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Torbayboy
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Happy Easter
« on: Mar 29th, 2018, 7:11am » |
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Just crawling out of the woodwork (comfy leather Scorpio seat actually) to wish all a Happy Easter and much good Scorpioing (?) this spring.
With the snow gone its time to show a clean back end (perhaps I could have phrased that better) to all in lesser cars!
Anybody rescuing any Scorps lately as many are scrapped on Flea bay?
Possible to come to Paignton sea front in july for the Torbay old wheels show??
Roy
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Glyn
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Re: Happy Easter
« Reply #1 on: Apr 1st, 2018, 12:09am » |
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Happy Easter everyone.
Glyn
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Tompion
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Re: Happy Easter
« Reply #2 on: Apr 1st, 2018, 7:25am » |
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Happy Easter, my Scorp's a bit poorly at the moment so the Granada has taken over as my daily car  
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Re: Happy Easter
« Reply #3 on: Apr 1st, 2018, 9:55am » |
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Nothing serious I hope.
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Re: Happy Easter
« Reply #5 on: Apr 1st, 2018, 3:22pm » |
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Sorry to hear that Dave. Knowing you it will all go back together perfectly!
Good luck.
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Tompion
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Re: Happy Easter
« Reply #6 on: Apr 1st, 2018, 4:21pm » |
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Cheers Mike,
I'm in no rush, I'll just do a bit each day.
Pulled it all into the passenger footwell today.
I might do the matrix while I'm at it 
Dave
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Torbayboy
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Re: Happy Easter/volvo link
« Reply #7 on: Apr 1st, 2018, 6:05pm » |
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Very interesting link that - please view it!
I wonder how many Scorpio "dissers" are Volvo owners?
Karma is a great thing!
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Re: Happy Easter
« Reply #8 on: Jul 11th, 2018, 12:36am » |
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Had the car running today with its renovated engine bay loom. Can't take it for a drive yet as dash removed ready for new matrix but problems appear to be sorted
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Re: Happy Easter
« Reply #9 on: Jul 11th, 2018, 7:32am » |
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Dave, you never fail to amaze me!! 
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Re: Happy Easter
« Reply #10 on: Jul 14th, 2018, 9:28am » |
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Hi Dave,
glad you've sorted out the issues. What were they?
Paul
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Re: Happy Easter
« Reply #11 on: Jul 14th, 2018, 11:49pm » |
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Hi Paul,
The problems changed over time. It started around last November with the OD light flashing.
Some of the problems that developed were:
Lumpy tickover due to EGR valve opening
Engine not starting until I briefly disconnect the battery
Cooling fans staying on with engine off
Spraying the engine bay loom with corrosion block cured it for a while but problems came back.
It would get really lumpy at low speed & struggle to get away if you stopped for more than a second or two - similar to a failing coilpack. Disconnecting the battery would sort it until the PCM relearned its (wrong) values.
It would tickover fine when cold but get lumpy as it got up to temperature. Diagnostics showed the throttle position about 25% instead of the normal 16.9%. As the engine got hot the PCM for no obvious reason was being told the engine was under heavy load (at tickover) so the injectors were over fuelling (it stank of petrol) presumably the oxygen sensor was trying to control the over fuelling by putting the short term fuel trim well into negative about -28% but it was flatlining.
I’d already fitted brand new autobox & engine looms a while back so the engine bay loom seemed the most likely problem, although I did take the slightly easier route & strip both fuseboxes first just in case but they were fine
Unwrapping the engine bay loom revealed typical corroded & bare wires down the passenger/exhaust side of the bay so the only option was to rewire it.
Dave
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Re: Happy Easter
« Reply #12 on: Jul 15th, 2018, 7:59am » |
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I never fail to be amazed!! 
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Re: Happy Easter
« Reply #13 on: Jul 15th, 2018, 11:20am » |
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Looks like a fine job! much too scary for me, can you make looms up for others who struggle with these things as many Scorpios are lost with bad wiring?
Keep up the good work.
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Re: Happy Easter
« Reply #14 on: Jul 15th, 2018, 9:43pm » |
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Great (and brave) work Dave. Looking like looms/wiring could become more of an issue with age (of cars).
Paul
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