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Re: Garage News

Postby DJ. » Sun Mar 21, 2021 8:35 am

Crikey, that is a tight fit Kev :lol:

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Re: Garage News

Postby Fury1630 » Mon May 10, 2021 6:46 pm

I think I may have it fixed.

The Q has been getting worse, not starting easily, stopping after 30sec, not holding constant revs. Having changed from a Ford ECU to an Omex & still having the same symptoms was messing with my head. Earlier this week I'd turned the Low Pressure fuel pump up the other way & convinced myself it sounded better, but then the engine wouldn't start at all.

Yesterday in sheer desperation, I was testing the circuit across the switching side of the ECU relay, the fuel pumps were off, I turned the key to ign & the test lights came on, I turned the key to start & it started & settled into a perfect 800rpm idle - without the fuel pumps on!

I went in & thought about this & today I ran a new ign live from the fuse box bus to the relays, I swapped the "aftermarket" ECU relay for a Ford one & I re-loaded the map Omex had sent.

Turned the key, & after a little coughing, it settled into a perfect idle. It needs mapping, but I've driven it up & down the drive & it's pulling well, it's got up to 86° & stayed there (no front bodywork), so at the moment it's all looking pretty good.

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Re: Garage News

Postby Wingco » Tue May 11, 2021 10:27 am

Well done Tony, a good brain teaser to start the day off with :lol:
hope you will be out again soon.
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Re: Garage News

Postby ChrisL » Tue May 11, 2021 10:37 am

It's always something simple it's just finding the b'stard that's the hard part. Well done :D
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Re: Garage News

Postby DJ. » Tue May 11, 2021 8:11 pm

Well done Tony, hope it continues behaving itself :D

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Re: Garage News

Postby Fury1630 » Sat Aug 14, 2021 6:03 am

I've started using the Quantum as the daily car to iron out any wrinkles, it made 131bhp on the rolling road (twice what the CVH left the factory with - probably three times what it actually had) it's doing over 40mpg & fingers crossed someone's coming to buy it next week :D

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Re: Garage News

Postby DJ. » Sat Aug 14, 2021 6:36 am

Good luck :D

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Re: Garage News

Postby Wingco » Wed Aug 18, 2021 10:04 am

Sounds like a flyer no Tony, hope the sale goes through
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Re: Garage News

Postby b33fy » Wed Aug 18, 2021 7:58 pm

All the best with the sale Tony :)
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Re: Garage News

Postby Fury1630 » Sun Aug 22, 2021 11:21 am

Hasn't called back :roll:
Might send a text, see if there's a reason, but this was expected - spend two weeks in the garage to get the Stylus usable for Wales, then still own the Quantum.

No matter, I'll put it on e-bay in the spring.


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