Tucked the zed in the garage and went on hols for 2 weeks - come back and it's playing up - can anyone shed some light for me please:

 

Symptoms are for a TT manual 1990.

 

Coming to a stop the engine cuts out

when idling - if the throttle is blipped it almost cuts out - sometimes it does...

The main radiator fan is on full time

The fuse named "engine cont" keeps blowing - everytime I add a new one.

The "lights" warning light is on the dashboard

and the battery light is on - but faint.

ECU check shows code 55.... wierd...

Plus engine sounds ruff and is smoking from exhaust (never done this - not even slightly before CATS are in too)

 

Any ideas please - thanks as always guys...

it's the symptoms of the engine cont fuse being blown, as soon as you replace that with another 10a one it should run sweet.

not sure why it keeps blowing though. maybe your battery connectors aren't on tight enough.

Right, after 3 10 amp fuses .... it didnt blow the 4th - the light on the dash has gone...

the idling is still there and it's cutting out....

Did an ECU reset and started the car again.... it ran fine for 15 secs and then the idle started hunting again .... :-( gutted.

Try cleaning the negative terminal on your battery and tighten it right up. Also rad fan could be your ecu temp sensor.

Thanks as always guys - will try tonight!

correct me if i'm wrong but isn't the main fan engine driven and supposed to be on constantly,there is another smaller 2 speed auxillary fan to help with extra cooling duties ie air con,high temps etc. often confused

if the electric fan is on all the time and the cont fuse keeps blowing then you may have a short on that circuit perhaps.the idling fault and warning lights are all down to the cont fuse blown.

Thanks guys - tried lots of connector cleaning etc - fuse doesnt blow anymore - but the idling/hunting fault is still there!

 

Is it worth me swapping the PTU or MAF?

OK... today I have used contact cleaner on all the connectors I could find - still no luck ... so I attempted to unscrew the temp sensor - and got sprayed with coolant!

So I quickly screwed it back in ...

now the idling problem is alot better but it's still there and the car cuts on when coasting to a stop - any advice?

Clean contacts on engine temp sender

OK... today I have used contact cleaner on all the connectors I could find - still no luck ... so I attempted to unscrew the temp sensor - and got sprayed with coolant!

So I quickly screwed it back in ...

now the idling problem is alot better but it's still there and the car cuts on when coasting to a stop - any advice?

 

Air leak !!! Check all hoses for signs of leakage !!!