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18 Nov 2017 19:03 #186426 by mlines
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Well, after being laid up in 2011 following a major failure and being briefly restarted in 2013 when I had to get her on a flat bed to move house, today is the day to bring her back to life.

Over the last few days I have replaced the battery, air filter, oil and oil filter. The fuel in the tank is from 2011 so has been in the tank for 6 years, however there is too much of it to drain easily so its fingers crossed!



Stunning! Started as if it last ran yesterday.

However, I still have some work to to.

After running for a few minutes she threw up an engine code.



This is the O2 Sensor heater wire. I now recall my sons Jimny had an issue and we swapped over sensors to get his running so I had his sensor :( - so i need a new one for the MOT.

Also the idle speed, instead of settling down after a few seconds to around 700RPM it increased to just under 2000 and sat there. Therefore I now need to look at why the idle speed is too high.

There is some bearing noise so something (Tensioner bearing, Alternator bearing etc.) is not happy

The exhaust has a lot of steam and water coming out. No loss of water from header but engine does seem warm. However she always was a steamy exhaust car without losing water and with the oil not getting emulsified.

So its onwards with the diagnosis but a major step forward today.

Martin

2003 M13 early KAP build.
3" Trailmaster lift with 1.5 Spacers on front
Customised winch bumper and roll cage
235/85R16 Maxxis Bighorns on 16" Rims, 4:1 Rocklobster, Rear ARB locker and on-board air
Corrected arms all-round, rear disks, Recaro seats and harnesses

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18 Nov 2017 19:35 #186428 by petejones69
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Nice one! :woohoo:

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18 Nov 2017 19:52 #186429 by Daniel30
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Nice......
Would it idle better with fresh petrol?

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18 Nov 2017 20:03 #186432 by mlines
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Probably, however the deceptive thing is that the idle speed is rock solid but high. No misfire, no hunting, its just as if it was supposed to idle at that speed. So at the moment I am going for a faulty sensor or blocked/split pipe.

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2003 M13 early KAP build.
3" Trailmaster lift with 1.5 Spacers on front
Customised winch bumper and roll cage
235/85R16 Maxxis Bighorns on 16" Rims, 4:1 Rocklobster, Rear ARB locker and on-board air
Corrected arms all-round, rear disks, Recaro seats and harnesses

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18 Nov 2017 20:07 #186433 by Daniel30
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Ah.. ok yeah probably something like that then :)

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18 Nov 2017 23:38 #186438 by kirkynut
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I realise you have no MOT but if you were able to drive it around a bit and get some fresh fuel in It, I reckon the idling issue will sort its self out.

In respect of the steamy exhaust, if it's not too much hassle to take the back box off I think you might find that you can empty a bit of water out of it from condensation.

It's great that it's running though!

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19 Nov 2017 05:38 #186441 by Lambert
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Excellent news, I would still be looking at changing the fuel though.

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19 Nov 2017 08:10 #186443 by kirkynut
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Easier said than done when the tank has a fair bit in it and the tank bolts are all rusty and want to sheer in their captive nuts on the top of chassis cross members, where you can't get to them with a grinder and drilling them is a pain.

Then you'd have to weld new ones in place or tap the old ones, which would not be easy, given their location.

The fuel pipes are all on the top and whilst I think there is possibly a drain bolt, I personally wouldn't want to disturb that after all these years and knowing what Martin's Jimny has been through. The tank bolts likely need undoing to access it too if there is a tank guard, which I would think Martin has.

So draining the tank is a pain in short!

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19 Nov 2017 08:34 #186445 by mlines
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I will syphon out small amounts and mix into our other petrol cars to dilute and dispose. Once I get it low enough I will then add on fresh to dilute the remainder.

I feel the idle issue is vacuum related (or lack of it). There are 4 pipes on the manifold. The old vacuum hub feed, the servo feed and two evap pipes. Will have a poke around later

I still cannot believe how instantly it started

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Martin

2003 M13 early KAP build.
3" Trailmaster lift with 1.5 Spacers on front
Customised winch bumper and roll cage
235/85R16 Maxxis Bighorns on 16" Rims, 4:1 Rocklobster, Rear ARB locker and on-board air
Corrected arms all-round, rear disks, Recaro seats and harnesses

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19 Nov 2017 09:41 #186446 by kirkynut
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Can you syphon through through the filler though? There's often a ping pong like ball at the bottom of the filler pipe that gets pressed down by the pressure of petrol coming in to allow it past but stops a hose pipe from getting into the tank.

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19 Nov 2017 09:43 #186447 by mlines
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Hopefully the Jimny is more basic than that, I will find out :)

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Martin

2003 M13 early KAP build.
3" Trailmaster lift with 1.5 Spacers on front
Customised winch bumper and roll cage
235/85R16 Maxxis Bighorns on 16" Rims, 4:1 Rocklobster, Rear ARB locker and on-board air
Corrected arms all-round, rear disks, Recaro seats and harnesses

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19 Nov 2017 10:19 #186449 by kirkynut
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Fingers crossed!

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