ECM. Engine control module. Mpg is about right around town.
Never got mine down to 19mpg even towing the caravan in the Pennines![]()
hot start kit fixed my problem,proper kit with timed relay took about 20 minutes to fit.kit cost £46 inc v.a.t,does anyone have an owners manual,mine came without one,where can i get one from?
Hi Doncarlion, a switch disconnecting the sensor makes the ECU adopts a failsafe setting which equals slightly warm and doesn't fully remove the issue. By switching the feed through a resistor either via a timed relay or by a relay switched through the alternator charging signal automatically tells the engine its cold when hot- and really cold if cold.
Several people have advised that the issue is down to fuel pump timing and stretched timing chains, but I know of people who have had the pump reconditioned and retimed still having the problem. - out of interest what is the mileage of your P38?
Cheers
Hi Mate
Its not actually mine its my girlfriends dads car, but i was going to be purchasing the hot fix kit off ebay and was dubious... so thought I would read into it a bit more.
So with what you are saying, would an in-line switch on the alternator charging signal not do the same thing as the relay? Or is the whole point that you need a lower signal rather than remove the signal?
Hi Mate
Its not actually mine its my girlfriends dads car, but i was going to be purchasing the hot fix kit off ebay and was dubious... so thought I would read into it a bit more.
So with what you are saying, would an in-line switch on the alternator charging signal not do the same thing as the relay? Or is the whole point that you need a lower signal rather than remove the signal?
You really are going to knacker something up big time.
You need the resistance to emulate the temperature sensor which is a negative coefficient resistor. A direct connection from the alternator is not the same.
The hot start fix gives a timed heating cycle![]()