mutsnutz

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• Jul 9, 2017

• #1

have a x reg p38 diesel it is quite low on power for first 10 min of running once warmed up runs great no faults on nanocom showing

 

Grrrrrr

Technician, Bodgit & Scarper Ltd

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• Jul 9, 2017

• #2

Temperature sender?

 

mutsnutz

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• Jul 9, 2017

• #3

is that the green one on the side of the block

 

Grrrrrr

Technician, Bodgit & Scarper Ltd

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• Jul 10, 2017

• #4

mutsnutz said:

is that the green one on the side of the block

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I think so. Yours is slightly different to mine though. I've got the early engine. @wammers will know.

 

wammers

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Donater

• Jul 10, 2017

• #5

Yes green one is ECU temp sensor. STC2299

 

mutsnutz

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• Jul 10, 2017

• #6

thanks Grrrrrr and wammers i thought it was ordered one up last night cannot do no harm to change it anyway while its stripped down

 

mutsnutz

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• Jul 10, 2017

• #7

can you get rid of the egr on the x reg 2.5

 

Grrrrrr

Technician, Bodgit & Scarper Ltd

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• Jul 11, 2017

• #8

Yes, people blank it with a coin or similar but I'd just leave it.

 

wammers

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Donater

• Jul 11, 2017

• #9

Just clean the EGR valve out, it will more than likely be gummed up. Then disconnect the vac pipe to it and blank the end of the vac pipe with a suitable screw. No need to blank anything else.

 

wammers

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Donater

• Jul 11, 2017

• #10

If the glow lamps come on when the engine is cold, then do not come on when the engine is hot, little chance of the ECU temp sensor being faulty.

 

mutsnutz

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• Aug 12, 2017

• #11

Glow lamps come on both when hot and cold

 

dubbleRR

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• Aug 13, 2017

• #12

All p38 diesels are lazy when cold ,but if you push the loud pedal which feels wrong when cold,they go a bit better

 

wammers

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Donater

• Aug 13, 2017

• #13

mutsnutz said:

Glow lamps come on both when hot and cold

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Do you have a hot fix fitted? If so glows will come on hot or cold. If you don't have one fitted ECU temp sensor has failed. If it has failed ECU uses a 50 degree preset.

 

mutsnutz

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• Aug 13, 2017

• #14

No hot fix installed just replaced temp sensor

 

wammers

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Donater

• Aug 13, 2017

• #15

mutsnutz said:

No hot fix installed just replaced temp sensor

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Ok if no hot fix and glows come on hot or cold ECU temp sensor is duff or bad connection. It's the green one by the way.

 

mutsnutz

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• Aug 13, 2017

• #16

I ordered the green one but it came in black the garage said it would only fit one hole think he said middle one

 

wammers

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Donater

• Aug 13, 2017

• #17

mutsnutz said:

I ordered the green one but it came in black the garage said it would only fit one hole think he said middle one

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Wrong one, must be green the black one fits at the back of the head on 1999 and on cars to switch aircon fans on if there is an overheat. I gave part number of green one in an earlier post. No wonder it's gone tits up. First one behind pump is either brown (single pin no aircon) or blue (twin pin) if aircon is fitted. Next one is green ECU sensor. Next one is black overheat sensor.

 

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wammers

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Donater

• Aug 13, 2017

• #18

By the way garage are tits.

 

Grrrrrr

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• Aug 14, 2017

• #19

mutsnutz said:

I ordered the green one but it came in black the garage said it would only fit one hole think he said middle one

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Depends on the year as I believe Wammers has eloquently explained!

 

mutsnutz

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• Aug 14, 2017

• #20

Green one going in when I get time off again