81CJH Member 204 Member For: 19y 1m 29d Gender: Male Location: Brisvegas Posted 08/10/05 01:50 AM Share Posted 08/10/05 01:50 AM I know a guy who drives a BA Taxi that was bought second hand, and fitted out to run either LPG or unleaded, just like all the old AU Taxi's did. The car runs reasonably on LPG, but the owner has heard that the Trip Computer and/or ECU is supposed to fail after you've been running on LPG for a while. I imagine this is because the engine is obviously running, but isn't using any fuel, so it gets confused. Has anybody else heard of this happening, and does it sound plausible that running an unleaded car on LPG could actually break the Trip Computer? Personally I think it sounds like rubbish, and the owner should quit being such a tight-wad and buy an LPG-Only BA new.Any thoughts? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minstral Member 115 Member For: 20y 4m 24d Location: Melbourne Posted 08/10/05 02:30 AM Share Posted 08/10/05 02:30 AM I have been looking at this and most use a signal bender when they convert there system so there shouldnt be any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDIE My new toy Lifetime Members 5,344 Member For: 21y 6m 24d Gender: Male Location: stanthorpe wine capital of qld. Posted 08/10/05 10:07 AM Share Posted 08/10/05 10:07 AM I know a guy who drives a BA Taxi that was bought second hand, and fitted out to run either LPG or unleaded, just like all the old AU Taxi's did. The car runs reasonably on LPG, but the owner has heard that the Trip Computer and/or ECU is supposed to fail after you've been running on LPG for a while. I imagine this is because the engine is obviously running, but isn't using any fuel, so it gets confused. Has anybody else heard of this happening, and does it sound plausible that running an unleaded car on LPG could actually break the Trip Computer? Personally I think it sounds like rubbish, and the owner should quit being such a tight-wad and buy an LPG-Only BA new.Any thoughts? Chris<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I have now fitted up 5 ba falcons not turbo's but standard ones with lpg systems that are made to all the australia standards and I can tell you this is not correct as the gas system uses it own computor that does take 2 signals from the vechiles ecu but it does not need to bend any siganals to operate.They drive all on gas and consuption is great to.Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81CJH Member 204 Member For: 19y 1m 29d Gender: Male Location: Brisvegas Posted 09/10/05 03:16 AM Author Share Posted 09/10/05 03:16 AM So there's no issue with the trip computer getting confused? I don't know who fitted up this Taxi or how it was done, so unfortunately I don't have any details other than that it was done in Brisbane. Based on that alone, I'm guessing it was probably installed wherever the Brisbane Taxi's get done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDIE My new toy Lifetime Members 5,344 Member For: 21y 6m 24d Gender: Male Location: stanthorpe wine capital of qld. Posted 09/10/05 04:13 AM Share Posted 09/10/05 04:13 AM Maybe they dried to use the fuel gauge as the gas gauge as well this may stuff the trip computor reading but I can not see it stuffing the ecu.Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81CJH Member 204 Member For: 19y 1m 29d Gender: Male Location: Brisvegas Posted 12/10/05 08:22 AM Author Share Posted 12/10/05 08:22 AM Alright, thanks goldie, you da man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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