Magsimus
23-07-2014, 13:16
Yo yo.
Hey guys, as some of you know my 5GTT got me all the way to Monte Carlo before the fuel pump packed up. I've since got it back to the UK and had all that sorted, as well as well-deserved service. Bloody thing runs like a dream now, feels like a different car than what I took away.
Anyway, I digress. I picked it up from the garage the other week, drove it about 8 miles home - pleasant drive - and it died again. Same feeling as when out in Europe. Sudden loss of power. Fuel pump has pretty much been rebuilt so it made me think of the electrics.
When the car got returned to the garage last week, it wouldn't start until they wiggled some wiring - assuming it was the fuel injection ECU wiring looms - and it fired up again. Now I thought it would just be a case of whipping out some relays or fuses etc, look at a few connectors and voila! - sorted. However, after chatting to the mechanic, he says it's not that straightforward and needs a bit more of an in-depth look as the wiring has been modded from the Renault to the Volvo engine. Which he says will be expensive. He's an old boy who has worked for my family for yonks so he wouldn't rip me off. Might just be trying to price himself out of doing the job, but thought just check with y'all to see if there are any places I should look to address first before essentially ripping all the electrics out and starting again.
Cheers.
Hey guys, as some of you know my 5GTT got me all the way to Monte Carlo before the fuel pump packed up. I've since got it back to the UK and had all that sorted, as well as well-deserved service. Bloody thing runs like a dream now, feels like a different car than what I took away.
Anyway, I digress. I picked it up from the garage the other week, drove it about 8 miles home - pleasant drive - and it died again. Same feeling as when out in Europe. Sudden loss of power. Fuel pump has pretty much been rebuilt so it made me think of the electrics.
When the car got returned to the garage last week, it wouldn't start until they wiggled some wiring - assuming it was the fuel injection ECU wiring looms - and it fired up again. Now I thought it would just be a case of whipping out some relays or fuses etc, look at a few connectors and voila! - sorted. However, after chatting to the mechanic, he says it's not that straightforward and needs a bit more of an in-depth look as the wiring has been modded from the Renault to the Volvo engine. Which he says will be expensive. He's an old boy who has worked for my family for yonks so he wouldn't rip me off. Might just be trying to price himself out of doing the job, but thought just check with y'all to see if there are any places I should look to address first before essentially ripping all the electrics out and starting again.
Cheers.