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Unfortunately I never was able to get the car running again. I sold it to a chap who deals in 33's and it turned out that a pipe had broken off from the fuel tank resulting in no fuel supply! D ...

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Thanks for the reply. Yes, there's a spark and power to the injectors. The fuel pump used to come on for a couple of seconds when ignition turned on, to prime the system, then go off again. Now ...

Well it's been a few months since I've looked at the old 33, but I've decided to have one last go.

Further to bobber's suggestion, I made up a diagnostic test light, and found the ECU issuing a cod ...

Oops, forgot to mention - I also put a new clutch on it at the same time as doing the cambelts.

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I've got a dead 33 Perm 4 which I need to sell Crying or Very sad

I was driving it one day and the engine just died - fuel pump not running. Have made various investigations, and the fault is electrica ...

hi zp,

thanks for your help - it's appreciated.

how do i check the flashing code?

kevin.

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zp - I measured resistance of sensor: 500 ohms approx. Voltage across sensor during cranking was about 3V AC. So I'm thinking the sensor is OK - resistance a bit down on what you specified thou ...

zp,

thanks for the tip - i'll check that tomorrow. just to clarify - the tdc sensor is located on the flywheel housing on left side (viewed from rear of car) and connects with a two-pin connector o ...

Hi Scott,

Thanks for your reply. There's no spark, and no evidence of switching across the coil when the engine is cranked. This is looking more and more like an ECU problem. Oh dear.

Hi folks,

I was driving my P4 a couple of days ago and the engine just died, now fails to start.

Found fuel pump not running, but have checked everything (relays, etc) - all OK. But have found t ...

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I know this might be a bit late, looking at the date of the original post, but it might help someone else..

I'm thinking the problem could lie with the ECU ignition timing preset connector S ...

Hi there,

I've finally got my old Permanent 4 on the road again, after wiring nightmares and three shots at the UK MoT test. Thanks to all who helped with my wiring problems.

Anyway, now I've d ...

Uh oh,

The problem has just occurred again during the MoT test, so the car failed because rear brake lights were out, amongst other things...

Looks like I didn't fix it after all Embarassed

Bobb ...

Hello,

I've sorted the problem out - it turned out to be a short behind the fusebox. So it looks like an unhappy coincidence perhaps?

That said, the alternator had been damaged by my mistake, so ...

Thanks Tvatavuk,

In the morning I'll check out the starter and ignition systems as you suggest, and let you know of results.

I've got all day tomorrow, so I'm hopeful I'll be able to discover th ...

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OK, I found 5 relays by the battery, three of which were fitted with fuses. Anyway, I removed all of them, including a fuse in one of the relay sockets. Turned ignition on, and the service fuse ...

Thanks for everyone's help on this.

Tvatavuk, where is the 4x4 relay - is it under the car? I'm still trying to find my way around the vehicle, but it's difficult without technical info!

Actuall ...

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I've just replaced my 33 1.7IE with a slightly decrepit P4, which is mechanically pretty good but bodily, er, untidy.

Anyway, after a marathon welding session, I just had one more bit of pat ...