Thread: No Power ??

Plug leads, dirty distributor cap, water in the dizzy, worn / faulty rotor, loose/dirty injector connections, loose coil connections............

start there - with the easy bits, and anything else where water could have got in, connections could be loose or dirty.

it's a SII 2000 model (V8) so no dizzy but yes i have cleaned all terminals i can reach, but it starts and idles fine which is why i'm a bit dazzled ??

Have you checked the aircleaner? It could mess up the petrol side of things.
Gas is a bit more tolerant.

Maybe a dumb question ... but wouldn't that mess with the gas as well ??

If its OK on LPG, then its a petrol starvation problem, check your filter or look for a kinked hose/ pipe.

Check to see if your oxy sensors are either damaged or coated in mud, this will upset the fuel mixture a lot and will not effect LPG. Also, it could be a coincidence, but air flow meters on these D2 V8's are like falcon door handles, you'd sell about 20 a week. This can also effect petrol but not LPG. If you can, get it plugged in and chrcked by someone who knows how to interpret correct airmass readings at idle and loaded, and can test oxy sensors for correct opeeration. Interestingly, because these use Bosch Motronic management, your friendly euro car ( Peugeot, Volvo etc) workshop will be able to hook up their Bosch diagnostics to it and have a look.

Good luck.


JC

thanks guys, i'll have to have to go and see if i can get someone to check the airflow meter as i'm pretty sure it's not a fuel issue.

Well the Air Flow meter fixed and working perfectly without replacement !!

Called the techy from a very reputable Gas Conversion company and he suggested that i take it out and take the sensor out of the intake pipe and give the sensors (thin wire etc.) a VERY gentle clean with some warm soapy water (and rinse) before leaving it in the sun for a couple of hours to dry.

Was a bit worried about putting water over it but it now works perfectly and i have all my power back !! Every one else told me to "throw it out it's cactus"

being such a common problem throught i would share my solution in the hope it'll save someone else the $500.