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Does a cylinder head from a 1.4 engine fit a 1.8?

Have you reset the remote by pressing the unlock button five times?

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.

A pscan reader will retrieve the EKA code https://pscan.uk/features/5as.html

Will a TF hood fit my '96 F?

Sticking thermostat.

Clogged air filter? Catalyst core loose?

Wheel bearing(s)?

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.

Should there be a spigot bush in this hole in the flywheel end of the crankshaft?

You can charge your battery from the engine compartment. 12V live at the starter terminal.

Fill some hot water into it. Plug all holes and let it cool. This will make it shrink. Repeat if necessary.

Fusebox under dashboard lh side: Bottom right relay socket.

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.

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?

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...

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.

Do the "Trim 2" buttons work in closed loop mode? Can they be used to tune exhaust CO content to pass MOT?

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...