Breakdown no.2
drat and double drat....
Was doing a few logging runs to monitor timing and misfires, pulled into a side road and car started to run like ****. Started up again, but the revs died straight away and stalled. Oh **** I thought.
Called the RAC who came in 15 mins (was doing some logging and forum research whilst waiting on my laptop with internet) No error codes, just pulling -12 timing when pushing the throttle.
We thought it was a fueling
problem, couldnt find the fualt, so had to get towed home. was only 3 miles from home (which was lucky as I had left my towing eye at home that day so had to collect it!!
Engine eventually kept running but idling so rough, enough to drive in my car park at home though. Found a couple of errors when I got home:
004243 - Bank 1; Fuel Measuring System 2: Malfunction
P1093 - 008 - Implausible Signal - Intermittent
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00101000
Fault Priority: 0
Fault Frequency: 1
Mileage: 55919 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2000.00.00
Time: 00:59:38
Freeze Frame:
RPM: 3002 /min
Load: 12.5 %
Speed: 0.0 km/h
Temperature: 63.0°C
Temperature: 26.0°C
Absolute Pres.: 1010.0 mbar
Voltage: 14.097 V
008825 - Leak in Air Intake System
P2279 - 002 - Lower Limit Exceeded
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 01100010
Fault Priority: 0
Fault Frequency: 1
Mileage: 55919 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2000.00.00
Time: 01:04:50
Freeze Frame:
RPM: 957 /min
Load: 23.5 %
Speed: 0.0 km/h
Temperature: 85.0°C
Temperature: 32.0°C
Absolute Pres.: 1010.0 mbar
Voltage: 13.970 V
This morning had a through look around the engine, checked if the PCV valve was ok, and if there were any pipes disconnected. Monitorored the fuel pressures all ok.
After much faffing again, I found this:
There is a small hose section and two jubilee clips either end of it missing??!! should be like the other side of the T piece. Took the T-piece out and conneted the other hose back onto the intake manifold and all was well..