Bailes1992 wrote:The ECU has 4 looms.
The interior loom (Immob sensor, ignition barrel, instrument cluser, immob indicator light etc etc).
A Sensor loom, Self explanatory (Oil pressure sensor, speedo sensors, O2 etc etc)
Ignition loom (Coilpack)
and a Fueling loom.
Alothough there one big bunch of wires if you follow them about you will find plugs where the dive off into different sectors.
Well the fueling loom had all corroded in the college carpark.
Found it by chance, the GF had gone first so didnt notice I couldn't get my car started, i was pulling my hair out because the AA wouldn't come out (too close to home) so just pulling random plugs and sticking them back in.
Looked at this one plug and it was full of white fur
Scraped the fur off with my keys, plugged it back in and it started up srtaight away. Fecking thing.
Got home and cleaned the plug out with some WD40 and a paint brush and put some vasline around the outer casing of the plug to keep it dry.
im going back to ford but old ford not new ones.
no sensors and ecu's, points and a dizzy much eaiser to fix
d9 hdi 90 rapier estate
"Understeer" is when you hit the fence with the front of the car.
"Oversteer" is when you hit the fence with the rear of the car.
"Horsepower" is how fast you hit the fence.
"Torque" is how far you take the fence with you.
Old skool fords where kool, iused to love the mk1 scroats ,
Didnt think much of the cra pris or the Tinas tho but imust say they where reliable 100% more reliable than poxhalls anyway
Good luck with the next car mate what ever it maybe
ive bought a escort mk3 its only a 1.1 and its cheaper to run than the hdi and £300 a year cheaper to insure
d9 hdi 90 rapier estate
"Understeer" is when you hit the fence with the front of the car.
"Oversteer" is when you hit the fence with the rear of the car.
"Horsepower" is how fast you hit the fence.
"Torque" is how far you take the fence with you.
Amazing to think less than 30 years ago they were putting 1.1 engines in what nowadays is Focus class.
I dont' think you can get less than a 1.4 Fiesta now, Focuses a 1.6.
d9 hdi 90 rapier estate
"Understeer" is when you hit the fence with the front of the car.
"Oversteer" is when you hit the fence with the rear of the car.
"Horsepower" is how fast you hit the fence.
"Torque" is how far you take the fence with you.
This is true, the twinair. Had a write up in the register. Very clever tech
I hate the Fiat 500 (the new one, as well as the original). I guess I have a real dislike for tiny little cars, as I think the Mini (old and new) are crap too... And the Smart ForTwo...
Cars, for me, have to be comfortable and spacious inside. Where's the fun in stuffing 5 people inside a tiny car - 3 people squished into the rear bench like sardines - no room for all the shopping or luggage in the tiny little boot - the overloaded little engine (designed to pull well with 1 or 2 people in it) struggling to cope with the weight...
Nah, I'll stick with bigger cars with more powerful engines.
2002 (D9) Peugeot 406 Coupe SE, 2.2 litre Petrol. Scarlet Red/Rouge Ecarlate/Rosso Scarlatto. Black Leather interior. SOLD
2008 (E60 LCI) BMW 525i M-Sport, 3.0 litre Petrol. Carbonschwarz Metallic. Black Dakota Leather and Myrtlewood interior.
the main reason i am changing is the insurence £513 a year third party fire and theft or £237 fully comp with all the mods i like.
no brainer really
d9 hdi 90 rapier estate
"Understeer" is when you hit the fence with the front of the car.
"Oversteer" is when you hit the fence with the rear of the car.
"Horsepower" is how fast you hit the fence.
"Torque" is how far you take the fence with you.
Yeah, I reckon the 406 is plainly and simply in the wrong insurance group. Makes no sense to me
2002 (D9) Peugeot 406 Coupe SE, 2.2 litre Petrol. Scarlet Red/Rouge Ecarlate/Rosso Scarlatto. Black Leather interior. SOLD
2008 (E60 LCI) BMW 525i M-Sport, 3.0 litre Petrol. Carbonschwarz Metallic. Black Dakota Leather and Myrtlewood interior.
This is true, the twinair. Had a write up in the register. Very clever tech
I hate the Fiat 500 (the new one, as well as the original). I guess I have a real dislike for tiny little cars, as I think the Mini (old and new) are crap too... And the Smart ForTwo...
Cars, for me, have to be comfortable and spacious inside. Where's the fun in stuffing 5 people inside a tiny car - 3 people squished into the rear bench like sardines - no room for all the shopping or luggage in the tiny little boot - the overloaded little engine (designed to pull well with 1 or 2 people in it) struggling to cope with the weight...
Nah, I'll stick with bigger cars with more powerful engines.
i dont like the shape of the 500, the panda is a much better idea, and to stop the torture of 3 people being crammed in the back there is no middle seatbelt, so the panda is a 4 seater like a coupe. Although legroom is an issue in the back of the panda.
Amazing to think less than 30 years ago they were putting 1.1 engines in what nowadays is Focus class.
I dont' think you can get less than a 1.4 Fiesta now, Focuses a 1.6.
It's all down to power-to-weight ratios and the time-space continuum.
I followed* an old cortina the other day and the exhaust fumes *stank* it's amazing how we've done away with stinky fumes too and how quickly we've forgotten what it was like.
*definition = driving white Astra van as close as possible behind someone without coming into contact, then overtaking at earliest opportunity.
Cars in my care:
2021 Kia Spottage 1.6 Pez Turbo Dual Clutch Gearbox Trickery
2013 Renner Twingo - donkey work
Jamjar, that little Escort is exceptionally cool!!
While I love my big cars (previously had a Xantia, 406 and now in a US market-based manufacturer imported Accord Coupe), I do like small fun cars.
Fond memories of my first car, a 4 speed 1.2 mk1 Clio. Had to be ragged everywhere, and was utilitarian in features, but that was part of the fun.
A friend had a Fiat Cinquecento, was like a wee go kart.
1999 Honda Accord Coupe 2.0 Vtec Automatic
Previously 2002 406 HDi 90 Rapier Monaco Blue
Welly wrote:something to do with rubber/splits/bursts/flat/floppy etc
Welly said I really do wonder, now that I'm driving an ubber economical Ashtray van day-to-day which can be driven recklessly and parked anyhow and anywhere, whether it is better to run about in a workhorse/shitter and then hire a nice car for visiting relatives/travelling etc and then hand it back [/quote]
Snap. I use the works Pug expert HDI van most of the week and its lovely reliable cheap transport. It dosent matter where i park it, and the police ignore me as i drive around. And i've just spotted how cheap some of the really nice cars are to hire at the weekend. Interesting thought that Welly.
1999 HDI 110 GLX Estate Sold On at 230,000 miles to the lucky John
2003 HDI 110 Rapier Estate
1998 D8 1.9XUD Estate LX 7 seater Estate sold, with regret
1999 306 1.8 petrol.
Broke down again this morning
TMAP (Total Manifold Apsolute Pressure) sensor is fudged. Disconnected it and got it running but it's running loike a piug!
2020 BMW 520d MSport Touring My Daily
2017 Dacia Logan MCV 1.5DCi Laureate Wifes
1996 Land Rover Defender 90 County SW 300TDi My Toy
2003 Ford Mondeo ST220 3.0 V6 My Other Toy
it's amazing how we've done away with stinky fumes too and how quickly we've forgotten what it was like.
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