Well i put the paperclip in the two pin connector as shown in the DIY. I turn the ignition to on, the CEL light comes on for a second then goes out. It doesn't flash any codes for me to read. Why are the codes not coming up?
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Well i put the paperclip in the two pin connector as shown in the DIY. I turn the ignition to on, the CEL light comes on for a second then goes out. It doesn't flash any codes for me to read. Why are the codes not coming up?
sure you got the corect connector.
if all is OK the engine light should stay on.
Then I guess it wasn't the right connector. Only two pin connector i could find anywhere near passenger footwell/glovebox area. I will have another look today.
Okay i have successfully done the ECU check and came up with two codes.
They were number 8 and number 9, which according to the DIY is:
8 TDC - top dead centre sensor
9 CYP - cylinder sensor
What would these mean?
It means u should check the wiring between the dizzy & ecu to make sure that there are no breaks,shorts to ground or any other wiring and that the plugs are all coupled together properly.
If that all checks out properly then u will have to get the dizzy base rebuilt with new sensors or get a complete new dizzy base.
And what will be approximate costs invloved with replacing the dizzy base
200 ish 2nd hand
is it noisy ???
It doesn't seem noisy. When the CEL is on the car drives as normal without making any excess noise. The car has been struggling to start sometimes though, it is normally an instant turnover but it is taking a few 'cranks' to get started now. Would this be related?
Any ideas guys?
Okay so now the problem is worse. Got in the car today to try and move it into carport to take a look at it...and it wont go. Just keeps turning over with no starting when it was fine yesterday. Started for one second first go then just died instantly. What do you think is the major cause of this. The distributor and leads on the car are only a few years old and still look as new, hope they dont need replacing.