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by planetc
Mon Mar 21, 2016 9:46 pm
Forum: Photography and Camera Equipment
Topic: Epic
Replies: 0
Views: 1013

Epic

Yep, I'm feeling pretty epic this evening as I have managed to get one of my website pages listed higher on Google than one of the leading names in the genre! Happy chappy.
ps, you could help me out by searching for the f lyball photos website or flyball photography and seeking out my pages.
by planetc
Sun Mar 20, 2016 9:05 am
Forum: Projects, Restorations and Runabouts
Topic: Mikes 2.0 Gls
Replies: 1080
Views: 46705

Re: Mikes 2.0 Gls

A coolant temperature sensor can read bad and screw up the fueling without throwing a fault code. It only throws a code if it goes outside th range considered normal. So for example, if the engine is at 80 degrees but the cts thinks it's 5 degrees then it will not give a code or a light but it will ...
by planetc
Sat Mar 19, 2016 11:20 pm
Forum: Projects, Restorations and Runabouts
Topic: Mikes 2.0 Gls
Replies: 1080
Views: 46705

Re: Mikes 2.0 Gls

Did I not see the sensor you fitted on here? You replaced the one with the single wire terminal? If you did then that's not the one you want to be looking at, you need to be looking at the one above the alternator with the square two pin plug on it.
by planetc
Sat Mar 19, 2016 11:17 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: Mechanical
Topic: Cavalier 2.0GLi Randomly stopping
Replies: 35
Views: 2985

Re: Cavalier 2.0GLi Randomly stopping

Crank sensor mounts in the front of the engine below the ps pump. Andrei is right about the wire though, you should be able to follow it down.
by planetc
Sat Mar 19, 2016 6:44 pm
Forum: Projects, Restorations and Runabouts
Topic: Mikes 2.0 Gls
Replies: 1080
Views: 46705

Re: Mikes 2.0 Gls

Crank sensor fault won't cause fuelling issues Mike, save the £15. Coolant temp sensor might, the blue topped one, the lambda might, an air leak might, high fuel pressure might, a boot full of subs might, but a crank sensor won't matey.
by planetc
Sat Mar 19, 2016 6:40 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: Mechanical
Topic: Cavalier 2.0GLi Randomly stopping
Replies: 35
Views: 2985

Re: Cavalier 2.0GLi Randomly stopping

No cam sensor on the 8v 2.0, which I assume this is being a gli. Crank sensor is feasible, the light doesn't go out on cranking if it doesn't have a signal
by planetc
Mon Mar 14, 2016 9:18 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: ICE and Electrical
Topic: V6 refusing to fire - help please
Replies: 52
Views: 1920

Re: V6 refusing to fire - help please

times like this that I miss the like button
by planetc
Mon Mar 14, 2016 11:53 am
Forum: Faults and Fixes: ICE and Electrical
Topic: V6 refusing to fire - help please
Replies: 52
Views: 1920

Re: V6 refusing to fire - help please

^ what he said....... Immobiliser however cuts injector pulse, as does the injector circuit relay if it is one of the later ones with a separate relay.
I still think it was flooded and that you cleared it inadvertently playing with the crank sensor, but unless it does it again we'll never know
by planetc
Sun Mar 13, 2016 9:15 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: ICE and Electrical
Topic: V6 refusing to fire - help please
Replies: 52
Views: 1920

Re: V6 refusing to fire - help please

I still think it was flooded myself though
;-)
by planetc
Sun Mar 13, 2016 9:13 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: ICE and Electrical
Topic: V6 refusing to fire - help please
Replies: 52
Views: 1920

Re: V6 refusing to fire - help please

I've seen a few v6 crank sensors that would be intermittent with heating and cooling expansion and contraction. I followed one off the bottom of the m1 once spraying it with carb cleaner every quarter of a mile to cool it down so it would run again
by planetc
Sat Mar 12, 2016 7:02 am
Forum: The Cake Shop
Topic: Biscuit id challenge
Replies: 9
Views: 6658

Biscuit id challenge

A little challenge for you all.....lets see if you all know your biccys
http://oldschoolmemories.co.uk/2015/10/test-yourself-can-you-recognise-these-british-biscuits/


100% here
by planetc
Sat Mar 12, 2016 1:13 am
Forum: Faults and Fixes: Mechanical
Topic: Cavalier 2.0GLi Randomly stopping
Replies: 35
Views: 2985

