[fastdagda]

Hi all,got a rover 214sei 94' vintage,runs ok till hot then will tickover but not rev up,put strobe on and its losing its spark,ive changed the plugs,the dizzy cap/rotor arm,leads,and the coil,so i assumed it was "the brain",ive tried 2 now,with matched serial no's and it still isnt right,do you have to re-program the brain or should it work straight away,any advice would be gratefully recieved as i am out of ideas!Its a great car apart from this problem....Thanks in hope of some usefull advice!....

 

[Dr Dave]

Wanna sell it?

Have trailer, will travel

 

[geeza76]

you must be running out of space now Major?!!

 

[Dr Dave]

Noooooo........loads of room, plus the 416 is going soon, back to Steve

 

[fastdagda]

Well was hoping for some advice on how to solve the problem,it is up for sale for the right dosh,but id rather fix it and keep it thanks,probably something simple to fix that im missing cus im so annoyed with it!So do i have to re-program ecu or what?,need to use car so running out of time before it gets changed for a ford or something more reliable!

 

[Dr Dave]

Cransk sensor is where I'd look first.....ADU7340, about £30

 

[fastdagda]

Strange,thought it either worked or not(the crank sensor),ive tried a matched ecu but it starts up and cuts out again straight away,has anyone had experience of this sort of problem?,can the crank sensor cause an intermitent fault?

 

[cjmillsnun]

Strange,thought it either worked or not(the crank sensor),ive tried a matched ecu but it starts up and cuts out again straight away,has anyone had experience of this sort of problem?,can the crank sensor cause an intermitent fault?

You need to get the ECU coded to your immobiliser ECU or it will cut out after 1 second!

 

[Dr Dave]

Strange,thought it either worked or not(the crank sensor),ive tried a matched ecu but it starts up and cuts out again straight away,has anyone had experience of this sort of problem?,can the crank sensor cause an intermitent fault?

Crank sensors are affected by engine heat, classic symptoms!

 

[randomdave]

Id go with the crank sensor too. The engine heat can cause the sensor to fail and adopt excessive resistance thus giving weak/occasional signal output.

 

[E_T_V]

Failing that try the ignition coil for similar reasons.

 

[fastdagda]

Well i have to say thanks guys,I got hold of a crank sensor from Best Of British in birmingham,£20 with p+p,seems to have sorted it!,fingers crossed!,thanks for all the advice and no doubt ill speak to you guys again,when it goes wrong!well it is a rover!LOL,see ya later..p.s.anyone need an ecu?i have 3 spares now!!!