28-08-2016, 10:58 PM
Ok today was a little better, not much. I did spin the engine over to try and sort the tappet issue out. Then I did a compression test, which was strong. The car just still wouldn't start at all, killed the battery and I think I have killed the starter motor as that fucker was starting to smoke, I decided to have a look at the leads again, and something didn't look right. when I removed Spark lead number 3, so I decided to have a break and go through my old photos of 6 years ago, when I 1st did the installation, I found the coil pack photo and with the leads on, and discovered that I have put the coil pack on the wrong way. So the ecu was firing coil part 2 of the coil pack in stead of part 1.
I jacked the car up and got under and unbolted the coil pack and turned it back around.
Then I tried again, this time it tried to start up, but as soon as you think its going to fire into life it just fails again.
So I think yeah the starter motor has died, and the battery I think has died too, with the starter.
Not surprised, that the starter died before its time, thanks to the arrogant bastards not offering me a push at a bus stop, when the intera switch stripped 2 years ago, I had to use the starter to move the car into the bus stop which took the life out of the starter, but that's some of the people from seaham for you.
Question is now, where do I go from here, Do I buy a Lotus High Torque Starter Motor, which takes less power and is more powerful to fire the engine over? and buy another heavy duty diesel battery. Or do I call it a day?
I am putting more and more money into this now and I haven't got anything in return. This year the car has only seen the road only 3 months, just after it passed its mot, the thing has been laid up.
No photos sadly as there isn't anything to show you lads, But I did a few odd jobs, like those odd bolts and brackets.
Id love to photo everything but its not worth it if I am just diagnosing stuff at the moment.
I have changed couple of things from the last time, ( made better)
I jacked the car up and got under and unbolted the coil pack and turned it back around.
Then I tried again, this time it tried to start up, but as soon as you think its going to fire into life it just fails again.
So I think yeah the starter motor has died, and the battery I think has died too, with the starter.
Not surprised, that the starter died before its time, thanks to the arrogant bastards not offering me a push at a bus stop, when the intera switch stripped 2 years ago, I had to use the starter to move the car into the bus stop which took the life out of the starter, but that's some of the people from seaham for you.
Question is now, where do I go from here, Do I buy a Lotus High Torque Starter Motor, which takes less power and is more powerful to fire the engine over? and buy another heavy duty diesel battery. Or do I call it a day?
I am putting more and more money into this now and I haven't got anything in return. This year the car has only seen the road only 3 months, just after it passed its mot, the thing has been laid up.
No photos sadly as there isn't anything to show you lads, But I did a few odd jobs, like those odd bolts and brackets.
Id love to photo everything but its not worth it if I am just diagnosing stuff at the moment.
I have changed couple of things from the last time, ( made better)