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    The wiring between the door and the body is...

    The wiring between the door and the body is rubbish. Actually all the wiring in these are rubbish. If you peel back the insulation around the wiring loom you will find cracked broken and shorting...
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    6 Speed manual

    6 Speed manual
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    At the moment I’ve listed the car for sale $1000...

    At the moment I’ve listed the car for sale $1000 complete I’ll post a link later today if that doesn’t work out Ill look at parting it out.

    What are you after?
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    Well its been a long time since I updated this...

    Well its been a long time since I updated this saga of the BLX engine :(

    As it turned out not long after I was last here sydney had a deluge of rain and while my daughter didnt get flooded out -...
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    Sweet thanks for that - looks like I'm off to...

    Sweet thanks for that - looks like I'm off to spend more money :lol:
  6. Thread: Tow Hitch Mk5

    by saabman
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    I bought just the tow bar and built my own...

    I bought just the tow bar and built my own interface circuit - to optically isolate the the car from the trailer wiring - included self resetting over current protection as well - worked a treat. If...
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    Biodegradable insulation is the nice way to put...

    Biodegradable insulation is the nice way to put it!
    Yes I would be going straight to the wiring harness between the door and the body. Pull back the rubber boot and unwrap that horrendous sticky...
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    That is great work - now I need to learn how to...

    That is great work - now I need to learn how to read and write the map - any pointers on where I can find out how todo it /what I need?
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    This is very neat. Is the Arduino code...

    This is very neat.

    Is the Arduino code available?
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    In the BLX engine the injectors go through the...

    In the BLX engine the injectors go through the lower manifold so to remove the manifold means pulling the injectors out of the head. You may be able to leave them on the manifold but its the removing...
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    If it knows throttle position, engine rpm,...

    If it knows throttle position, engine rpm, injector timing and o2 sensor readings it could take a pretty good stab at calculating MAF.

    Though I would guess it would have a “basic” map of ...
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    Here’s the link to my translation GitHub -...

    Here’s the link to my translation
    GitHub - saabman/MED9.5.1: Translation of the Bosch MED9.5.1 Funktionsrahmen to English

    About a 1/3 of the way down the page is button that says “show code”...
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    I gave up on the Nox sensor - I did try a second...

    I gave up on the Nox sensor - I did try a second hand unit but that didn’t make any difference so just left it.

    Ok when cold but gets bad when hot sounds like something leaking as it warms up....
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    Yep having to pull the injectors out me off...

    Yep having to pull the injectors out me off pretty quick-I guess it’s one of those things that once youve done it once it’s probably not that bad. As you can see from the photos I posted above I did...
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    Very early in my investigations I looked into...

    Very early in my investigations I looked into using something like seafoam but found too many reports where people tried it and then did a physical inspection and found no change.

    I also tried...
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    The implausible signal implies that the signal...

    The implausible signal implies that the signal sent back to the door control module is not what the module is expecting - for example, its expecting the door to be open but the signal is saying its...
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    That's a good outcome and a lot easier than...

    That's a good outcome and a lot easier than replacing the cam follower :)

    The combination of multiple faults also makes trouble shooting a bit more difficult.

    If you have VCDS you can display...
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    Ive just been looking at the logs and comparing a...

    Ive just been looking at the logs and comparing a cold start this morning (after the clean ) to previous logs and the thing most interesting is manifold vacuum is markedly different (Ill post the...
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    As I worked my way through the cylinders my...

    As I worked my way through the cylinders my results got better.

    I had a lot of gunk on the shaft of the valve just hitting it with the blaster wasnt sufficient so found I needed to scrap it off a...
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    Ive cleaned the valves as best I can. The...

    Ive cleaned the valves as best I can. The "ghetto" blaster and soda worked a treat.

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    taking photos down the intake path is some what difficult but now I have relatively clean valves....
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    :facepalm: I was wondering if anyone would...

    :facepalm:

    I was wondering if anyone would notice. :eek:

    The pipe from crank case to rocker cover had totally disintegrated and the poly pipe was a nice fit - just needed to heat it up a little...
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    Things got a little delayed to day after my 3...

    Things got a little delayed to day after my 3 year old dislocated his elbow - all good now.

    Got the manifold out and had a bit of a poke around - pulled the plugs out to make turning the engine...
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    I just had a bit of a look at the hydrogen...

    I just had a bit of a look at the hydrogen cleaning and they make some vauge claims about cleaning the valves but I cant see how it could possible work on the valves as the theory behind its...
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    Well I’ve bitten the bullet and decided to give...

    Well I’ve bitten the bullet and decided to give it ago.

    Super cheap while they advertised blasting soda they don’t actually seem to stock it anywhere and it’s not available for online ordering...
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    Suction Jet Pump

    Ive been around my engine bay for a point where I can get a low vacuum.

    On the air box is a nipple which would be ideal but the pipe goes to the "suction Jet pump" which is part of the brake...
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