Martin winter
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Yea it is a new injector harness and a new engine loomwas that a new harness?
Yea it is a new injector harness and a new engine loomwas that a new harness?
much appreciated intresting as my mystery wire is a cps 'screened earth' so gives me a step closer!I have not read the whole thread so dont know if you have this file I found but just in case you have not I will add it.
https://www.landyzone.co.uk/attachm...7/?temp_hash=a0b2ea97b52c36a5863c6bab70ac499d
I had a starting issue with my TD5 and after some investigation found the problem to be the wires to the crank sensor.
The crank sensor works on magnetic flux, when the flywheel rotates and one of the strategically placed holes in the flywheel circumference passes the end of the sensor a very low current is passed along the wire to the ECU firing an injector.
The wires to the crank sensor are routed very close to the starter motor and because of this they have to be screened from interference that may be picked up by the wires acting as an Ariel and giving the ECU rouge signals.
The crank sensor wires are vulnerable to heat from the engine and the insulation hardens and eventually cracks exposing both the screening and the core at this point it is possible for the starter motor to influence the injectors firing when trying to start the engine.
When I cleaned all the gunk from around the crank sensor and the wires I could see the degrading insulation and by the way this straightaway improved the starting but was not a full cure.
My solution was to replace the crank sensor wires I used two screened wires purchased from Maplin electronics and a new sensor plug purchased from Vehicle wiring products (Nottingham).
The stripping back of the insulation of these wires near to the ECU is not unusual it's so that access can be gained to the core of the screened wire checking the signal from the crank sensor.
PROBLEM SOLVED!!!
NONE OF THE ABOVE
Sent ECU to Gary at Alive tuning, he is a legend.
He put the latest software version and associated standard fuel maps, correct for the VIN.
Works like new, still a mystery how the fuel map image got corrupted in first place, but likely to be ****s at garage trying to read diagnostic codes when I had poor starting due to fuel pump, or maybe oil getting in prior to me cleaning it.
So be careful what you plug into your ODB socket, personally I would give nano com a wide swerve, but thats just my opinion!
I now own a Delphi DS150E Pro diagnostic tool, which reads everything (if you hook it up to your dog it will probably reads heart rate blood pressure etc )
me too buddy, actually sorted it a quite a while back but hunted for this thread tonight to send some pics to @1988smithy about ecu cleaning!Hi
Glad u got it all sorted out in the end
me too buddy, actually sorted it a quite a while back but hunted for this thread tonight to send some pics to @1988smithy about ecu cleaning!
thanks again for your support earlier in the year, much appreciated!
me too buddy, actually sorted it a quite a while back but hunted for this thread tonight to send some pics to @1988smithy about ecu cleaning!
thanks again for your support earlier in the year, much appreciated!
Having read through that thread you've now scared the **** out of me me and wires dont mix, those diagrams are like reading chinese to me
I can't help but wonder if opening the ECU to clean oil out might've contributed? Its in back of my mind you should be in a speshul static free area..? Or more likely oil contamination?
Mine idles a bit funny to be honest but so did my disco, I thought it was just a td5 thing.
Like a faint rough spot for less than a second every 5 seconds or so
when warm, you should rev and let go ......the engine note should fall evenly, then pause* and then steady idle.
you are so right,!!!!Always nice turning they key and realising its fixed along with a big sigh of relief
Ur so welcome mate , glad it was of some use in a small way , always the great thing about this forum being able to help each other
I am 5 months on now!
just make sure you did it with out holding down the clutch!Sounds about right shag, ive done that little rev and let go when I'm thinking the idle ain't right. wonder if it's idling fine then as disco had little rough spot as well. Its not intermittent its constant. Maybe just 5 cylinder idle
the first one drops evenly then almost silence for a split second then steady idle,just make sure you did it with out holding down the clutch!
As I described both versions are normal and when engine is up to temp, just out of interest which one do you get?
just make sure you did it with out holding down the clutch!
As I described both versions are normal and when engine is up to temp, just out of interest which one do you get?