Xe prob

[Damo]

What about the fuel pump relay dosent this cause these symptoms if its goosed?

[craig green]

No, on an XE the pump will be triggered upon cranking when the crank sensor sends its signal to the ECU.

I fear it could be an earth issue as you were having battery probs at nats & yet your alternator has been over charging has it not?
What earth strap is on the gearbox? A GM braided copper one?

[craig green]

What about the fuel pump relay dosent this cause these symptoms if its goosed?

Definately. he says its been swapped though. But a sedom used one from the depts of a toolbox isnt always a safe bet.

[mowgli]

but how would it kill the spark? the usual bodge on a fuel pump relay is to simply pull it out & bridge a wire across the terminals, and the sparks aren't affected

[Damo]

Definately. he says its been swapped though. But a sedom used one from the depts of a toolbox isnt always a safe bet.

True best off with new as there not expensive from vaux.

[Southie]

Have you maybe got a blown fuse, I'm not really up on the 2.0 xe's but I had this happen on my old xe combo van.

[Adam]

i think you have 2 separate problems, the spark & the fuel are controlled differently, aren't they??? iirc the fuel pump on an xe runs continuously... so there isn't any power actually getting in. is there a fuse blown, or a broken wire somewhere????

Crank sensor switches both.
ECU cant do much if it thinks the engine isnt being cranked

[Riggy]

yeah craig , was having battery probs at national day , but that was the earth that snapped in the boot ,

Have also fitted a brand new battery aswell

Gearbox earth strap is a newish one from a motorfactors, and batt to chassis earth is the same , injector rail earths are good , and alternator earths are fine as have fitted a new alt aswell to cure the over chargining

Just Hoping the overcharging hasn't fried ecu

[Riggy]

well it was ecu , andy came down , and tried mine on his , no start

tried his on mine and it started , so rickardo met up wth stupot and got me another which andy then ran me to collect, big gay hugs to all 3 of you

[Damo]

well it was ecu , andy came down , and tried mine on his , no start

tried his on mine and it started , so rickardo met up wth stupot and got me another which andy then ran me to collect, big gay hugs to all 3 of you

Nice one riggy glad you sorted it thought it sounded ecu related tbh.