running problems
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basicly on my daily Im running m/j v4.
every now and then when Im cruising along in 4th at a constant speed it will just try and die until i go down a gear and boot it which then it clears up and is fine?
it also soemtimes tries to die if Im booting it say in second.
as soon as it starts to pick up it may just die and loose power till i let off and floor it again?
its like a safety mode or something kicking in?
I've tried the Ecu off my track car and it still seems to have the same problem.
my next step is to try swapping edis and coil pack+ leads over.
has anyone else had this problem?

TPS bracket flexing?

doesn't have a tps sensor?
unless you mean crank sensor?
this is still on a mini btw.
but standard 1275 engine apart from megajolt.
it only started doing it a month or so ago

another quick thing is when i download rev limiter its all there working fine until i switch car off and back on and its gone like its reset itself?
any answers for this? lol

Fuelling?

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

wouldn't it do it more constant if it was fueling?
this is only doing it every now and then atm.
I've tried v power and it doesn't seem to make any difference

I had these symptoms once, fuel pump was knackered.

hmmmmm i have thought this myself....
it seems to have a cheap electric one off ebay fitted.
might try my redtop pump on with regulator but don't know if it will flood it or not?

I meant CPS not TPS...

When you save the settings are you flashing them to the ECU? There are three buttons in the Mj software, read settings, send settings, flash ECU. If you don't flash them it will loose the settings when you cut the power.

not sure Andy.
it was Eden that had a go at setting rev limiter.
running wise it was all ok till about a month ago when it started playing up

Check all the wiring

Craig

my mini van http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=448248

try a new coilpack, my sisters focus had v similar things to this and a coilpack change fixed it.

What's your fueling show on your lambda gauge? ????

benross not sure as ive never checked it?
it ran fine before though?
i put a new coi lpack on today, edis unit, plug leads and different MJ unit and its still doing the same thing :(

what i did notice however when i had the front end off and went for a naughty drive without it is that the dip stick must try and pop out as you are booting it as there is oil residue splatted up on the oil filter (mpi block)
took the dipstick out on idle and its throwing bits of oil out like maybe compresion rings may be shot?
is it normal to throw a bit out?
ill do a compression check tomoz i reckon for peice of mind.....

Edited by jameswildcooper on 17th Sep, 2012.

Mine did this and the earth was dodgey, although mine did it less regularly than you describe, it's probably worth checking the earths, and the +ve connections are all okay as well?

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...tid=469104&fr=0

spent £13 on a crank sensor today and she seems to be running sweet once again

so you needed a new sensor then

yep simplest of things ay

lulz is this on your pet?

yup lol