Wheres my blooming ECU warning light ??
i wont bore you too much. but a little rant - because im ****ed off !
So i bought the car 18 months ago, from a dealer.
sent it back - head gasket went.
couple week later - sent it back, it had a problem with chug chugging when the engine was luke warm (just switched off / on again).
they couldnt find the fault. nor could they reproduce it - which to be fair, at the time nor could i !!
anyway. time has passed. warranty's have expired.
still have the chug chugging issue. which i CAN now reproduce on demand.... assuming engine temp is within a threshold. taken it to another garage, they cant find the fault either, but they do agree there is an issue.
Also, since owning the car i have had a 'varying level' expansion tank. its one of a kind. you cant find one anywhere else.
after some journeys i would have no coolant !!! literally gone. after some journys of twice the distance, the level would be unchanged.
well i have now confirmed - my chug chugging where the car runs on 3 cylinders / misfiring happens at the same time as i have a leak of coolant, coming from behind the cam cover.
head gasket has been done. water pump has been done.
now - i have a fantastic misfire at around 4k rpm, which is now spreading throughout the rev range !!
I put on OBD reader on the car last week - reading misfires, cars running VERY lean, according to output, readout says sensors are working fine.
so i am thinking... i wonder how dying your car has to be before the ECU light comes on. and then, aha. whats this. blown bulb??? doubt it !!!
so, seems the car had a problem before i got it....and someone has either removed the ECU warning bulb, or the connection to it. really ****ed off.
stuff i have replaced to fix my misfiring issues:
HT leads
spark plugs
Lambda
new ECu
IACV
TPS
MAP
but its getting progressively worse.
i think my engine is on its last legs. due to 'the' sensor has failure, whihever one it is. Whatever the problem, im sure the physical health of the engine is now suffering.
time for an engine swap i think. that will quite simply, rule out 'everything' by default.
had enough. i just want a sweet engine.
Next question - is there a how-to on swapping dash LEDs?