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Hmmm, well, providing there is no software runnin in the relay, it can be fixed.
As to the sensor, I'll cobble something together from the ol' electronics bench. May see at some sort of float sensor with a little logic of 'if wet and if floating and if car not going over hump - problems' Why did I not sign upto this forum straight away :/ Sam. |
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Failure to start (and hence proceed) is usually down to fuel problems, and if the car will start and run when easy start is applied, you can pretty much rule out elec problems..
Sounds to me as though most of the trouble you are getting is being caused by the iffy "mechanics" you have messing about with your car.... ... |
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Agreed on fuel problems. But with cars the way they are now. It need only be touching a limit of what the ECU considers a fault and bam. No engine, no power steering, no assisted breaking.
Understandable if there's a risk of explosion or major fuel leak, but they can do it just because your emissions are at risk :/ Having read some horror stories on Easystart, I don't really want to get my car hooked on the stuff. So will leave it as long as I can. Sam. |
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Don't forget the plenum spyhole mod to your car so you can rod the plenum drain tubes without removing the inner cover. Plenty of info in the how to section.
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Nowt wrong with using easystart as a diagnostic tool or for an emergency, that's what it is for innit..
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Yep cars don't get addicted to Easystart. It's when people get a fault and keep using it without fixing the problem.
It then gets worse as faults do that aren't fixed - nothing to do with the Easystart. Mike |
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Well, after having taken it back to the garage and an interesting time with the courtesy car. They've made progress.
Injectors 2 and 4 had excessive leakback and have been refurbed. He also found that the fuel rail pressure sensor conector was loose (apprarently normally a landrover problem) and fitted a replacement loom. It now starts first time with almost no cranking. Yay But now if he revs it over 3000prm. The engine cuts out. Current thoughts are: -Injectors 1 and 3 are now out of spec. -MAF giving too low of a signal to maintain high revs. -Fuel pressure sensor faulty (as per original but 1 diagnostic). -Pump gone. However, they both primed ok previously. Any thoughts guys? Cheers, Sam. |
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I am on the petrol side of this forum but from what I have read if you suspect a maf problem just disconnecting the MAF will force the car to a default setting. This may not give perfect running but at worst should only give bad fuel consumption.
If there is no change with connecting/ disconnecting the MAF then that is probably not part of the problem. HTH |
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