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I purchased a RRC with a dead petrol pump but was running on lpg after fitting a new pump it ran well for 2 weeks or so then started with a fault were it would lose power and cough and splutter on petrol but if switched to lpg would run fine. It always runs fine on lpg but get the problem...

been and checked voltage on altornator and it is from cold 14.02 droping to 13.9 after it has ticked over for a time.had the nanocom on again to day when it was ticking over when first put on had a fult "code 0443 evaporative emission control system purge control valve circut malfunction "...

I dont know how you come to that conclusion as when engine is running there is a output from the alternator when everything is off the battery volts drop quickly. but have a spare alternator so if you think its that will swop it

still going at this swaped relay 19 no change checked al eath points and wirers . when Ive got a newly charged battery it will start fine and the alternator is kicking out 13.5 volts on tickover then it starts to missfire then stalls when this happens there is not enough power to turn engine...

No time yesterday to have a fiddle but have been giving it some thought .so could it possibly be the realay for the ecu was switching off and on to give me a miss fire and now its switching off when I turn key to start? do you think that could be a possibility?

Not conviced the starter is shot and think the problems may be related. with a fully charged battery when i turn the key I hear a soliniod click then all lights go out on dash and nothing when I let go of key all dash lights come on as if I had just turned ignition on. when I had the miss fire I...

ok so now the starter has given up so when I get that changed and get it started will run on live data what suld i expect to see not had any diagnostics befor this so need talking thro it . I have reset all adaptive values. but that made no differance. I did have one coil pack that was fulty and...

changed the coil pack and it will miss fire with bonnet open

had battery off over night sevral times no joy. it runs sweet when first started but then if you leave it ticking over all of a sudden you can hear it change and it goes realy rough then stalls so dont think it would be plugs and leads.

I have got a nanocom its shows no fults and I cant see anything obvious

I've had this pile of sh## for 2 years and still not used it, had overheating problems to start with sorted that now it stars and runs fine then all of a sudden starts to miss fire. I have changed no end of sensors o2 water temp tps exc but still got the same problem even had a complete new...

thanks lads for the advice, I have now sorted the lights, I conected my nanocom and fond that somehow daytime driving had been activated so deativated now fine. But now got a more serious problem car starts and runs fine till it gets hot then will not rev and misfires, no faults showing on...

car has not been used for some time. I decided to get it ready for mot when I started it the headlights came on if I switch the lights to side lights the heads go out but if I switch them off the heads come back on till I turn engine off .thay dont come on with ingnition only when engine is...

so what do I need to check?? runs fine for a short time

hope you can help not had my 1996 4.6 hse on the road for some time as I had a cooling problem but that seems to be sorted now it starts and runs from cold, sounds sweet , will tick over for 1/2 hour and rev no fults then sudenly go ruff and rufuse to rev . so today I tried to get it to...