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This car fault blew my mind in 2015
No amount of logic could solve this which happened to me 300 miles from Rotterdam - Nuremburg in 2015. Limped to hotel after breaking down 3 times when engine got too hot until it started when I let it cool down.
ALFA 159 2.2JTS THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED, BUT YOU WILL NEVER GUESS WHAT IT WAS - I WILL TELL YOU AFTER YOU HAVE GIVEN UP! i have a 2.2 s and i have had problems for 5 months now . mine does nt cut out , but when you come to a stop a depress the brake i get the fuel gauge dropping to zero and asr vdc and hill holder inactive , plus i loose cruise control. and it does nt seem to do it when the car is cold. people keep telling me its an injector wiring problem but i have no miss fires codes coming up just p0100 and p0564 which is air flow meter and cruise control malfunction . and i have already replaced the maf the brake and the clutch switch , the exhaust solinoid and a cam sensor.. .. i have checked the injector wires once which involves removing the air pelem . im up to £1000 in bills and still got no where . the car has a K&n airfilter fitted by Mangos but apart from that the engine is standard. the only thngs i can think to do now is to try and get a original air box and filter and put that back on , and then replace the engine loom! really need help with this please people i am willing to drive to see anyone if they have any idea what could help |
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This car fault blew my mind in 2015
On Friday, 6 January 2017 05:14:36 UTC, Simon Mason wrote:
No amount of logic could solve this which happened to me 300 miles from Rotterdam - Nuremburg in 2015. Limped to hotel after breaking down 3 times when engine got too hot until it started when I let it cool down. ALFA 159 2.2JTS THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED, BUT YOU WILL NEVER GUESS WHAT IT WAS - I WILL TELL YOU AFTER YOU HAVE GIVEN UP! i have a 2.2 s and i have had problems for 5 months now . mine does nt cut out , but when you come to a stop a depress the brake i get the fuel gauge dropping to zero and asr vdc and hill holder inactive , plus i loose cruise control. and it does nt seem to do it when the car is cold. people keep telling me its an injector wiring problem but i have no miss fires codes coming up just p0100 and p0564 which is air flow meter and cruise control malfunction . and i have already replaced the maf the brake and the clutch switch , the exhaust solinoid and a cam sensor.. . i have checked the injector wires once which involves removing the air pelem . im up to £1000 in bills and still got no where . the car has a K&n airfilter fitted by Mangos but apart from that the engine is standard. the only thngs i can think to do now is to try and get a original air box and filter and put that back on , and then replace the engine loom! really need help with this please people i am willing to drive to see anyone if they have any idea what could help The fault is obvious, you bought an Alfa. |
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This car fault blew my mind in 2015
On Friday, 6 January 2017 07:53:57 UTC, wrote:
The fault is obvious, you bought an Alfa. No - these parts are fitted to every modern car, even Kraut ones. |
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This car fault blew my mind in 2015
On 06/01/2017 05:14, Simon Mason wrote:
No amount of logic could solve this which happened to me 300 miles from Rotterdam - Nuremburg in 2015. Limped to hotel after breaking down 3 times when engine got too hot until it started when I let it cool down. ALFA 159 2.2JTS THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED, BUT YOU WILL NEVER GUESS WHAT IT WAS - I WILL TELL YOU AFTER YOU HAVE GIVEN UP! i have a 2.2 s and i have had problems for 5 months now . mine does nt cut out , but when you come to a stop a depress the brake i get the fuel gauge dropping to zero and asr vdc and hill holder inactive , plus i loose cruise control. and it does nt seem to do it when the car is cold. people keep telling me its an injector wiring problem but i have no miss fires codes coming up just p0100 and p0564 which is air flow meter and cruise control malfunction . and i have already replaced the maf the brake and the clutch switch , the exhaust solinoid and a cam sensor.. . i have checked the injector wires once which involves removing the air pelem . im up to £1000 in bills and still got no where . the car has a K&n airfilter fitted by Mangos but apart from that the engine is standard. the only thngs i can think to do now is to try and get a original air box and filter and put that back on , and then replace the engine loom! really need help with this please people i am willing to drive to see anyone if they have any idea what could help Possibly, an air leak, which became bigger when one bit or another got hot. Or a component that had a fault when hot. As I have no idea what a pelem is, for example, that doesn't help. |
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This car fault blew my mind in 2015
On 06/01/17 11:15, GB wrote:
On 06/01/2017 05:14, Simon Mason wrote: No amount of logic could solve this which happened to me 300 miles from Rotterdam - Nuremburg in 2015. Limped to hotel after breaking down 3 times when engine got too hot until it started when I let it cool down. ALFA 159 2.2JTS THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED, BUT YOU WILL NEVER GUESS WHAT IT WAS - I WILL TELL YOU AFTER YOU HAVE GIVEN UP! i have a 2.2 s and i have had problems for 5 months now . mine does nt cut out , but when you come to a stop a depress the brake i get the fuel gauge dropping to zero and asr vdc and hill holder inactive , plus i loose cruise control. and it does nt seem to do it when the car is cold. people keep telling me its an injector wiring problem but i have no miss fires codes coming up just p0100 and p0564 which is air flow meter and cruise control malfunction . and i have already replaced the maf the brake and the clutch switch , the exhaust solinoid and a cam sensor.. . i have checked the injector wires once which involves removing the air pelem . im up to £1000 in bills and still got no where . the car has a K&n airfilter fitted by Mangos but apart from that the engine is standard. the only thngs i can think to do now is to try and get a original air box and filter and put that back on , and then replace the engine loom! really need help with this please people i am willing to drive to see anyone if they have any idea what could help Possibly, an air leak, which became bigger when one bit or another got hot. Or a component that had a fault when hot. As I have no idea what a pelem is, for example, that doesn't help. Had this on a pug. Faulty water temperature sensor i.e. 'full choke' even when warm...would only run above 3000 rpm when hot, and wouldn't start when hot at all. |
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This car fault blew my mind in 2015
Simon Mason wrote:
No amount of logic could solve this which happened to me 300 miles from Rotterdam - Nuremburg in 2015. Limped to hotel after breaking down 3 times when engine got too hot until it started when I let it cool down. ALFA 159 2.2JTS THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED, BUT YOU WILL NEVER GUESS WHAT IT WAS - I WILL TELL YOU AFTER YOU HAVE GIVEN UP! i have a 2.2 s and i have had problems for 5 months now . mine does nt cut out , but when you come to a stop a depress the brake i get the fuel gauge dropping to zero and asr vdc and hill holder inactive , plus i loose cruise control. and it does nt seem to do it when the car is cold. people keep telling me its an injector wiring problem but i have no miss fires codes coming up just p0100 and p0564 which is air flow meter and cruise control malfunction . and i have already replaced the maf the brake and the clutch switch , the exhaust solinoid and a cam sensor.. . i have checked the injector wires once which involves removing the air pelem . im up to £1000 in bills and still got no where . the car has a K&n airfilter fitted by Mangos but apart from that the engine is standard. the only thngs i can think to do now is to try and get a original air box and filter and put that back on , and then replace the engine loom! really need help with this please people i am willing to drive to see anyone if they have any idea what could help It's all a bit random. I'd guess that the connectors have been snagged off a couple of somethings that need to talk to the computer. |
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This car fault blew my mind in 2015
There wasn't much mind to blow, to be fair.
-- Dave - The Medway Handyman |
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This car fault blew my mind in 2015
On Thu, 5 Jan 2017 21:14:34 -0800 (PST), Simon Mason
wrote: No amount of logic could solve this which happened to me 300 miles from Rotterdam - Nuremburg in 2015. Limped to hotel after breaking down 3 times when engine got too hot until it started when I let it cool down. ALFA 159 2.2JTS THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED, BUT YOU WILL NEVER GUESS WHAT IT WAS - I WILL TELL YOU AFTER YOU HAVE GIVEN UP! Your incompetence in some way? |
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This car fault blew my mind in 2015
On 06/01/2017 05:14, Simon Mason wrote:
No amount of logic could solve this which happened to me 300 miles from Rotterdam - Nuremburg in 2015. Limped to hotel after breaking down 3 times when engine got too hot until it started when I let it cool down. ALFA 159 2.2JTS THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED, BUT YOU WILL NEVER GUESS WHAT IT WAS - I WILL TELL YOU AFTER YOU HAVE GIVEN UP! i have a 2.2 s and i have had problems for 5 months now . mine does nt cut out , but when you come to a stop a depress the brake i get the fuel gauge dropping to zero and asr vdc and hill holder inactive , plus i loose cruise control. and it does nt seem to do it when the car is cold. people keep telling me its an injector wiring problem but i have no miss fires codes coming up just p0100 and p0564 which is air flow meter and cruise control malfunction . and i have already replaced the maf the brake and the clutch switch , the exhaust solinoid and a cam sensor.. . i have checked the injector wires once which involves removing the air pelem . im up to £1000 in bills and still got no where . the car has a K&n airfilter fitted by Mangos but apart from that the engine is standard. the only thngs i can think to do now is to try and get a original air box and filter and put that back on , and then replace the engine loom! really need help with this please people i am willing to drive to see anyone if they have any idea what could help Nut on the steering wheel? |
