Raymond_11 
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my corsa gsi x16xe is running on 3 cylinders. i have replaced the crank shaft sensor, cam shaft sensor and an injector rail. its getting a spark, its got compression and its got fuel. any help would be appriciated. thanks in advance  
 
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Archie 
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Coil pack, plug lead arcing out, duff spark plug?
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Raymond_11 
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fitted new coil pack, new leads, new spark plugs its naw arcing out, ran out of ideas 
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Archie 
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Jerry can & matches?    
 
Checked one of the plug gaps hasnt been shut, drop any of the plugs before fitting?
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Raymond_11 
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jerry can & matches are looking promising. plugs are fine mate. checked everything and replaced everything i can think of unless its the ecu  
 
[Edited on 03-07-2010 by Raymond_11]
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corsa_godfather 
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bad earth somewhere?
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wwwNOOBcom 
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injector itself
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Raymond_11 
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changed them to  
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So its getting fuel, compression and a spark on this one cylinder and its not running?
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when your pulling the plug out is it wet with fuel once you have turned it over?
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Raymond_11 
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47  Air pump relay Low voltage  
 
85  Injector valve 5 Low voltage  
 
87  Air Conditioning (AC) cut off relay Low voltage  
 
63 Inlet manifold valve 1 High voltage  
 
71 Air Temperature Sensor (ATS) High voltage  
 
17 Knock sensor 2 No change in voltage  
 
64 EST Line coil cylinder 1&4 (M2.8 / XEV systems) Low voltage  
 
92 Camshaft sensor failure (XEV systems) Faulty  
 
19 RPM signal (crankshaft sensor) Incorrect signal  
 
34 Exhaust Gas Re-circulation (EGR) valve Voltage too high  
 
22 Throttle position sensor Low voltage  
 
THIS IS THE FAULT CODES I GOT FROM THE PAPERCLIP TEST
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Raymond_11 
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So its getting fuel, compression and a spark on this one cylinder and its not running?  yes 
 
when your pulling the plug out is it wet with fuel once you have turned it over? yes 
 
cheers 
 
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Raymond_11 
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not a bad earth either mate. any ideas guys ?? struggling here 
 
[Edited on 04-07-2010 by Raymond_11]
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Raymond, RR day at Dastek in August you up for it?look at the thread stickied at the top of the forum  
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Raymond_11 
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possibly if i get my car running properly, would be good to see what power its got left 
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Ok mate just reply in the thread if you're interested  
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Raymond_11 
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tried reseting the ecu still runs like shit 
 
[Edited on 04-07-2010 by Raymond_11]
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I have a full x16xe sitting with ecu everything,no cams and the head is off the block but everything is there including gearbox
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Raymond_11 
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ive got a spare engine here aswell mate but i think its an electrical fault
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pippin 
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compression  defo ok mate ,could be a piston ? thats how my old engine went in shite
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Raymond_11 
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compressions fine bud defo not a piston i think its got to be electrical 
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sri boy 
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check ure cams as could b worn or a hydrolic follower m8t
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Raymond_11 
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then i would have low compression on that cylinder but the compressions fine mate cheers
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sri boy 
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no necaseraly m8t as valves wouldnt open fully and u would still have gd compresion 
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Raymond_11 
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if it had worn cams or a hydraulic follower then you would have low compression becuase the parts were worn then the valves wouldnt open fully causing low compression which aint the case 
 
[Edited on 05-07-2010 by Raymond_11]
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