Re: Cavalier 2.0GLi Randomly stopping

If you don't want to chuck money at it then it's better to reproduce the fault and work towards tracing it. Fuel relay is perfectly possible, as is crank sensor, coil, and pump. Without more diagnosis steps it could be a lot of things. Watch the eml when cranking it in a fault condition, if the cran...
by planetc
Tue Mar 08, 2016 9:51 pm
Forum: Projects, Restorations and Runabouts
Topic: Mikes 2.0 Gls
Replies: 1080
Views: 46705

Re: Mikes 2.0 Gls

Yes, Andrei is right
by planetc
Tue Mar 08, 2016 9:34 pm
Forum: The Cake Shop
Topic: Distinct lack of cake discussion?
Replies: 7
Views: 1259

Re: Distinct lack of cake discussion?

What is going on? I've been absent a while There you go, that's your answer :thumb Where have you been anyways buddy? Buddy? Fu** me I never thought I'd hear that from you Andrei! Long story involving brain surgery and lots of other things going on in my life that don't involve cars. Glad to see yo...
by planetc
Tue Mar 08, 2016 9:29 pm
Forum: The Cake Shop
Topic: Distinct lack of cake discussion?
Replies: 7
Views: 1259

Re: Distinct lack of cake discussion?

iangsi wrote:So does the C at the of your user name stand for CAKE ?
Actually 'Capri' it's a legacy username from years ago when I ran a website called planet capri
by planetc
Mon Mar 07, 2016 10:51 pm
Forum: The Cake Shop
Topic: Distinct lack of cake discussion?
Replies: 7
Views: 1259

Distinct lack of cake discussion?

What is going on? I've been absent a while and the forum has started discussing car related topics and there's not one new cake item since my last visit?!
by planetc
Mon Mar 07, 2016 10:45 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Congratulations to Andrei!
Replies: 21
Views: 1237

Re: Congratulations to Andrei!

James McGrath wrote:Well done mate! :thumb

I'm barely in the top 20 myself.
Quality over quantity James, not a bad thing mate
by planetc
Mon Mar 07, 2016 10:40 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: ICE and Electrical
Topic: V6 refusing to fire - help please
Replies: 52
Views: 1920

Re: V6 refusing to fire - help please

Crank sensor is good then, if you have spark then I'd be suspecting it's flooded. Pull the fuel pump fuse and crank it over for a bit, see if it starts to splutter. The trick with the flooded ones is to give them just enough fuel for the clear cylinders to fire but not so much that the flooded ones ...
by planetc
Sun Mar 06, 2016 9:22 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Congratulations to Andrei!
Replies: 21
Views: 1237

Re: Congratulations to Andrei!

Wow, I have fallen well behind on this one!
by planetc
Sun Mar 06, 2016 9:19 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: Brakes and Suspension
Topic: Handbrake adjustment
Replies: 4
Views: 402

Re: Handbrake adjustment

Slacken the cable adjustment right off until it's properly loose Adjust the handbrake shoes, through the hole in the hub, or a wheel bolt hole if you are familiar with it until the wheel stops turning freely. You'll find the point where it starts to bite as the wheel turns one way but not the other....
by planetc
Sun Mar 06, 2016 9:07 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: Brakes and Suspension
Topic: Removing hub without bearing falling apart
Replies: 4
Views: 376

Re: Removing hub without bearing falling apart

Forget it, new bearing every time.
by planetc
Sun Mar 06, 2016 9:05 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: ICE and Electrical
Topic: V6 refusing to fire - help please
Replies: 52
Views: 1920

Re: V6 refusing to fire - help please

Tc31 will clear if you crank it before checking, it's only there until it's cranked each time you turn the ignition on. If it remains after cranking then look at the crank sensor. I've seen plenty of people dismiss it as 'always there' but it's not if you crank it. Are you sure it's not flooded Dave...
by planetc
Sun Mar 06, 2016 8:56 pm
Forum: Gaming, Gadgets and Computing
Topic: Let's see your computer
Replies: 71
Views: 9688

Re: Let's see your computer

I'm very tempted to look at fibre to increase the upload speed. A days photography event can take upwards of 24 hours to upload to my website
by planetc
Wed Feb 24, 2016 11:46 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: ICE and Electrical
Topic: Testing Aerial to see if it works
Replies: 7
Views: 382

Re: Testing Aerial to see if it works

depends on the exact unit, but as a general rule of thumb 3 wires black live, brown earth and blue the live trigger to raise it