nazzurro19 Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 picked up my ep82 today, brilliant news , really fast top mods etc boosts brillantly , driving home suddenly the throttle goes, no acceleration so i roll to a stop, have a look under car nothing is leaking etc, no smoke , rattles bangs nothing, try to start the car and now it wont start, cambelt is turnin, spark plugs sparking, just no fuel pump priming noise, can someone please tell me where the fuse for it is so i can check the fuse and also ,where or how to try and figure out to make sure i dont go spend 70 pound on a fuel pump when not needed, oh by the way only had this car a day and spent 3 hours in the cold stuck on a road nowhere near my home waiting to get towed :'( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulham4eva Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 picked up my ep82 today, brilliant news , really fast top mods etc boosts brillantly , driving home suddenly the throttle goes, no acceleration so i roll to a stop, have a look under car nothing is leaking etc, no smoke , rattles bangs nothing, try to start the car and now it wont start, cambelt is turnin, spark plugs sparking, just no fuel pump priming noise, can someone please tell me where the fuse for it is so i can check the fuse and also ,where or how to try and figure out to make sure i dont go spend 70 pound on a fuel pump when not needed, oh by the way only had this car a day and spent 3 hours in the cold stuck on a road nowhere near my home waiting to get towed :'(take the fuel pump out to make sure its getting 12v but before that check to see it fuel is getting through to spark. easiest way is to take 1 of the plugs out get a friend to start the car while you look down the cylinder to see if fuel is gettin through Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulham4eva Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 also what mods are on it????? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nazzurro19 Posted March 21, 2010 Author Share Posted March 21, 2010 2.5 decat, fmic, the normal stuff , i removed the manual boost controller cause it was causing one petrol problem and now this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulham4eva Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 2.5 decat, fmic, the normal stuff , i removed the manual boost controller cause it was causing one petrol problem and now this is theyre a fuel cut defender(should be wired in the ecu underneath the cd player area..... i think lol) and what is it boosting at in psi??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nazzurro19 Posted March 21, 2010 Author Share Posted March 21, 2010 not sure on psi but it was running on 0.5 bar but ive not ever gone up over 1bar i always keep it to 0.5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulham4eva Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 thats good, try the things mentioned 2moz mate for now anyway, but it does not sound good buyin a car and then a few miles down the road it stops. where did you get it from and do you have a link if it was from a site Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nazzurro19 Posted March 21, 2010 Author Share Posted March 21, 2010 it was a guy on here called seb, was on pistnoheads too, he brought the car from a women called gloria ? or something ring any bells lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulham4eva Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 the white automatic, looked a very tidy car im positive theres nothing dodgy wiv it, so just bad luck . try sending him a pm, maybe he had the same problem before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulham4eva Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 here's his email seb_pickering5@hotmail.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nazzurro19 Posted March 21, 2010 Author Share Posted March 21, 2010 its a manual now , had a new engine etc man yeah bad luck im so hoping its just the fuel pump, its not primging or making any sound when the key goes in the ignoition and turns one slot, altho seb did say it has a anti hijack alarm so it can cut out when driving, ive tried ringing him etc but he was out thanks tho ill email him Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulham4eva Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 its a manual now , had a new engine etc man yeah bad luck im so hoping its just the fuel pump, its not primging or making any sound when the key goes in the ignoition and turns one slot, altho seb did say it has a anti hijack alarm so it can cut out when driving, ive tried ringing him etc but he was out thanks tho ill email himno problem mate, so what your saying is when you turn it over it does nothing????? , if thats the case it could be the immobiliser Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nazzurro19 Posted March 21, 2010 Author Share Posted March 21, 2010 yeah thats what i was thinking , basically the cam belt turns, if you unlug the distrubutor and touch it on metal when turnin it over it sparks, same as the ht leads ... im not a happy chappy atm as i now am without car for a few weeks if this dont get solved easy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Danturbo4311 Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 do a diagnostic test to see if you got any errors codes coming up by locating the diagnostic port next to the battery & bridging TE1 & E1, & read the ECU flashes (tutorial on this site) if theres no faults & your pretty sure its fuel pump you can check the fuse under the bonnet cant remember which is the fuel pump of the top of my head but if you remove the plastic cover for the fuse holder itll tell you on the reverse side what each fuse does, if the fuse is fine, bridge ports Fp & +B in same diagnostic port this will run the fuel pump constantly when ignition is on then try the fuel pump relay listening for it clicking, use multi meter to check voltage is good, you should be able to hear the pump noise constantly & if you have a fpr with gauge you should be showing fuel pressure. If that fails try removing rear seats & you'll see a plug check with your multimeter again to see you have power to the fuel pump if you think pump is buggered take it out of the tank & hook it directly to battery in a cup of fuel & see if it pumps or not obviously be careful with fuel near battery terminals lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nazzurro19 Posted March 22, 2010 Author Share Posted March 22, 2010 very good reply but i had to take it to a garage to get it diagnosed 7 fault codes which they sorted , but they also did a compresio test which was a fail , so now i need a new fucking engine or it rebuilt, with no money etc ! so im screwed over big time ! it might be valves or pistons it might be both it might even just be a cambelt but until the head comes off there is no telling so hopefully the head will be off friday and then i can see the internal damage ! cant believe it went ! not like i was even giving it hell and razzing the rpm over time ! i was just crusing along and now this! no money no car, no nothing :'( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulham4eva Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 read what happened on tgtt, really fuked up , im sure it if major you'll just need a top-end so will be easy to find and wont cost much, and you can do it yourself saves the money. if you go on tgtt there are alot of tutorials for this sort of thing. mite av 2 do a similar thing and change the head on my gt, but ohhh well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nazzurro19 Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 2 days of fun and a smile from ear to ear i got my mate thinks its just the cambelt timing has shifted cause the cambelt is scored and has chunks out of it , ad when its aligment is wrong obviously it varies the valves so they might be constantly open hense no compression, so the head is coming off in the next couple of days hopefully there will be no damage and then i can just replace it with a blue cambelt and a clear cover ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nazzurro19 Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 car all fixed guys ! the cam belt seal had got twisted in the cambelt and shifted the timing out by 17 teeth ! only cost me like 60-70 quid to fix sooooo extremly freaking happy now !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Russleh Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 sweet so no new engine or anythin then good stuff. ull be drivin about in it for ages now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nazzurro19 Posted March 25, 2010 Author Share Posted March 25, 2010 ah hell yeah ! lol i love it been out all night ! so far only used half a tank and done 160 miles i love this car !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5T4R7ET N/A Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 That's good to here your back on the road mate 160 miles pretty good for half tank! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jobo Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 17 teeth wow lol. good that you got it sorted Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Russleh Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 160 miles to half a tank may seem good but i bet the bottom half u dont get another 160 lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nazzurro19 Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 i bet i dont either now on 194 and now on quarter so going to top up within next 10 miles ish lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dean @RW-Developments Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 glad you got it sorted, but 17 teeth out lol thats a fair bit thank god it has a non interfearence head on these little starlets! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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