VTS Engine problems - No Rev counter - Strange idle tone

1. Mango_Wes Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Southend-On-Sea Posts: 1897 1.1 Forte VTR rep Mango 1.6 Gold VTS

   #1 26th November 2011, 14:28

   Right the VTS has been a project being rebuilt through the year, i have started it the odd occasion to make sure its not seized and so on.
   
   
   I fitted a Saxsport system today, and ticked the car over, I had to really give it some gas to get it kicked over, and when it did kick over when I let me foot off the pedal it would cut out?
   
   
   The rev counter has also stopped for some reason? Why the numbers on the dials are a funny sort of .. well, they look strange, so im assuming its a eathing fault.
   
   i checked all fuse's and all where fine so I assume its a earth.
   
   When i finally got it running for a while I adjusted the rev cable pin to keep it at like 2k revs to keep it running.
   
   but when it goes to like 1k, it sounds like its cammed, and the engine shudders at high note of the exhaust.
   
   I didn't have the lamba plugged in, would this effect that? Cause the problem?
   
   
   
   Also do you know where all the earths are? So I can check them.
   
   
   Thanks
2. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #2 26th November 2011, 15:06

   The lambda would affect the running yes,also you may have some damp in the electrics(depending)on where you keep the car mate.
3. Mango_Wes Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Southend-On-Sea Posts: 1897 1.1 Forte VTR rep Mango 1.6 Gold VTS

   #3 26th November 2011, 16:00

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by stevo67 The lambda would affect the running yes,also you may have some damp in the electrics(depending)on where you keep the car mate.

   Thanks for the reply Stevo, I took the coil pack off and gave it a clean and some WD40 and some new plugs, and it was 'better' but its still running 'lumpy' thats the only way i can explain it, it sounds cammed but its got standard cams ...
   
   I will do the cable for the Lambda then and see what difference it makes then
4. Cam Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2010 Kent Posts: 8439 Gen 7 Celica 190.

   #4 26th November 2011, 17:32

   Mines the exact same, it got worse now it wont idle at all i can not figure it out.
5. user_27192 Saxperience Addict Joined: Sep 2008 Suffolk Posts: 11590 ITB'd Saxo VTS & Mazda 6 MPS

   #5 26th November 2011, 17:35

   is it sean's engine too wes? im sure he said it was cammed.
6. user_51379 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2011 plymouth Posts: 2921 mk2 VTS

   #6 26th November 2011, 17:41

   also check the earth point in the passenger footwell under a dash bolt
7. Mango_Wes Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Southend-On-Sea Posts: 1897 1.1 Forte VTR rep Mango 1.6 Gold VTS

   #7 26th November 2011, 18:08

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Chr15 is it sean's engine too wes? im sure he said it was cammed.

   Yes chris its seans engine, its a proper hungry grow Going to check the passenger one tomorrow