Abit worried,went out for a spin today,as you do, & on the way i stopped to clean the temp senser because my gauge was flickering,

I also twiddled with the senser nixt to it .The temp senser is fine but it was ticking over fast for the rest of the journey.When i came to start it again it would'nt!!!.I took both sensers of & cleaned them the best i could in the bad light.The car started but it does'nt feel like it's running on all 6 cylinders.What have i done? & what does that senser do next to the temp gauge???.WHAT DO I DO !!!!!!!!???????????.

 

'Shrek'

OK, the little black connector that just pulls off and pushes back on is the sender for the guage temp only. The one next to it with the bulkier connector which has a spring retaining clip on it is the sender for the ECU.....Clean this up as best you can and put it back on. See how you go then.

 

Bilky,i've taken the ECU connector off & cleaned it the best i could.The car starts ok but it's still running badly.It fells like there is a plug lead come off, or one of the plugs has malfunctioned,is it a simple job to check the plugs(OR)what other job can i do?

 

cheers 'Shrek'

 

 

 

Start it up and pull off one plug lead at a time until you find the one that makes no difference, then try swapping, plugs, leads etc to see if you can move the problem to somewhere else. If you can't then it could be the PTU. See if you can borrow a known good one from someone to see if that eliminates it.

 

Sorted,PTU cable was slightly disconnected.

 

Cheers 'Ken'