Death Pipe remanufacture in Stainless Steel. Hopefully now available.
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Quite excited to have this added. Already had the head gasket replaced on mine and running the Pro Boost, Colour DIS, it's on the way to being a worthy replacement for my 1.4 petrol that I owned for 16 years and kept in the family when I sold it.
Watching with interest
My silver 1.6 has minor running issues & relegated for now to the garage. Couple of PB ECU's in the wings from Steve will eliminate injection / flap faff on Betty Blue and hopefully the Silver car. Silver car is also due for belt and has an iffy thermostat (stuck open) from I guess sitting for 7 odd years. Fix the minor misfire issue and then & hit everything else
My silver 1.6 has minor running issues & relegated for now to the garage. Couple of PB ECU's in the wings from Steve will eliminate injection / flap faff on Betty Blue and hopefully the Silver car. Silver car is also due for belt and has an iffy thermostat (stuck open) from I guess sitting for 7 odd years. Fix the minor misfire issue and then & hit everything else
PlasticMac
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Just curious, is your diagnosis of "flap faff and, iffy thermostat" are based on knowledge gained from a scan, etc, or just assumptions? ProBoost is an option to fix specific problems, but you really need to know that you have those specific problems, or something else.
Mac.
Actuator arm is snapped, so flaps definitely in a fixed position, thermostat based on gauge and hand measurement of heater output
. So zero actual empirical data 
Running around locally at very low speed it may take 20mins to show anything on the gauge. Run about a bit quicker and you can it up to temp, cabin heat generally vpoor however. Get it on the motorway when already up to temp and gauge can drop back to nothing. Stat is, I would assume (note assume) stuck open after the car sat for 7 years. Either that or one of the a sensors is faulty and saying open the stat
Least that is my working assumption & car has also subsequently into DH in Hounslow who know their A2s for a full car assessment and guesstimate for everything wrong with it - scary number. Confirming same with actuator etc + a whole host more inc maybe injectors, non seating valves etc / moved coil packs about and misfire is consistent cyls.
Guesstimate lead me to go and buy Salesh’s low mile well sorted car as the immediate run about / I will tackle Silver car slow time and replace the family sh*t box Corsa
I don’t expect ProBoost to fix whatever issue is going on, but hopefully will resolve / eliminate issues in the long term, but only once I get to the car running properly in the 1st place.
I have full copy of VCDS to get some actual data & your comments have been insightful as I have only ever used VCDS for more mundane tasks
Once I get time I will do a full shakedown via VCDS + compression and leak down, scope the etc. Too many projects at the moment so it’s relegated to the garage
Jon
Indi
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If you have yet to find a test subject then I am happy to try it,
I have the facilities to fit it myself and keep an eye on it, and have full VCDS.
My FSI is recently back on the road, with no warnings on the dash, and is a more tired example than some of the other cars on here (making it slightly less painful in the very unlikely event that it results in catastrophic failure)
I have the facilities to fit it myself and keep an eye on it, and have full VCDS.
My FSI is recently back on the road, with no warnings on the dash, and is a more tired example than some of the other cars on here (making it slightly less painful in the very unlikely event that it results in catastrophic failure)
Hi, Any news on pipe mod and test progress?
Carried out some investigation into my silver fsi and it’s poor running yesterday
Progress was I think good, so much so I think the engine itself is fundamentally ok (will start a separate thread on findings and way forward) & think it’s worth me building the parts list and ordering all the other bits for the engine including the thermostat. Ergo, while there……pipe
The car is in a slow time fix mode, so time is on my side. But as the stat and pipe is such a pain I wouldn’t want to do this particular job twice if the stainless pipe is getting closer to being available
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Carried out some investigation into my silver fsi and it’s poor running yesterday
Progress was I think good, so much so I think the engine itself is fundamentally ok (will start a separate thread on findings and way forward) & think it’s worth me building the parts list and ordering all the other bits for the engine including the thermostat. Ergo, while there……pipe
The car is in a slow time fix mode, so time is on my side. But as the stat and pipe is such a pain I wouldn’t want to do this particular job twice if the stainless pipe is getting closer to being available
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McG
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Hi, I’m in the same boat, I’d like go the stainless route if it feasible over the summer?
Frankinstien
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Phil_B
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Ok, so I have had rather a lot on my plate in my life recently, and unfortunately this simple task had a back burner. Apologies everyone. The location lug is now fitted, and it is ready for its proper road test and data analysis.
I know @Indi has volunteered to give it the proper test as soon as he can. And other people are waiting on results. Me included! I will be needing to change my water pump and belt soon. I've spotted a drip....
Anyone else interested in doing the test, reply or PM me with a timescale for fitting and test please.
Indi
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Since my previous post the car has developed an engine light, with the following codes:
17560 - Long Term Fuel Trim Additive Air; Bank 1; Range 2
P1152 - 35-00 - System too Lean
16785 - EGR System
P0401 - 35-10 - Insufficient Flow - Intermittent
17699 - Coolant Temp Sensor at Radiator Outlet (G83)
P1291 - 35-10 - Signal too Large - Intermittent
The EGR and Fuel trim are both I suspect due to an air leak which I am currently attempting to fix, but especially with third code, being related to the coolant system, possibly my car isn't the most sensible candidate at the moment.
I'm still more than happy to do the testing, but if someone else has a car ready to go then that's probably the better option.
I'll keep you updated if there's no other volunteers, as hopefully these issues wont take too long to sort, but I find this stuff usually takes longer than expected...
Cheers
Indi
Phil_B
Member
Ok, thanks for the heads up. I have had other offers. I will follow up.
PlasticMac
Member
If the P1152 fault is down to an inlet leak, then the EGR fault could be a consequence, as the fuelling system, and EGR are very much closed loop.
The P1291 is probably the coolant temperature sensor, G62, in then thermostat housing. It, together with the engine temperature sensor, G83, monitors the coolant temperature drop, (and therefore cooling efficiency) between engine out and engine in. It will open the thermostat, (via the heater resistor), to increase temperature drop, if it believes there is not enough cooling.
If the G62 fails, as yours may have done, the fan will /should run continuously, at low speed, and an assumed temperature of 95C. (I think), is used for engine management systems.
Hope this helps.
Mac.