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This was the fault code history before I tied back the wiring, and cleared the codes. https://i.postimg.cc/PJ4WyQ3q/Screenshot-20250425-171406-Torque.jpg There is a bit of fluttering of the exhaust at idle, which I presume is the ECU trying to work out the mixture based on erratic temperature sensor...

It was nice to break out of the apathy fug. The thing that I forgot... Well I forgot lots of things. I forgot that because the exhaust is in so many parts, you have to loosely assemble it, give it a good shake or a thump with a rubber mallet to settle everything, and then tighten it all up. Initiall...

Finally got my butt back into the unit. I had bought a load of stuff from my local specialist (in Holmfirth), and whilst I was at it, I bought an oilite bush for the starter, and a voltage regulator for the alternator. As it's name suggests, the bush is soaked in oil for at least twenty-four hours. ...

Well it was rubbish again. Luckily the clockwise M60 past Stockport is always bogged down with heavy traffic, so the Vectra struggling to get past 45 mph was barely noticeable. I have put my OpCom somewhere safe, so I had to break out my bluetooth ELM obdII interface. The Torque app on my android ph...

The wheelchair battery got me to work this morning, and to the car shop this evening. The engine light was on all the time. Got a new 110 battery this evening, and it is like a different car. Engine light also stayed off. I presume the battery had been on it's way out for some time. The revs had bee...

It was a nice day, but at my age, the prospect of crawling on the floor to change a fog-light bulb doesn't seem too appealing. My neighbour advised me that she has noticed oil drip marks where I park the car. Hopefully nothing to get into a pickle over as the car was only MOT'd and serviced last mon...

The wiring went to plan quite nicely. Amazing how stiff the original injector wires were. Baked on a hot engine for 20 years (207,208 miles). The insulation was rock solid and not keen to be stripped off. As said earlier, the wires were:- twisted together, pushed into a bullet crimp connector, and c...

And here are two of the 'Bosch' branded connectors. https://i.postimg.cc/fWqJFQkV/20250418-150310.jpg The plan is to replace the connectors on injectors 2 and 3. I cannot solder outdoors, but will definitely crimp securely and heat shrink in place. Sunday is looking the most favourable weather-wise....

After seeking advice from a chap on Club8090, Who said The other way to look at it is to consider all the air in a vacuum line (more like a lack of air but its not a true vacuum of course, bear with me here....) as a single solid mass that isnt moving (no flow) its just being pushed or pulled (the c...

So I connected up to a battery.

It appears that my wire colours were correct.

Ignition live and ground connected.



With illumination connected.
It looks much dimmer to the naked eye.

ANOTHER LAME EXCUSE ALERT!! I think if the van was very close by, and under cover, then I would be more willing. But it is located, 6 or 7 miles away. And to get there, I have to run the gauntlet of drivers who choose to drive like they are in a video game without consequences. I really want to reco...

Oh dear, here I go again.! I don't know what it is about Austin Rover's ugly duckling, but I still like the gimicky bits. Not a MG or Vanden Plas bit this time. This time the über-cheesey HLE econometer. From the correct year (1983). I hadn't thought about it in the van before, but had briefly thoug...

All part of cost cutting in production,
and bumping up the cost of having to buy two parts instead of one.

Parts are either a mile off from the original shape, missing sections or drillings, or made from thinner steel.

It all makes things far more complicated for us enthusiasts.

Hi Andy, I haven't heard back from Mike on Club8090, although they are having issues with sending and receiving pm's. I am hoping he will say that he can make up the panel for me. Fingers crossed. In the mean time, I have fallen back into apathy mode. After working all day, I cannot build up the mot...

BINGO !!! A lift of the engine cover, and here is the filthy beast. The 1.9CDTi 150 16 valve diesel lump. https://i.postimg.cc/cJL5mDys/20250413-100038.jpg Black with soot - the beautification cover is caked in soot too. https://i.postimg.cc/wvSf9gtv/20250413-100041.jpg Presumeably due to leaking se...

Hi All, Well the Vectra threw it's rattle out of the pram again yesterday. Decided to get the wife out of the house, for some retail therapy in Bury. Damn, I forgot what an expensive spendaholic she was. Anyway all the way there and all the way back, the car struggled and complained bitterly climbin...

She was out in the chair for three ot four hours yesterday. She didn't mention any problems, so I am quietly optomistic that it is sorted. I may have just dealt with the symptom, and not the cause. Only time will tell. A scored disc pad should affect all directions, not just reverse. Unless my remov...

I like a nice easy fix.
All tickerty-boo again.

They like to draw you in with a simple fix, and then....
Bang, it throws a real colly-wobble on you with a proper head scratcher.

Enjoy the victory, while it lasts - lol.

The temperature gauge sensor is on the front of the thermostat housing. It is a single Lucar (female spade) connector on the 'T' shaped tip of the sender. It is separate from the ECU temperature sensor at the back of the casting in my photo from yesterday. So, no they do not affect each other. The C...

When my MAP sensor failed... The issue I had was the plugs sooting up, making the car very hard to start when warm. It idled and ran fine, but I didn't dare turn it off unless I was willing to clean the plugs, or wait for the car to cool again. Okay another thought - the engine coolant temperature s...

With the fuel smell - are you sure you do not have a fuel hose leak.? With the introduction of E10 fuel five years ago, it is highly likely that the original fuel pipes will have been eroded, and so may be leaking. Otherwise, my head struggles to find a drop in revs and fuel smell. Fuel smell to me ...

The MAP sensor is mounted under that flimsy black plastic scuttle cover at the far rear of the engine bay. https://i.postimg.cc/Prtk7C4z/Image007.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/3rjT9Xgx/Image006.jpg Looking at your picture - line of sight... follow directly backwards from the distributor. It will be a lit...

As you may know from one of my other non-Cavalier threads, the wife's Mirage recently developed a fault. Whilst she was in hospital, so thankfully not in regular use. (From mid-January onwards). The chair would snatch to a stop randomly. I say randomly, but it only happened when reversing, and usual...

Moved from my Random Thread... Posted March 2024, but the move function was throwing a wobbler, so had to cut and re-post... Better late than never, but the wheelchair hasn't been used until tonight. So it's first use of the lights 'in service' so to speak. It behaved perfectly which is amazing. htt...

Your 18SE and the VW DJ Digijet were from the same era. (Mid to late 80's). Both used the Bosch system, and both were in the infancy of fuel injection systems. You may find that Digijet is one of the very first incarnations of Bosch fuel injection. It is true EFi - purely electronic fuel injection. ...