The big experiment - amateur 3B shenanigans

[Nj]

Another one brought back to life. Well worth the effort and well done too!
You must be Mr. Chuffed if I'm not mistaken.

cheers Rob

Mr Smug for now. More so when it's all shiny and looking good (and road legal). given the price I paid to start with for the broken car it hasn't worked out exactly cheap (even just thinking about the tools i've bought) but then I was uneducated then. So when I buy my next broken s car i'll know better what to pay for it and what's waiting for me. :mischeif:

[Nj]

buggr. main beams are working but side lights aren't. I must have missed something on the loom. hmmm.

[Knight Rider S4]

are they connected?

[Knight Rider S4]

fuses and check relays

[Nj]

def connected cos sure the unit is all in one mate. had assumed that the sidelights and main beams would be on the same fuse and relay. any tried and tested way of testing a relay I should know of?
cheers

[Nuvo]

Noel, I'm pretty sure the headlights don't have a relay believe it or not (just a bulb monitoring relay as used by autocheck).

[Nj]

that will be one less thing to check then.
cheers rob

[Knight Rider S4]

Well if you dont have side lights first thing to check would be if there is power going to the lights and work your way back ..maybe those two plugs???

Do you have ETKA?

[Nj]

aye I think that'll be the plan. i'll be investigating those 2 random plugs on the passenger side. Also there's a single wire on the driver's side that's been cut off. it has a thin green connector in line and then the end's missing. I know it was like that but wtf did I do with the old loom that I labeled and cut off the old shell? damn. i'll figure it out anyway. no biggie.

[Nj]

here's a doozie for the big brains....

When I go to start the car it turns over and splutters a bit. I persist and it starts and turns over for a few seconds but very lamely. I persist more and it will idle but very lamely and eventually it will lift in tone and idle properly. If I try to rev it a bit it chokes and may stall. But persisting will get it running properly. I can leave it like that or take it for a spin (I did take it to halfords at the weekend and propelled myself a strip of dual carriageway like a missle so the engine works ok) and if i turn the engine off for a bit (as I did going into halfords) it starts again no problem. But when I leave it long enough to cool down i'm back to p155ing about to get it started again.

Does anybody have a friggin clue what's going on? seems as if the engine will only start if warm. or I could have an issue with fuel getting through?

Also the boot was shutting and locking ok until I put the plastic strip in (that goes from the parcel shelf lugs either side round the back and around the lock mech) and the rubber boot seal in. now when I close it, it just thumps like the mech is locked. seems to line up properly and I haven't adjusted the position of teh tailgate. also has me stumped.

All answers greatly appreciated.. or some possibly scorned and poked fun at.

cheers

[Acidburn]

Boot lids are always a pita and require a bit of effort to shut.

Idle - could try cleaning your idle valve, could also be that the car just needs more using or a service?

[Nj]

Boot lids are always a pita and require a bit of effort to shut.

you mean i'm a big girl and shut it harder or something needs adjusting?

Idle - could try cleaning your idle valve, could also be that the car just needs more using or a service?

I'll try the idle valve. good thinking. I did change the filters and oil while I moved the engine across. sparks plugs seem ok. just seems very odd that this happens until the car is warmed up and then it's happy.

cheers mate

[S2central.net]

Boot lid shouldn't need to be slammed - smells of bad adjustment.

On the cold start issue, I'd suggest its an ECU sensor issue - the ISV wouldn't be doing much until it starts. Check air and coolant temp sensors.

Alternatively if its struggling to spark when cold, then it could be a problem with the coil - its a 3B innit ?

Paul

[Nj]

yeah the boot has to be something daft if it shut ok without the seal but won't shut now.

the bigger issue is the engine. how would I go about checking the air and coolant sensors besides checking the wiring?
coil sounds possible. Yeah it's a 3b by the way. it's firing fine once warmed up though. would the coil be affected by the temp in some way?

cheers for the input
Noel

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