check connection there)
Coil pack
Camsensor
EGR valve
All run the 12v igntion feed to the coil pack then through the injector loom,
Air temp sensor
MAP sensor
Knock sensor
All share same earth, and knock sensor goes through the inkector loom
thats a big clue, id solve this no problem
but sitting on the internet i cant, i can advise
Check the big blue plug my the injectors as alot runs through there, could be bad connection
i would do wiring checks, but most likey you have a wiring fault or more likely a ECU fault
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jibjob
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Thanks a lot Warren. I'll check all the bits youve mentioned tomorrow and see what happens. Looks like a new injector loom could be needed though.
On the inlet cam there is oil but not enough. I ran it with the rocker cover off and the little pin holes that cause the oil to fire out, the one on the exhaust side fired up into the bonnet and the one on the inlet side just dribbled out. Philip2 has had the head in bits and it was fine - no blockages etc. Theres no marks on the cam or lifters its just noisy.
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Warren G
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believe it or not there is a reason vx charge £80+ an hour
and why i charge £30 lol
i wont say change it, just check
i would personaly check all the earth mentioned with a test lamp
check the feed out of the ecu and at each point
your lucky you have all thoes codes, its a big clue to the problem! none of thoes sensors needed to be replaced - its clearly a ecu/wiring fault
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jibjob
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Thanks a lot Warren its greatly appreciated  Beer tokens are yours! 
In fairness that was the only bit of the loom i havent changed so it might be worth changing it anyway. It cant hurt and it'll only be a couple of quid from the scrapyard.
I'll check all the earths again and give them all a clean. There is one earth im not quite sure about though. It comes from the loom of the left hand side of the bay, theres 2 of them and i dont know whether to bolt them to the inlet or to the alternator. Ive tried both and it doesnt seem to make much difference.
The help is greatly appreciated though mate
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Crana
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xe ftw i've had nothing but problems with small blocks!
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jibjob
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Im going to try what Warrens helped with and then go from there.
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boz_gsi
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bring it down to me tmoz mate and we will have a play with it and see if we can sort it
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jibjob
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Well after a long day today its done nothing. 
Changed the loom, injector loom, ecu, chip, transponder and knock sensor.
It ran perfect for 10mins and worked near enough perfectly right up until the point i turned a corner and it started running on 2 cylinders. Its now stuck running on 2 cylinders
Theres a spark from the HT leads and the plugs are good but i'll check them again tomorrow.
Its giving me fault codes but its giving codes like 0412 
The injector loom is on the right way round. Absolutely nothings changed since it ran perfectly.
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Warren G
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if only running on 2 cylinders could actualy have a coil pack fault as they run the wasted spark system
(one coil 2 cylinders)
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boz_gsi
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i did say to change that but he says he already has.. could deffo be that though if it runns riight one min then not the other.. iv got a couple spare if you want to try one anyway
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jibjob
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Its definately not a spark issue though as all 4 cylinders have a spark so it must be fuel.
It doesnt matter anyway now. Ive given up on that engine and bought another. I'll have a fiddle with it when its out to see if i can find the problem but its not that bad now ive sorted another one.
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daymoon
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what about fuel pump or fuel filter?
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AlexW
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Some ECU's put out the 4 digit codes, my old ecu did.
Shame your giving up with it
PS, Sell me your powerbox  
[Edited on 21-08-2010 by AW06]
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jibjob
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Changed the filter this morning and it made no difference. I did check the electrical input from the pump and its fine and it does pump fuel to the rail fine.
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jibjob
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Well i'll have a look at it when i put this other engine in and see if i can figure it out. If i can i'll swap it back over and sell the other one on again
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AlexW
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Could be blocked injectors if they have got a bit shitty, like where they have been removed or somthing.
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AlexW
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So have you bought a 2.0 or another 1.6?
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jibjob
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Bought a 2.0 16v
Its a shame to get rid of the 1.6 but if i cant find the problem with it once its out then theres not a lot else i can do with it other than strip it and sell it
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AlexW
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Ah right,
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jibjob
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I am devastated i couldnt make it work as it was brilliant yesterday when it worked. The only thing is i still have the lack of oil to the cam to sort along with the new fault codes and the fact its now on 2 cylinders. Its like i fix one problem and another one comes along.
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