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This car fault blew my mind in 2015
Fredxxx wrote:
On 06/01/2017 05:14, Simon Mason wrote: No amount of logic could solve this which happened to me 300 miles from Rotterdam - Nuremburg in 2015. Limped to hotel after breaking down 3 times when engine got too hot until it started when I let it cool down. ALFA 159 2.2JTS THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED, BUT YOU WILL NEVER GUESS WHAT IT WAS - I WILL TELL YOU AFTER YOU HAVE GIVEN UP! i have a 2.2 s and i have had problems for 5 months now . mine does nt cut out , but when you come to a stop a depress the brake i get the fuel gauge dropping to zero and asr vdc and hill holder inactive , plus i loose cruise control. and it does nt seem to do it when the car is cold. people keep telling me its an injector wiring problem but i have no miss fires codes coming up just p0100 and p0564 which is air flow meter and cruise control malfunction . and i have already replaced the maf the brake and the clutch switch , the exhaust solinoid and a cam sensor.. . i have checked the injector wires once which involves removing the air pelem . im up to £1000 in bills and still got no where . the car has a K&n airfilter fitted by Mangos but apart from that the engine is standard. the only thngs i can think to do now is to try and get a original air box and filter and put that back on , and then replace the engine loom! really need help with this please people i am willing to drive to see anyone if they have any idea what could help Nut on the steering wheel? Very good! Like the old computer PEBCAK thing :-) |
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This car fault blew my mind in 2015
On Friday, 6 January 2017 09:16:00 UTC, GB wrote:
Possibly, an air leak, which became bigger when one bit or another got hot. Or a component that had a fault when hot. You are getting very close with the latter comment. It was OK cold, but faulty when hot. |
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This car fault blew my mind in 2015
On Friday, 6 January 2017 12:31:04 UTC, Judith wrote:
On Thu, 5 Jan 2017 21:14:34 -0800 (PST), Simon Mason wrote: No amount of logic could solve this which happened to me 300 miles from Rotterdam - Nuremburg in 2015. Limped to hotel after breaking down 3 times when engine got too hot until it started when I let it cool down. ALFA 159 2.2JTS THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED, BUT YOU WILL NEVER GUESS WHAT IT WAS - I WILL TELL YOU AFTER YOU HAVE GIVEN UP! Your incompetence in some way? It was OK at autobahn speeds, but as soon as you knocked it out of gear the engine died and so it only died at petrol stations as I coasted to the pump. I had to use the starter motor to drive off. |
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This car fault blew my mind in 2015
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GB wrote: As I have no idea what a pelem is, for example, that doesn't help. Probably the plenum chamber. The bit between the throttle body and inlet manifold. -- *The closest I ever got to a 4.0 in school was my blood alcohol content* Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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This car fault blew my mind in 2015
On 06/01/2017 05:14, Simon Mason wrote:
No amount of logic could solve this which happened to me 300 miles from Rotterdam - Nuremburg in 2015. Limped to hotel after breaking down 3 times when engine got too hot until it started when I let it cool down. ALFA 159 2.2JTS THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED, BUT YOU WILL NEVER GUESS WHAT IT WAS - I WILL TELL YOU AFTER YOU HAVE GIVEN UP! i have a 2.2 s and i have had problems for 5 months now . mine does nt cut out , but when you come to a stop a depress the brake i get the fuel gauge dropping to zero and asr vdc and hill holder inactive , plus i loose cruise control. and it does nt seem to do it when the car is cold. people keep telling me its an injector wiring problem but i have no miss fires codes coming up just p0100 and p0564 which is air flow meter and cruise control malfunction . and i have already replaced the maf the brake and the clutch switch , the exhaust solinoid and a cam sensor.. . i have checked the injector wires once which involves removing the air pelem . im up to £1000 in bills and still got no where . the car has a K&n airfilter fitted by Mangos but apart from that the engine is standard. the only thngs i can think to do now is to try and get a original air box and filter and put that back on , and then replace the engine loom! really need help with this please people i am willing to drive to see anyone if they have any idea what could help I am assuming this is circa 2006? If so get your self an OBD bluetooth pod from eBay and look for Torque Lite on Android for real time monitoring. If necessary get Torque Pro, its cheap enough. |
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