yet another issue!!!

[mikey2]

Small problem, when re fitting the speedo i must have miss fitted the speedo cable, cos when i get a speed on the needle goes mental, bouncing all over, it still goes up, but bounces all the way. I have tried disconnecting it and re connecting, but its not sorted, it was mildly better, but not right.
Am i missing something?

Ta

Have you checked that it's still connected fully at g box end.
Is it two piece with speed converter at g box end

[mikey2]

yeah i had a look, i cant pull it out of the box, so must be connected. I disconnected it at the adapter so i could get it connected at the dash properly, its still not right though.
It is the 2 piece one yeah.

[mikey2]

ok, it seems to have sorted itself out now, fitting the new main relay, it gets weirder and weirder the deeper i go into the wiring. Either the wiring diagrams i have are not right, or someone has extensively messed with the wiring, and i mean extensively!!!

Only problem now, every now and then, i get a cel, then it goes away, the codes its throwing are 24 and 44, idle air and wastegate solenoids. Thing is its not all the time, and i dont know if its 'remembering' the code its throwing, because i know those 2 codes are directly related to the main relay. any ideas???

[RobEvo5]

Originally Posted by mikey2

. any ideas???

Sorry nothing constructive to add this time other than.....Torch the car and get another

[mikey2]

Originally Posted by RobEvo5

Sorry nothing constructive to add this time other than.....Torch the car and get another

Thats getting too tempting!!!

[asperformance]

unless you re-set the ECU every time it will simply store them..............

[mikey2]

Originally Posted by asperformance

unless you re-set the ECU every time it will simply store them..............

Yes, but do stored codes radomly throw a CEL??

[mikey2]

its the idle air valve messing about, can i clean the valve or do i need to replace it??

[midlife2]

Hi, you can try cleaning the valve but mark it before taking it off so it goes back in the same position. I used brake cleaner when I did mine

[mikey2]

apparently i cant tell the difference between 24 and 44, 24 being the idle air solenoid and 44, the current issue, being the wastegate solenoid.
its the waste gate solenoid not the idle air valve.
Numpty.

I'll blow some stuff through it, wd40 or similar. I dont use it but it is plumbed in the vacuum line.

[mikey2]

i had a play with the solenoid last night, gave it a run through with some wd40, light came on briefly first thing, but hasnt been on since, so hopefully, its sorted now.
Just change a couple of coil packs and should be away!