monkfish24
Well-Known Member
The wife has been procrastinating over wether she wants to upgrade the freelander 1 to a 2. (this would mean I can then start getting it prepped for a bit of racing)
It recently started running rough and would only rev happily between 2-3k rpm. Not enough RPM to allow the turbo to spool up so it was like driving it with the NASP 1.8 in it. not fun. I was kind of hankering after buying something new. So after going to see a nice little Polo for her today, she decides she wants to keep the freelander.
OH: The MOT runs out tonight.... I had a cheap OBD reader lying around and managed to get it plugged in to read any fault codes. The MAP sensor popped up as having an issue, quick read of the forums, MAP can go duff (bearing in mind it's the 1.8T from the MG ZT so searching2 forums for pointers.) Checked the cabling and found one of the cables snapped clean off.
Luckily I kept the loom from when I did the transplant fo the turbo engine so snipped the connector off that and repaired the cable with the new plug using some solder shrink sleeves in 20 minutes.
She now flys again, and that's saying a lot considering I've been driving my mustang around a lot recently! So new brakes tomorrow, sort out the reverse switch, propshaft CV joint and N/S/F wishbone and she should be able to get a new ticket for the winter.
It recently started running rough and would only rev happily between 2-3k rpm. Not enough RPM to allow the turbo to spool up so it was like driving it with the NASP 1.8 in it. not fun. I was kind of hankering after buying something new. So after going to see a nice little Polo for her today, she decides she wants to keep the freelander.
OH: The MOT runs out tonight.... I had a cheap OBD reader lying around and managed to get it plugged in to read any fault codes. The MAP sensor popped up as having an issue, quick read of the forums, MAP can go duff (bearing in mind it's the 1.8T from the MG ZT so searching2 forums for pointers.) Checked the cabling and found one of the cables snapped clean off.Luckily I kept the loom from when I did the transplant fo the turbo engine so snipped the connector off that and repaired the cable with the new plug using some solder shrink sleeves in 20 minutes.
She now flys again, and that's saying a lot considering I've been driving my mustang around a lot recently! So new brakes tomorrow, sort out the reverse switch, propshaft CV joint and N/S/F wishbone and she should be able to get a new ticket for the winter.
