S160 niggles

graeme · Post by **graeme** » Tue May 22, 2007 9:47 am

S160 owners: any guidance on whether the following are normal or may need attention would be very much appreciated. Still learning how the car behaves and getting used to the new noises...

+ On turning on the ignition, the fuel pump runs for a good 20-30 seconds. It was only a few seconds on the standard car IIRC.
+ When starting, the engine takes a good few seconds to 'catch'.
+ The fan seems to come on around the mid nineties. IIRC, the standard car it came on at 100+

Normal S160 behavior, or something to look at at the weekend?

Thanks in advance.

Graeme

r055 · Post by **r055** » Tue May 22, 2007 12:12 pm

lotus111 wrote: + The fan seems to come on around the mid nineties. IIRC, the standard car it came on at 100+

i've got a 111s, but my fan kicks in at 92-93deg...

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Tue May 22, 2007 12:18 pm

sounds like normal 160 beahviour - wish RLC was that easy

graeme · Post by **graeme** » Tue May 22, 2007 12:46 pm

Fab, thanks.

timmsky · Post by **timmsky** » Tue May 22, 2007 1:36 pm

lotus111 wrote:Fab, thanks.

Post by **Shug** » Tue May 22, 2007 2:37 pm

The fan switching on cooler is a good thing - mine is set at 95 in the Emerald software. Okay, the fan sees more use, but I'd rather that than the head heat cycling more...

The starting issue is 'cos it's not predisposed to idling

I have the same issue with DTHTBs and no IACV.

graeme · Post by **graeme** » Tue May 22, 2007 5:48 pm

I guessed it was all good, but just wanted the opinions of those who actually Know Stuff.

Cheers,
Graeme

graeme · Post by **graeme** » Tue May 22, 2007 5:59 pm

timmsky wrote:

There a pic in here http://www.scottishelises.com/phpbb/vie ... php?t=7807

I don't actually have any others yet

Hope to get it cleaned and shined and get the DSLR out at the weekend, but looks like I'll be working, so who knows...

Stu160 · Post by **Stu160** » Wed May 23, 2007 9:28 am

All sounds OK,may be worth checking ,changing both the temp.sensors,another common fault on all cars,but the 160 shows it up.Or it could all be just fine.

Fuel pump on my car runs for about 5 to 10 sec.
ECU may take a few turns to pick up the position sensor
Fan is fine,but may indicate to temp.sensors sre faulty.

Stu

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Wed May 23, 2007 9:39 am

according to a post on selcock, the fuel pump priming isnt time based, its just runs until the pressure is adequte.

Could it be a problem that means your pump runs for longer?? mines only needs 5 seconds at the most

robin · Post by **robin** » Wed May 23, 2007 12:52 pm

How does it know the fuel pressure is fine? There isn't a fuel pressure sensor as far as I know ...

Could just be difference between SVA ECU in Graeme's car and whatever ECU Stu has?

If it's predictable and works, leave it alone!!

Cheers,
Robin

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Wed May 23, 2007 12:56 pm

robin wrote:How does it know the fuel pressure is fine? There isn't a fuel pressure sensor as far as I know ...

Could just be difference between SVA ECU in Graeme's car and whatever ECU Stu has?

If it's predictable and works, leave it alone!!

Cheers,
Robin

If it aint broke, don't fix it......

...if it does brake, I'll pop round with an angle grinder to remove it

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Wed May 23, 2007 1:11 pm

MIA Dom: last seen removing a fuel pump with an angle grinder...

DDtB · Post by **DDtB** » Wed May 23, 2007 11:47 pm

If it is really worrying you, I could always swap you.....

congrats matey... looking forward to seeing it !

Dave.

graeme · Post by **graeme** » Thu May 24, 2007 9:14 am

DDtB wrote:If it is really worrying you, I could always swap you.....

DDtB: Always wheelin' and dealin' somebody out of something! Do you even remember why you got that name?

Thanks for all the info guys. Might replace the sensors as that's cheap and easy, but the rest I won't lose any sleep over.

Graeme

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