Trent0 The Toxic Rocket Donating Members 574 Member For: 14y 8m Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 09/04/17 02:42 AM Author Share Posted 09/04/17 02:42 AM I've bwwn having an issue with the ute the past few weeks. It has big misses randomly while cruising and occasionally turns itself off. It can be nesr on impossible to start afterwards where I can nearly flatten the battery trying. Plugs are new. Coils are about 50,000km old. The xcal shows cam sensor faults in bank a and b. I've pulled the tappet cover off and checked the cam phasors, they look alright (had an issue with one a few years back). I'm guessing I'll need to change the coils but would a dud coil explain the car tuening itself off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent0 The Toxic Rocket Donating Members 574 Member For: 14y 8m Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 17/04/17 09:31 AM Author Share Posted 17/04/17 09:31 AM so it looks like my PCM is on it's way out. I need boiling water to start it when cold :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 6m 23d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 17/04/17 11:16 AM Share Posted 17/04/17 11:16 AM B series ecu issues are really starting to pop up more and more as their age stacks on but there's a few ecu repair places kicking around now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent0 The Toxic Rocket Donating Members 574 Member For: 14y 8m Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 18/04/17 07:02 AM Author Share Posted 18/04/17 07:02 AM I called up a place today and it's a $490 repair without exchange (2 week turn around) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 6m 23d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 18/04/17 08:17 AM Share Posted 18/04/17 08:17 AM Yep that's typical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 3m 1d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 18/04/17 08:42 AM Share Posted 18/04/17 08:42 AM does the ecu require recoding after the repair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 6m 23d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 18/04/17 09:19 AM Share Posted 18/04/17 09:19 AM A few places are making the effort to suck out the strategy and re pump it in ( base ) after the repair so the cost should include this service because if not you're up for a "pairing" from ford or a workshop with IDS op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent0 The Toxic Rocket Donating Members 574 Member For: 14y 8m Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 18/04/17 11:14 AM Author Share Posted 18/04/17 11:14 AM You are correct. The process sounds quite stream lined and smart. It's expensive though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,054 Member For: 16y 8m 14d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 18/04/17 11:17 AM Share Posted 18/04/17 11:17 AM where people see a chance to make a dollar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent0 The Toxic Rocket Donating Members 574 Member For: 14y 8m Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 08/06/17 08:28 AM Author Share Posted 08/06/17 08:28 AM So it seems that it was possibly a battery issue I had. The negative terminal was loose/buggered and the battery needed a good trickle charge for 24hrs. She starts beautifully now and in this cold weather starts without hesitation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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