20XE Help

[VXandy]

Earlier on i was just driving along and had to slow down so i dropped down a few gears and all of a sudden i put my foot down, then no power and then it cut out straight away, now it doesnt start at all just cranks over, the eml is also on, any suggestions please:confused::confused::confused:

[napalm_27]

you have a fuel problem mate so it sounds

[VXandy]

you have a fuel problem mate so it sounds

I've checked pressure, there's fuel coming up through the rail!

[napalm_27]

ok has the eml come on?

[VXandy]

yeah it is on

[napalm_27]

crank sensor
or
cam sensor
prob then mate

[VXandy]

it wouldn't turn over though would it?

[Adam]

After a few seconds of cranking does the ecu light go out, or stay on permanently?

[napalm_27]

yer it would mate there only sensors but they put the car in limp mode iirc and can make the car stall and not run till fixed iirc
may not be a spark either mate have you checked that?

[John]

plug tech1 in and see what you've got.

[VXandy]

Well when i tried to start it at first it ran briefly then it cut out again, now it just doesnt start at all

[VXandy]

plug tech1 in and see what you've got.

No diagnostic plug on it John

[Adam]

Flash the codes then.
Brown/Yellow wire to earth

[John]

is the wiring there for it, may be worth wiring it in, then you can flash the codes off.

(Ad beat me to it!)

[VXandy]

After a few seconds of cranking does the ecu light go out, or stay on permanently?

It stays on Adam

[John]

Deffo flash the codes off, could be anything.

[VXandy]

Deffo flash the codes off, could be anything.

How do i do it John?:thumb:

[John]

Adam has told you above/\

[nova_saloon]

Adam the brown wire with yellow strip should be on one of them three plugs that are in ur car that are near the ecu, (i found there were to brown wires with yellow stripe but i did one then did the other) cut it off the plug and touch it to earth, But first go on to www.topbuzz.co.uk (http://www.topbuzz.co.uk) then click on information on the left hand side then click technical guides then scroll down to "reading ecu fault codes then getting reading and the engine codes explained might help you a little!. :D

[Adam]

It depends which xe loom you have. If its a very early one the wires are on the engine bay.....

[nova_saloon]

It depends which xe loom you have. If its a very early one the wires are on the engine bay.....

yeh that to :P

[VXandy]

Its come up with hall effect switch

[Adam]

Distributor then.
Is that the only code?

Bear in mind it could be an old code from ages ago.....

[VXandy]

Well the hall sensor is held in with cable ties bud, it came up with carbon monoxide petentiometer high voltage aswell

[Adam]

The hallsensor is inside the dizzy, you cant even see it.....

[VXandy]

The hallsensor is inside the dizzy, you cant even see it.....

i mean the plug directly above it is being held in by cable ties

[John]

Get a good donor dizzy and try then.

[VXandy]

I cant find one anywhere! Looks like i'll have to buy a new one

[John]

You tried mig? I'm sure there'll be loads floating around on there.

[Southie]

Have you tried getting in touch with mcdvaux since they got it running. They may have a dizzy setup kicking about.

[Adam]

Ive got a dizzy somewhere i think

[VXandy]

Have you tried getting in touch with mcdvaux since they got it running. They may have a dizzy setup kicking about.

Yeah mate, he doesn't have one though, i've found one now courtesy of xe_nova:thumb:

[Southie]

Good work :) fingers crossed that it gets it going. All nova's break and we all know they do, but no matter what they always want to be fixed and that's why we get attached so bloody much :D

[VXandy]

Believe me mate i have everything crossed at the mo lol, OMG tell me about it, but we all still go and put ££££ back into them:D

[Lee H]

Car will run without the hall sensor plugged in so I doubt its that.

[VXandy]

Car will run without the hall sensor plugged in so I doubt its that.

Cheers Lee, i actually bought a new cap today as i've had a look at the other one and two of the points had been sheered off, it's still not starting:confused::confused::confused: But now when i try to start it the ecu light does go off, so im wondering now if the rotory arm is making a connection to the cap as there's not that much metal on the end of it:confused::confused::confused:

[2lbill]

you should always change cap and rotor arm at the same time mate check to see if your getting resistance from the rotor arm if not you will get no spark mate.

[VXandy]

you should always change cap and rotor arm at the same time mate check to see if your getting resistance from the rotor arm if not you will get no spark mate.

Thanks buddy i'll change the arm too then, i wasn't aware of that:thumb::thumb::thumb: