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Offline rubjonny

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Re: blue coolant temperature sensor
« Reply #10 on: 01 June 2005, 20:52 »
Its located underneath the throttle body, so you have to take off the top half of the airbox and the intake boot.  Good excuse to clean the throttle body though  :smiley:
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Re: blue coolant temperature sensor
« Reply #11 on: 01 June 2005, 21:15 »
I can see no mention of the idle switch in the Haynes manual and I am not sure what you mean about under the throttle body, what is it connected to?

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Re: blue coolant temperature sensor
« Reply #12 on: 01 June 2005, 21:22 »
You need to look in the fuel & exhaust section for Digifant management, diagram 5.1 on page 4F.3.  The switches are marked 4&5 and the throttle body is 6.
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Re: blue coolant temperature sensor
« Reply #13 on: 01 June 2005, 21:32 »
rubjonny, I am totally lost, I have a green and a red Haynes manual and I cannot find the diagram you refer to. Please give me a page number from the manual. Are you referring to the throttle valve switches?

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Re: blue coolant temperature sensor
« Reply #14 on: 01 June 2005, 21:38 »
Yeah the throttle valve switches 1 & 2, on page 4F3 in the red book.  Testing is detailed in section 5, switch 1 is the idle switch (throttle closed)  Part number 4 on diagram 5.1, which is underneath the throttle body in an extremly difficult to reach place :grin:
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Re: blue coolant temperature sensor
« Reply #15 on: 01 June 2005, 21:49 »
rubjonny, I am completely lost and I am going to sleep on this one. I can find no page 4F3 in the red book.

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Re: blue coolant temperature sensor
« Reply #16 on: 01 June 2005, 22:14 »
Its page 3 in the digifant section :)  Turn to the Fuel and exhaust systems - Digifant fuel injection' section, which in my Red Haynes is section 4F or 'Chapter 4 part F'.  Then go to 'Throttle valve switches - testing and adjustment' which in my book is part 5.  In fact here is the bit I'm refering to:



5 Throttle valve switches - testing and adjustment
1 There are two throttle valve switches. Switch 1 monitors the throttle valve closed position and switch 2 monitors the throttle valve fully open position (see illustration).
2 Disconnect the supply plug from switch 2 and check that approximately 5 volts is available across the two terminals with the ignition switched on. If not, check the wiring from the control unit.
3 Connect an ohmmeter across the terminals of switch 2, then slowly open the throttle valve until the switch points close. The gap at the throttle lever stop must be 0.20 to 0.60 mm when the points close. If necessary, adjust the position of switch 1.
4 A piece of card marked with 10° is required to check switch 2. Attach the card to the first stage throttle valve shaft.
5 Fully open the throttle and align a datum with 0° on the card. Close the throttle by approximately 20°, then slowly open it until switch 2 points close. This should occur at 10° ± 2° before full throttle. If necessary, adjust the position of switch 2. Note that the throttle valve lever roller must contact the sloping part of switch 2.
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Re: blue coolant temperature sensor
« Reply #17 on: 02 June 2005, 10:58 »
rubjonny, Thanks for that, I have now found it in my manual on a different page, my manual must be an older or newer version than yours.

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Re: blue coolant temperature sensor
« Reply #18 on: 03 June 2005, 20:15 »
Just cured my poor idling, was the idle switch as rubjonny suggested. I had the same symptoms as a dodgy ISV, however, I was fairly confident the ISV was okay. I checked the idle switch and the wiring was knackered. One of the wires was corroded through and had snapped, now sorted :smiley:

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Re: blue coolant temperature sensor
« Reply #19 on: 03 June 2005, 23:11 »
Coolio!
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