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[lee mills]

Hi I need some help. Went driving back from portsmouth today (135 miles) car was running fine then for no reason 5 miles from home she just died im thinking there might be a problem with the immobiliser. she turns other but no spark
Any help appreciated.
Starting to come to the end of my tether with her now, if i hadnt invested so much money into her i think i would have taken a hammer to her.
Thanks
Lee

[cyman]

Hi I need some help. Went driving back from portsmouth today (135 miles) car was running fine then for no reason 5 miles from home she just died im thinking there might be a problem with the immobiliser. she turns other but no spark
Any help appreciated.
Starting to come to the end of my tether with her now, if i hadnt invested so much money into her i think i would have taken a hammer to her.
Thanks
Lee

first thing i would do mate would be to take the immobiliser out of the loop and then re try either that or pay a specialist to check if the immobiliser is working properly. after that you are into componant and wiring loom/ecu connection checking.
 
 quick question what ecu are you using?? if you have the apexi with the commander there are lots of probs that can be identified with that. it recently helped me diagnose a voltage iregularity in my water temp sensor causing my rex to run like a bag of nails saving me loads of hassle and time.

[rx7veilside]

ive never heard of a immobiliser operating or activating while car is running
only one is blackjax by clifford..i think problem maybe elsewhere..check connection to ecu/battery and any other place car recieves power.do the dash light come on when u turn key..i would also check the idle control valve and the throttle position sensor

[Prof]

EGI fuse?
 
That feeds spark and fuel injectors - so car will still turn over if it\'s blown.

[lee mills]

EGI fuse?
 
That feeds spark and fuel injectors - so car will still turn over if it\'s blown.

Where is this located
Thanks
Lee

[K1HKS arse]

Where is this located
Thanks
Lee

Fuses on the side of the battery terminal, its in there marked EGI. 3rd one from the top.

[lee mills]

I have taken egi fuse out seems fine.when i first went out to car today apexi came up to monitor screen but battery was dead. stuck battery on charge now apexi just says apexi and dosent go any further (i.e to monitor screen). Also when you turn it other its just clicking. Has anyone got any ideas
Thanks
Lee

[Laeeq]

Clean the battery terminals and make sure they are on properly.. :2Rolleyes

[rx7veilside]

the clicking noise is because the battery is dead
as laaeq has said make sure battery connections are sound and battery is fully charged

[lee mills]

now im really confused. bought a new bateery and checked all terminals. car started revved up for about a minute then it just died again. managed to get it started once more for about 30 seconds loads of white smoke to begin with then it just died again. surely its got to be aloose connection somewhere.
any ideas where to start looking
Thanks
Lee

[Jit]

check your coil pack dude...does it just turn over as though its flooded?

[Jit]

sorry my last post was a bit vague. To check my coils (ill assume for now its your leading coil which needs checking as thats the one which fires the car), pull out the ignition lead from one of the leading plugs. Put a really long (about 40cm is the one i use) screwdriver inside the lead and then rest it against the suspension turret. Then turn the car over on the starter motor and look for the spark jumping from the screwdriver to the Inner wing. If it does, then that coil is ok. If it dont, you more than likely got a knackered coil. The white smoke is probably cos its flooded

[cyman]

did your apexi start to work when you had it running??? if you get it running again check the voltage at the battery to see if you are getting a charge from the alternator if its not charging at all it would explain when the engine cut out and the battery going flat. also would explain rough running etc if the new battery had low charge it will give you weak spark and low fuel pump pressure.

[lee mills]

sorry my last post was a bit vague. To check my coils (ill assume for now its your leading coil which needs checking as thats the one which fires the car), pull out the ignition lead from one of the leading plugs. Put a really long (about 40cm is the one i use) screwdriver inside the lead and then rest it against the suspension turret. Then turn the car over on the starter motor and look for the spark jumping from the screwdriver to the Inner wing. If it does, then that coil is ok. If it dont, you more than likely got a knackered coil. The white smoke is probably cos its flooded

Just tried this no spark so i assume the coil is knackered so the next question is where is this located on the car and where do i get a new one from
Thanks
Lee

[Jit]

YOu need to remove the plenum to get to the coil pack. Once the plenum is off, its easy to see how to replace it. Rx motors is a good bet for stuff like that. Alternatively, I got a decent coil pack in my shed.
While u are there, check your trailing coils as well. If you can, check for 12v going into the coils.