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by jonaf
Sun Jul 23, 2023 3:32 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Door Locked Closed
Replies: 14
Views: 7148

Re: Door Locked Closed

Have you reset the remote by pressing the unlock button five times?
by jonaf
Tue May 02, 2023 9:13 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: MGF offroad for 3 years will not start
Replies: 22
Views: 7785

Re: MGF offroad for 3 years will not start

Check if the alternator is stuck. The stator corrodes when stored in not completely dry conditions and eventually locks the rotor. The smoke may come from the alternator belt rubbing on the pulley that does not rotate.
by jonaf
Sun Feb 12, 2023 6:19 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: immobiliser code
Replies: 15
Views: 3624

Re: immobiliser code

A pscan reader will retrieve the EKA code https://pscan.uk/features/5as.html
by jonaf
Wed Nov 02, 2022 1:01 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: MGTF hood on a '96 MGF
Replies: 1
Views: 271

MGTF hood on a '96 MGF

Will a TF hood fit my '96 F?
by jonaf
Wed Sep 14, 2022 9:43 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Fluctuating temperature gaugue
Replies: 6
Views: 607

Re: Fluctuating temperature gaugue

Sticking thermostat.
by jonaf
Tue Apr 26, 2022 4:27 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: MOT Fail… engine emissions
Replies: 7
Views: 468

Re: MOT Fail… engine emissions

Clogged air filter? Catalyst core loose?
by jonaf
Fri Aug 13, 2021 6:26 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: slight rattle in steering
Replies: 5
Views: 912

Re: slight rattle in steering

Wheel bearing(s)?
by jonaf
Sat Jan 09, 2021 6:26 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Spigot bush
Replies: 4
Views: 387

Re: Spigot bush

The hole is 22 mm, the input shaft 19 mm. If a bush belongs here it would be 1.5 mm. There is no sign of wear marks in the hole so it may be that there is no need for it.
by jonaf
Fri Jan 08, 2021 4:12 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Spigot bush
Replies: 4
Views: 387

Spigot bush

Should there be a spigot bush in this hole in the flywheel end of the crankshaft?
by jonaf
Sat Nov 28, 2020 7:29 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: 2005 MGTF Bonnet!!
Replies: 7
Views: 583

Re: 2005 MGTF Bonnet!!

You can charge your battery from the engine compartment. 12V live at the starter terminal.
by jonaf
Fri Nov 13, 2020 6:46 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Fuel tank removal
Replies: 9
Views: 2493

Re: Fuel tank removal

Fill some hot water into it. Plug all holes and let it cool. This will make it shrink. Repeat if necessary.
by jonaf
Wed Oct 14, 2020 6:03 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Missing relay socket
Replies: 7
Views: 413

Re: Missing relay socket

Fusebox under dashboard lh side: Bottom right relay socket.
by jonaf
Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:34 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: no spark
Replies: 16
Views: 627

Re: no spark

dods wrote:
Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:35 pm
what do you mean which one
The engine ECU has to be paired with the immobilizer SCU to
work.
by jonaf
Fri Oct 02, 2020 4:33 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: no spark
Replies: 16
Views: 627

Re: no spark

dods wrote:
Thu Oct 01, 2020 1:02 pm
........ so I have replaced the coil ecu plugs ht leads rotor and cap crank sensor.....
You changed the ECU? Which one?
by jonaf
Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:19 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Pscan tuning features: How do the "Trim 2" buttons work?
Replies: 6
Views: 464

Re: Pscan tuning features: How do the "Trim 2" buttons work?

Rob, After some playing with the Trim 2-buttons with an O2-analyzer connected I think they indeed work only in open loop. The CO values are not affected in closed loop. Leaning out the mixture by three steps gives a noticable poorer acceleration. Two steps more ignition advance and one step more ric...
by jonaf
Thu Sep 10, 2020 4:04 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Pscan tuning features: How do the "Trim 2" buttons work?
Replies: 6
Views: 464

Re: Pscan tuning features: How do the "Trim 2" buttons work?

Rob, this is the "Tuning features" page I am referring to.

I do not know how my CO is at present because my Gunson analyzer is not able to read the value exactly. But on the last MOT the tester had to make a fast run down the road to heat the cathalyst in order to make it pass.
by jonaf
Wed Sep 09, 2020 7:25 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Pscan tuning features: How do the "Trim 2" buttons work?
Replies: 6
Views: 464

Pscan tuning features: How do the "Trim 2" buttons work?

Do the "Trim 2" buttons work in closed loop mode? Can they be used to tune exhaust CO content to pass MOT?
by jonaf
Wed Jan 29, 2020 6:41 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Solved. Engine won't start. Can't read ECU.
Replies: 1
Views: 283

Solved. Engine won't start. Can't read ECU.

My '96 MGF won't start. When trying to read the engine ECU from the pscan I get the message "Init fail". I have tried with my test ECU which has the starter inhibitor circuit disabled but I get the same message. Disabling the SCU with the EKA code makes no difference. I get readings from the SCU and...
by jonaf
Thu Sep 05, 2019 9:09 am
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Running rich
Replies: 6
Views: 831

Re: Running rich

When I plugged in an ECU from a 1.4 liter engine, the system worked OK. The oxygen sensor voltage fluctuated between 0.1 an 0.8 as it should and the CO dropped to 0.1%. With this ECU the engine ran lean but it made the car pass MOT. We also tried another MGF ECU but the result was the same: Oxygen s...