merlinpjl said:

Am I right in thinking that the engine ECU is in the compartment between the battery and the fuse box in the engine bay?

If yes, then I think it is a completely different ECU, unless the original has had a chip inserted or something and the installer has put a Zavoli sticker on the ECU along with a diagnostic port.

I'll photograph it later today and post.

I found that the OBD port in the footwell was corroded so off to a scrapyard today to get a replacement, perhaps one or two of the connections are dodgy. I borrowed a Snap-On Tools scanner yesterday, and that started losing the connection which pointed me towards the diag socket as mentioned in the earlier post.

With a new OBD port, my Hawkeye might start talking to the car properly.

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merlinpjl said:

The Hawkeye gave me the EKA code and I have tried entering it with the key as described in the handbook.

No difference.

Any other ideas gents?

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merlinpjl said:

Firstly, a very big thank you to Mozz Smith for his time on the phone this afternoon.

Ok, further updates!

Following a long conversation with Mozz Smith who was extremely helpful and very patient as we went through the sync routine for the key fob / alarm system.

Mozz is confident that the issue is not related to the alarm system, as am I following his explanation.

So my Hawkeye is of no use as it gave me the wrong EKA code, the code was hand written in the handbook thanks to a previous owner.

The Hawkeye needs to go on eBay I think, as it reads fault codes but I can't do much else with it.

So I'm still stuck:

The engine spins over, no errors on the dashboard, fuel pump doesn't run, no spark.

I can switch on the fuel pump with the Hawkeye so the electronics that operate it are OK.

Could this still be the issue of sync between the Becm and the Engine ECM, or is that the same thing that Mozz and I have just gone through.

Weather permitting, I will remove the crankshaft position sensor tomorrow, check the electrical resistance and make sure that the connector is fine.

I have established the location of the engine ECU now, so perhaps it's worth unplugging and re-plugging all the connectors on that (battery out first)

Can anyone think of anything else.

After that, I think it will have to make a trip to Emmotts at Colne, Mozz has recommended them highly.

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merlinpjl said:

I have to say a massive thank you to DON1 for lending me his Syncmate and for driving to a halfway point to let me take it home.

Just got home after a trip along the M62 to pick up the sync mate.

Went straight to the vehicle and followed the instructions, the green flashing light came on which proved that sync between the Becm and the engine ECM had been lost and restored by the sync mate.

One turn of the key and the engine fired up!

It seems to be running a little rough, but I'll run the LPG auto calibrate in the morning, all this messing around may have reset it's memory / settings....

Once again, a huge thank you to Don1, and also to everyone else who has posted their suggestions.

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