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1.6306

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hi, ive recently had idling problems and stalling, ive tried everything suggested and theres only so much i know about engines so i booked it in next week for the garage to put in on a diagnostics, the mechanic said it will bring up fault codes if any and they will be able to see graphs and monitor the engine or something while its running, Huh?

are these diagnostics any good and whats the chance they will be able to pick up on whats wrong with the engine? it a decent price �37 from a garage with a very good rep in this sort of thing.

any help is appreciated

Posted 11th Mar 2011 at 15:13

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For �37 that seems a fair price for a diagnostics test

Posted 11th Mar 2011 at 15:16

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that's a good price.

What phase is it? If it's a P1 you won't get much info out of it, you'll get fuelling and ignition timing as well as common fault codes but due to the port to the ECU being quite old it's not the fastest connection so data is limited.

If it's a P2 or P3 should show a lot more info.

And if it's not idling properly and stalling it's almost definitely the ICV at fault. If it's any of the sensors it will show a fault code if it's not behaving normally, if no fault codes are thrown up it'll be something daft like a leaky injector or an air leak Thumbs up

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Posted 11th Mar 2011 at 16:11

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its the 1997 phase 2, i have had a brand new idle valve after buying a scrap one and a aftermarket i bought a genuine and still no fix, ive changed the map,tps,iacv,lambda,sparkplugs and set them, new distrubutor leads,fuel filter air filter,basicaly a full service with the extras.

could they pick up on a vacum leak, maybe a broken valve or intake manifold leak?

and its just like the engine starts choking for a couple of seconds and you can hear it and see it in the rpm while idling and does that evry couple of minutes

Posted 11th Mar 2011 at 16:30

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cwspellowe wrote:

If it's a P1 you won't get much info out of it

How do you mean?

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Posted 11th Mar 2011 at 16:58

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Wait for the results from the garage if nothing shows up then that opens up a hole range of things it could be. You could try a new mani gasket and tb gasket as they could have been taken off in the past then not replaced, but if its not constant then i cant see it being an air leak.. Correct me if im wrong there, are you sure its not the hg on its way out?

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Posted 12th Mar 2011 at 02:19

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ive been thinking head gasket but put that thought to one side but starting to thing that again, loosing compression maybe, or a knackered valve sticking or broken. i might ask them could they do a compression test while its in the garage.
would you know how much roughly a compression test costs and how long it will take, i dun mind doing hg if its gone cause my freind is a mechanic and will do it really cheap and i havent got a alluminium head so with any luck the head wouldnt be warped.

but i have sh*t loads of luck and all of it bad LOL

thanks for replys

Posted 12th Mar 2011 at 04:18

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If you have changed all that then it will most likely be an air leak somewhere which I doubt a diagnostic would pick up.

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Posted 12th Mar 2011 at 13:26

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i only know a few vacum lines, where would be the best place to start tracing the vacum pipes?

Posted 14th Mar 2011 at 03:02

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ive got a link below of my rpm gauge while im driving then coming to a stop youl be able to see when the needle just drop then bounces before settling back again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DAAYCxD_s8

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cosmic spanner wrote:

cwspellowe wrote:

If it's a P1 you won't get much info out of it

How do you mean?

What????

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Posted 14th Mar 2011 at 03:18

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im not a good writer LOL

ive got a vid of reves dropping then the needle bouncing before the revs go back to normal on link the below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DAAYCxD_s8

Posted 14th Mar 2011 at 03:29

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Posted 14th Mar 2011 at 03:37

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put a brand new one of those n lastweek, as a last resort im guna go for a coil pack and ecu if everything else fails as the sagem coil packs apparently spike the ecu by going high voltage, there was a recall years ago for the sagem pack but mine still has that coil pack

Posted 14th Mar 2011 at 04:23

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Well good luck mate, many would have given up ages ago. That engine will be nearly brand new at this rate LOL

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most of the parts i got of a scapyard so havent spent much yet, keeping the money i got for the problem when i find it

thank for all the help. Smile

Posted 14th Mar 2011 at 05:04

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Has the power steering sensor been mentioned yet? Might be worth disconnecting it to see Smile

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SteviePut wrote:

Has the power steering sensor been mentioned yet? Might be worth disconnecting it to see Smile

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Posted 14th Mar 2011 at 17:25

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never thought of that, how would i find the power steering sensor? would it be on the pump, fluid resivour, or on a pipe? what should happen if i unplug it?

tanks

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1.6306 wrote:

never thought of that, how would i find the power steering sensor? would it be on the pump, fluid resivour, or on a pipe? what should happen if i unplug it?

tanks

Look down between the slam panel and rad. It's a sensor down there roughly central. It's a bit of a twat to get your hands on mind.

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Posted 16th Mar 2011 at 22:27

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i also forgot to mention that it does the stalling on cold days but on warm days like yesterday it doesnt go to stall, thanks for replys

Posted 17th Mar 2011 at 00:51

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Post #22

hi, had the diagnostics done today, the lambda sensor if not regulating properly so the fuel mixture is running lean and the coolant temperature sensor giving out the wrong values, thanks for all the help, just changed the lambda and its idling better already and havent gone to stall still surging very lightly but that got to be the vacuum leak which i can hear

pic below of my old lambda, the tip is going back,

for anyone having these problems have live data read on diagnostics it saves hell of alot of cash from replacing evry part

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Posted 18th Mar 2011 at 21:58

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