Well, that could have gone better
Started the engine and it hunts when cold, so I let it warm up. Ticking over ok when hot.
Drove up the drive, but I did have to control the revs well with the throttle to keep it going. Clicked on the auto tune and it did start to get easier. Then it started getting difficult to keep the engine running, and it would die if I pushed the clutch in, so back to the garage. Engine died just outside of the garage then refused to start, so I pushed the car in.
There was a box which came up on tunerstudio saying that stopping the session would lose all of the data - so I clicked ok, as I had no choice.
Turned the ignition back on so that I could try and find out what happened but the tunerstudio stayed greyed out and said it was Not Connected. Tried starting the car anyway, but to no avail. So, out with the electrical tester. I turned on the ignition and could hear a quiet tapping coming from the back of the car. I put it down to the fuel circulating, but it got a lot louder when I pulled the main relay to check the wiring. I put the relay back and went to the back of the car to find the light tapping coming from the fuel relay. Changed the relay for another one, still clicks without connecting. So I have no fuel pump and no coils, possibly why it won't start
I did put my hand on the ECU and main plug to check it wasn't hot - it wasn't.
I have now been back out to see if it still does it (about an hour later) and the relay still clicks, but is now louder. Something amiss somewhere in there, and not being an expert, I'll just have to ask, ponder, test, remove bits and shake them, then ponder some more etc. I'll sort it
On a positive note, I have driven the car with the megasquirt fitted, and I have found an annoying water leak and fixed that.
Richard
Started the engine and it hunts when cold, so I let it warm up. Ticking over ok when hot.
Drove up the drive, but I did have to control the revs well with the throttle to keep it going. Clicked on the auto tune and it did start to get easier. Then it started getting difficult to keep the engine running, and it would die if I pushed the clutch in, so back to the garage. Engine died just outside of the garage then refused to start, so I pushed the car in.
There was a box which came up on tunerstudio saying that stopping the session would lose all of the data - so I clicked ok, as I had no choice.
Turned the ignition back on so that I could try and find out what happened but the tunerstudio stayed greyed out and said it was Not Connected. Tried starting the car anyway, but to no avail. So, out with the electrical tester. I turned on the ignition and could hear a quiet tapping coming from the back of the car. I put it down to the fuel circulating, but it got a lot louder when I pulled the main relay to check the wiring. I put the relay back and went to the back of the car to find the light tapping coming from the fuel relay. Changed the relay for another one, still clicks without connecting. So I have no fuel pump and no coils, possibly why it won't start
I have now been back out to see if it still does it (about an hour later) and the relay still clicks, but is now louder. Something amiss somewhere in there, and not being an expert, I'll just have to ask, ponder, test, remove bits and shake them, then ponder some more etc. I'll sort it
On a positive note, I have driven the car with the megasquirt fitted, and I have found an annoying water leak and fixed that.
Richard