Matt Harwood Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Does it only occur when powerbraking and not if you just freely rev it up in neutral? -Ian Correct. Only while powerbraking and initial launch. FWIW, it does it three times when you launch the car. Everytime, as if were supposed to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Correct. Only while powerbraking and initial launch. FWIW, it does it three times when you launch the car. Everytime, as if were supposed to do it. Can you expand on the "does it three times" please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_have Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 It does it three times when launching, ie. hits ~3000rpm cuts to 2500, (afr shows max lean) three times, then all fine. By this time its past 5~7mph. When power braking it does it constantly. Neutral is fine. BTW, sorry Paul for the hijack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted August 17, 2005 Author Share Posted August 17, 2005 BTW, sorry Paul for the hijack! you carry on mate i think i'me soughted thanks to Ian, if i were you the next thing i would do (back permiting) is disconect the RLTC, either way at least it would be out of the equation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 It does it three times when launching, ie. hits ~3000rpm cuts to 2500, (afr shows max lean) three times, then all fine. By this time its past 5~7mph. When power braking it does it constantly. Neutral is fine. BTW, sorry Paul for the hijack! Do me a favour and change your minimum speed and RPM thresholds and see if the behaviour changes or even goes away Try daft values like 1km/h and 100rpm, and 100km/h and 10,000rpm... -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 Come on come on I want to know what the results are -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted August 23, 2005 Author Share Posted August 23, 2005 bad news on mine Ian and its a cautionery tale as well, i borrowed lap top off my mate and whatever i did it was the same so i went to look at the control unit which is located on the the side of the transmission tunnel on the passenger side about level with the glove box and bugger me it was stinkin hot, i have worked with electronics all my life and know what is unhealthily hot and this was, on opening up the unit a lot of the soldering had deteriated very badly and was crumbling away i'me afraid i've cooked it and the excess heat seems to have coincided with the single install, so the unit has gone back to racelogic for evaluation (at £75 an hour) my advice to all is to check the location of the unit when the car is running and relocate if necesary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 that's not good. Have you got a piccy of exactly where you put it? It sounds suspiciously similar in location to my E-Manage unit! Although I've had no heat probs with that in over a year... Maybe the unit just kharked it all by itself? Still, at least we've probably found the problem -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted August 23, 2005 Author Share Posted August 23, 2005 X marks the spot Ian you can even see where the sound deadening has dis-coloured, the box next to the RLTC is the alarm which i'me going to move aswell, i felt the main ecu and that was fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 I've mounted a few things there, alarms, Racelogic, E-manage, and never had any problems. Maybe the unit just died coincidently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 You know you could have photoshopped in that X Yep, that's exactly where I've put the E-Manage, no heat issues at all, I think your unit has gone sproing of it's own accord - which is good from a warranty perspective -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Terry S Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Is your downpipe touching the car Paul? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Paul, where your X is, what's that mark that looks like it's running down from the dash area? - You haven't had a heater matrix leak have you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted August 24, 2005 Author Share Posted August 24, 2005 You know you could have photoshopped in that X -Ian i like the personal touch Ian lol, i've never had a coolant leak round there, i would advise to all after a "spirited" drive pop the carpet back and check how hot your electronic bits are that are bolted in that area, i cant say if the heat build up has made the RLTC unit fail but i will be moving it or looking at some external insulation when (if) i get it back, like i said guys i have alot of expierience with electronics and the temperature of the control unit was way to hot to be healthy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted August 24, 2005 Author Share Posted August 24, 2005 well i think i've gotten to the bottom of my bulk head heating problem, when i installed the transmission cooler i put a mocal oil stat with a temp sensor in, everything was fine the cooler and pipes to the cooler got warm after a test run and all was well i thought, however i connected the temp sensor up to the gauge today and bugger me the the oil was allready at 90 degrees © so took the car out and its hitting 110 -115 C, the stats red hot but not allowing any oil to the cooler so its coming out and i'me going to introduce it to Mr hammer, its discoloured the transmision fluid so thats going to need changing as well, sometimes i wonder how i fit going to work in with this car its a nearly a full time job maintaining it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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