by Kenton » Sun Aug 05, 2018 1:26 am
Right. Thank you Axxeman so much for all the updates and blog on this mate. I have been reading not only this thread but many others regarding the injector change, and i have to say it ALL helped so much. Today i have changed the fuel filter, again! And installed 4 refurbished injectors! This thread in particular really outlines the potential problems with coding. From what i have learnt, all the codes are hexadecimal, so the injector codes contain no 'O's' they are all zeros. Quote from Wikipedia; "It uses sixteen distinct symbols, most often the symbols 0–9 to represent values zero to nine, and A–F (or alternatively a–f) to represent values ten to fifteen."
Also, we used a Snap On scanner to program the codes in. All was going ok, until we noticed after the first code, it asked for injector 3, cylinder 2!.. Huh? Scratching our heads for a while, we realised it needed the codes to be inputted in order of cylinder fire. Duh.. After inputting the new codes correctly, the van did not start. Tried a few times, battery started struggling, so hooked it up to the booster. One turn and it fired! Plenty of healthy smoke, and a slight misfire and a knock. Kept it ticking over for a while and it still had a diesel knock from one cylinder even after some gentle encouragement. Took it out for a run, and all went very well. Pulled like a train. Returned to the garage and the engine was still suffering from a slight knock, but was getting considerably less. Left it parked up for an hour or so, drove home, and by the time i had got back, the knock had gone. Must have been a bit of air trapped maybe??
Enough from me, thanks once again to all the contributors - especially, Axxeman.
Kenton.
2005 T230 LX 90 TDCi LWB
ST 17" alloys
Focus ST170 seats
Fiesta Zetec S/W & G/K
Mondeo Inner Door handles & vents
Sport spoiler
Blacked h/lights
Side bars
Facelift rear lights
Lined/carpeted
Lowered on Gaz kit
110 intercooler
De-Cat
Remapped