No, it has the aluminium inlet manifold, which I took off. I shall have a look tomorrow at what exactly is in the way.
Needle lift sensor invalid
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If the inlet is ally then the oil filter housing should be too, unless it has had a transplant. What year is it?
Thanks - it was made in 1998 and does not have EGR. Have fitted remaining No.2 glow plug - just needed a slender 12mm socket. From the oil marks and bits of old gasket I think three of the inlets were leaking. Last thing before putting back on is the air intake temperature sensor, which is reading 5000 ohms. I assume this is fine.
I have replaced the glowplugs, put the inlet manifold back on with new gaskets, and the same fault is still there with the needle Lift Valve Invalid. The engine misfires and won't take any power. The resistance across the Needle lift sensor is 115 ohms and the wiring seems fine. I can see a new sensor for £213 on ebay but I don't know whether this is really the problem. So now I need to learn what I have been told about timing, and the fuel system.
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Needle lift sensor is injector #4. I guess you could unplug it and see what happens.
When putting inlet manifold back remember to hook the bracket at the bulkhead back on and the temperature sensor and the MAP pipe.
When putting inlet manifold back remember to hook the bracket at the bulkhead back on and the temperature sensor and the MAP pipe.
After a break I have gone back to try and sort out the Rangey and get her through an MOT.
As you all will see from this old thread, the engine management light came on and the engine kept dying. Since then I have adjusted the FIP so modulation is around 50, and after another similar failure rewired the needle lift sensor from injector number 4, which had a broken wire. I also fitted new top and middle gaskets to the FIP. A few short trips have been fine.
But today, when I started her, the engine management light was on, and Nanocom showed Needle Valve Sensor Invalid. This is exactly the same as when the problems first started and the engine kept cutting out. So here we are again and I don't know what is left to try. Any suggestions very welcome, but I am beginning to lose faith...
As you all will see from this old thread, the engine management light came on and the engine kept dying. Since then I have adjusted the FIP so modulation is around 50, and after another similar failure rewired the needle lift sensor from injector number 4, which had a broken wire. I also fitted new top and middle gaskets to the FIP. A few short trips have been fine.
But today, when I started her, the engine management light was on, and Nanocom showed Needle Valve Sensor Invalid. This is exactly the same as when the problems first started and the engine kept cutting out. So here we are again and I don't know what is left to try. Any suggestions very welcome, but I am beginning to lose faith...
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It does sound like the needle lift sensor is dodgy or maybe the connector. You should be able to see what it's doing on live data.
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Have a read of my post , I've put the resistive reading of a new injector on there too. Might help?
Have a read of my post , I've put the resistive reading of a new injector on there too. Might help?
