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Old July 23rd 10, 03:14 PM posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
Jim[_32_]
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Default motor control system failure

On 23/07/2010 14:50, cupra wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Jul 21, 9:53 pm, R C > wrote:
>>> TonyB spoke:
>>>
>>>>> You are a very bad man, indeed.
>>>
>>>> Hm. I can see what I have to look forward to now.
>>>> Never had this trouble on the Land Rover ng,
>>>> although Nige does tend to swear a bit.
>>>
>>> Wine/Keyboard interface!
>>>
>>> I *really* hope we are talking the same Nige! (Ince)
>>>
>>> --
>>> Rob Pearson
>>> 156 1.9jtd sportwagon (now)
>>> 164 V6 Lusso (gone)

>>
>> Development. Am heading back today. I have discovered that if I remove
>> the diesel pipe to the filter and then refit it she runs as normal for
>> a while then reverts to lumpy running. Light stays on of course. Any
>> more ideas?

>
> I'll add my experience even though the above throws it a little....
>
> I had intermittent misfires due to dodgy injector connectors (well, probably
> just one but cure-all was applied) on my 147 - cured by securing connectors
> with cable-tie to keep pressure on the mechanical connection. Fault started
> at around 65k and car ran nicely through the next 100k miles so probably
> didn't do any harm!
>
> Oh, and hope to be back in the fold next year, new car required March....
>
>

Hi,

It turns out it was number 3 cylinder injector connector. I have modded
it and for now it works ok. If it happens again, I will try you
solution. Thanks for your input and good luck with the new car.
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