Wednesday 27th April: the travelling auto electrician has visited. Replacing the Air mass flow sensor / meter has been tried twice, (making the situation worse), I am assured that all hoses/pipes/clamps etc etc are tight and leak free...so tomorrow a replacement ECU (second hand off the electrician guy) is to be tried. Knowing that I don't understand what's being done doesn't help build my confidence in the guys doing the job: Hamish's comment about the scatter-gun approach seems particularly shrewd at the moment! Have a great time at Stoneleigh eveyone: as I work Saturdays and on Bank Holiday Monday I shan't be there...maybe another time. Bill On Apr 20, 6:04 pm, Bill Jackson <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks everyone for your helpful and speedy replies. It seems likely that this > is just the way it is! Of course, I don't have access to the garage who did > the > MOT last year, > so I'll have to go with the flow for a little. > Any more thoughts welcome! > Bill > > ________________________________ > From: ludditeal <[email protected]> > To: Quantum Owners Group <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, 20 April, 2011 16:58:48 > Subject: [Quantum Owners] Re: H4 Electrical fault ? > > I have a similar problem on my H4 which has never been resolved... > Garage fitted new Cat/Lambda sensor, check showed no fault codes on > the ECU but emmisions were still slightly over... in the end they > passed it out of sympathy I think. Subsequent MOT's have been > sympathetic in passing it as well although I have tried a replacement > Air flow meter to no avail. > The engine has a slight hunt on tickover which has never been > resolved. It has been off the road for a couple of years whilst we > are renovating the house we are in and the plan when I get it back on > the road is to install a Megajolt ECU as a prelude to doing some > engine upgrades which will either pinpoint the issue or at least be > able to lean the mixure out for the MOT! > Cheers > Allan > > On Apr 20, 11:30 am, bilje55 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I took my H4 to my local garage for the annual MOT following a new cam > > belt, plugs, filters and oil. It shouldn't have failed..but it > > did.....on emissions. And this is where modern mechanics enters (for > > me) the realms of voodoo or witchcraft. It's a fuel injected 16v zetec > > with about 40k on the clock only...with new oil and filters and a > > satisfactory exhaust...but it fails on emissions? Two new sensors are > > fitted...something to the block..temperature? and a Lambda sensor? The > > situation improves but not enough...so a new catalytic converter is > > acquired...and fitted...but the situation has still not improved > > enough....so my garage man wants to call in a specialist auto > > electrician, as he believes that there is some kind of electrical > > fault...either wiring or (Please no) within the ECU. He (my garage > > man) freely offers that he is really out of his depth...so I've agreed > > to the specialist guy having a look...but he ( a travelling man who > > undertakes specialist work for various small garage businesses in my > > area) probably can't do the business until next Tuesday..and that's > > just for diagnosis! > > Friends...I need information: what is likely to be the problem here? > > Should I be preparing for further expenditure on replacement parts? > > Where should I start? > > with thanks in anticipation.... > > Bill > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Quantum Owners Group" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en > > IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" > basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners > Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the > preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or > entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be > caused > directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related > message(s).
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