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[Acidpopstar]

Cheers chaps will go through all of the above over the weekend. Ivan, yes please can I borrow some gear? Steve, may need to take you up on that offer next week.

[Crabash]

Well seen as its outside our lasses house it would be hard not to help or maybe sit on the bench and watch you lol.

[Acidpopstar]

Haha, yeah you have a point Steve!

[ciderbooze]

Well seen as its outside our lasses house it would be hard not to help or maybe sit on the bench and watch you lol.

I'll pop round and we can both watch

[Acidpopstar]

£10 says its not the throttle pedal remove (CAREFULLY!!!!!) the plugs on the ECU and check for corrosion. there have been cases where the pins corrode off completely so watch out.

Cheers slindy. Although everything seems to be pointing towards the APP sensor at the moment. Will go through all the other points mentioned before forking out for a new one though.

[Acidpopstar]

Well seen as its outside our lasses house it would be hard not to help or maybe sit on the bench and watch you lol.

I'll pop round and we can both watch

You are too kind sir

[Crabash]

 

Well seen as its outside our lasses house it would be hard not to help or maybe sit on the bench and watch you lol.

I'll pop round and we can both watch

 

 

Bring some cans then

[Acidpopstar]

Quick update. Ivan helped me out with his OBD II and proper electrical contact spray. He managed (where me and Steve failed) to prize apart the black loom of doom connector. There was definite signs of corrosion around couple the pins so cleaned and magic sprayed them. Re cleaned the blue connector and throttle body connector then once more into the foot well and did the accelerator pedal connector again, all with the contact cleaner spray. Ivan cleared the fault code and it started, and accelerator worked. Turned if of and on several times, still worked. Success 

 

Ivan followed me home and the EML came on but no limp mode  . Cleared it again. Currently having a cuppa while typing this then going out for an hour to see what happens.

 

Definitely seems contact related. Will report back.

[ciderbooze]

Fingers crossed. We did also find signs of damage to one or two of the of the female crimps that we couldn't do much about.

[Acidpopstar]

So, just back from a blast. Warmed it up, took it to the red line in every gear up to 4th. Tried sudden throttle inputs to try and trigger the fault. So far, so good...

 

Team Crab-Acid-Booze FTW! 

 

 

[slindborg]

I take PayPal

[Mangham54]

So, just back from a blast. Warmed it up, took it to the red line in every gear up to 4th. Tried sudden throttle inputs to try and trigger the fault. So far, so good...   Team Crab-Acid-Booze FTW!     

Find a small pot hole and drop a wheel in it. If it doesn't trigger the fault then you should be good.

[Crabash]

You figure out what had been done to the wiring at the black and blue connector in engine bay?

[ciderbooze]

Looked like they had just Cut the wires from the connector and joined directly. Still a bit worried it will return cos of the dodgy terminals we found. It could really do with re-wiring with new connectors. Anyway I'm been pessimistic as usual it hopefully will last for years. Team skelburn

[Crabash]

Just sorted out a load of tools to take down our lasses after not having much available the other day.

[Acidpopstar]

And... spoke too soon. Took it out again, really gave it some beans and everything behaving. Came back up saltburn bank and blipped the throttle provocatively a few times in 2nd. EML came on but oddly this time no loss of power / limp mode. Turned it off and on, EML still on but throttle behaving itself. Odd. Ivan your right it def needs new connectors. Anyone got any idea where to source them or what they are called so I can start searching? Meanwhile I'm gonna get myself some contact cleaner, a needle file and and OBD thingamajig...

[Claws]

Cleaning the WD40 off the contacts will have helped too Fingers crossed that it's fixed

[ciderbooze]

Bugger. You need to verify it's the same code or a new one . It's a little bodgey but those connectors can be bypassed , at least in the short term , as you need it for work. Those crimps could be coaxed out to make better contact with a jewellers screwdriver or similar to.

[fezzasus]

Polevolt is a good place to start for connectors.

[ciderbooze]

fezz give me a shout if you need a hand neil