Dreaded shielded wire Hello Grant!
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09-02-2016, 05:22 PM
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Turns out yours was a very good grasp !
I rigged up a jumper wire to the starter relay, turned the key 'on', donned my mechanic's stethoscope, cranked the engine and....and....and.....
None of the injectors are clicking. Gah !
Got on the phone with David Faircloth Jaguar Fuel Injector Service (great guy) and he's nearly positive the injectors are simply stuck from having been stored in the trunk of the car for so long. I never woulda thunk it but apparently it's a common-ish scenario.
Either that or I somehow managed to smoke all twelve of 'em via some sort of wiring foul-up related to the engine swap. ! I checked six and all of those were at 2.7-2.9 ohms resistance....which I think is correct...so maybe I got lucky. Not sure what other electrical check I can perform.
I feel like a dumbass! I fell into the trap of assuming I had a high-tech problem when it appears, and hopefully will prove to be, a low-tech problem.
I'll let everyone know how things progress.
Cheers and thanks
DD
I rigged up a jumper wire to the starter relay, turned the key 'on', donned my mechanic's stethoscope, cranked the engine and....and....and.....
None of the injectors are clicking. Gah !
Got on the phone with David Faircloth Jaguar Fuel Injector Service (great guy) and he's nearly positive the injectors are simply stuck from having been stored in the trunk of the car for so long. I never woulda thunk it but apparently it's a common-ish scenario.
Either that or I somehow managed to smoke all twelve of 'em via some sort of wiring foul-up related to the engine swap. ! I checked six and all of those were at 2.7-2.9 ohms resistance....which I think is correct...so maybe I got lucky. Not sure what other electrical check I can perform.
I feel like a dumbass! I fell into the trap of assuming I had a high-tech problem when it appears, and hopefully will prove to be, a low-tech problem.
I'll let everyone know how things progress.
Cheers and thanks
DD
I have got 'Exactly' the same problem as yourself!
A drop of gas down the Air Intake and She will run like a bird for a couple of Seconds but no Fuel is being injected, even though I've got plenty of Fuel Pressure.
Greg and Grant are suspecting that all of the Injectors are gummed up, as this Car has been standing for 16 years!
So I've taken out the Fuel Rail with all the Injectors attached and are taking them to have them cleaned, which will hopefully solve the problem.
And since I have got this far, I am also changing all the Spark Plugs.
If you get yours going before I do, please could you tell me how you solved your problem and I'll do the same for you if mine starts first.
Al
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09-13-2016, 02:06 PM
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Update:
IT RUNS !
In fact, it runs *super* smooth. It started almost instantly. And I was pleased to see the oil pressure come right up and the charging system work.
Only ran it for about 90 seconds, though, as I wasn't prepared to bleed the cooling system.
So, the fault was stuck fuel injectors.
My thanks to the group for all the help.
Cheers
DD
IT RUNS !
In fact, it runs *super* smooth. It started almost instantly. And I was pleased to see the oil pressure come right up and the charging system work.
Only ran it for about 90 seconds, though, as I wasn't prepared to bleed the cooling system.
So, the fault was stuck fuel injectors.
My thanks to the group for all the help.
Cheers
DD
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09-13-2016, 04:09 PM
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09-13-2016, 04:59 PM
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Update:
IT RUNS !
In fact, it runs *super* smooth. It started almost instantly. And I was pleased to see the oil pressure come right up and the charging system work.
Only ran it for about 90 seconds, though, as I wasn't prepared to bleed the cooling system.
So, the fault was stuck fuel injectors.
My thanks to the group for all the help.
Cheers
DD
IT RUNS !
In fact, it runs *super* smooth. It started almost instantly. And I was pleased to see the oil pressure come right up and the charging system work.
Only ran it for about 90 seconds, though, as I wasn't prepared to bleed the cooling system.
So, the fault was stuck fuel injectors.
My thanks to the group for all the help.
Cheers
DD
Well done!
Not going so well my end, as having unblocked the Injectors, the moment I turned the Key to start her, The Fuel Pump packed up!
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09-13-2016, 09:18 PM
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I obviously didn't think of it. Dave at Jaguar Fuel Injector Service says it isn't all that unusual. My mistake was having them cleaned and serviced and them letting them sit in the trunk 12+ months
Cheers
DD
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09-14-2016, 12:50 AM
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) but is this that wire?
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11-05-2016, 12:35 AM
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11-05-2016, 04:23 AM
My car is also marelli Warron, that wire lives in the engine bay. Daim's pic is one half of the male/female spade connector between the engine loom and the marelli loom. In my car it is cable tied to fuel rail adjacent to the coil and throttle pedestal. It was quite possibly a transitional measure for cars around the change point from lucas to marelli.
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11-05-2016, 06:20 AM
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11-05-2016, 07:06 AM
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11-05-2016, 07:50 AM
The wires in question run from pin 24 ignition ECU and connect at the engine bay spade to wire running to pin 18 EFI ecu. On the pre marelli cars the pin 18 wire ran directly to the Lucas AMP on LH intake manifold. I can only assume the harnesses were later modified to run directly between the marelli and the efi ecu eliminating the need for that connection in the engine bay although that connection still shows up the same in later wiring diagrams.
It is marelli engine speed Output as opposed to the input from flywheel sensor.
Edit. The wire in Daims pic may be either ignition side or efi side. Both white and can't check my motor to confirm.
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11-05-2016, 09:31 AM
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11-06-2016, 04:35 AM
nb.Connector looks white in pic but is in fact black.
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