Had a few problems yesterday I changed the front wheels and took the Z out round the block to check and see if the wheels had enough clearance and that the calipers fitted inside the wheels etc. So get back to the driveway and the car cut out. It wouldnt restart but it did turn over. After checking my ECU and taking out the boost jets (only did this because it was the only thing that I changed over the weekend) and it still done the same. So reinstalled the new ECU and left the hoses standard.

 

Next on the list was spark plugs, replaced every one of them and it started first time perfectly. Was running for 5 mins at idle let the oil pressure etc drop then I tried to move it again. But again it cut out and wouldnt restart. :cry:

 

I have spoken to a couple of people and they reckon spark plug thingy unit? :confused:

 

Anybody else able to help me.

 

Thanks,

 

Dave G

The PTU is what I reckon they mean by spark plug thingy, certainly sounds like it to me, easiest thing to do is find someone with a good one, try it and if it works replace it.

Yeah wont be near the car till 2 weeks from now, so I will just buy the PTU and hope it is that.

 

Thanks,

 

Dave G

OK another update.

 

Car started again fine like before. Left it running idle for a bit. Put foot down ever so slightly on accel pedal and it drops about 300 revs then starts to go up the rev range. Dont want to take it for a spin again.

 

Anyone else want to confirm it is a PTU before I go order one. Just seen one for sale too.

 

Dave G

it's pretty hard to tell for definite without swapping in a good one to be honest. The one thing I would say is that if you upgrade to a series 2 you won't be wasting your money since it WILL fail one day!

 

Rich

The dip or hesitation is unrelated, this quite a common problem and cleaning the throttle bodies will sort that out.

 

Jeff TT

OK cheers Jeff. Add another thing on my to do list then.

 

Dave G