Jim wrote:
> On 23/07/2010 08:51, Zathras wrote:
>> On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:44:52 +0100, > wrote:
>>
>>> Managed to get the ecu scanned and that confirmed what I had
>>> discovered......the fault code was that of cylinder 3 not getting a
>>> squirt of fuel!
>>>
>>> Having tried to clean and improve the contact several times I now am
>>> slightly concerned because although I can get it running beautifully for
>>> a while the damn thing eventually reverts to the same problem. The fault
>>> code was cleared and remained clear for a while but returned just as
>>> soon as the contact 'let go' again. Anybody got a sure fire way of
>>> making an effing good contact between the two parts of the damned plug??
>>> Or am I barking up the wrong tree.....one begins to wonder.??
>>
>> It could be that the cable itself is intermittent. Every time you
>> reseat/clean the connector, the disturbance allows the cable to work
>> for a while. If repeated cleaning/reseating doesn't work then I'd
>> suggest the problem isn't the connector or that the connector is no
>> longer serviceable (assuming you've not made an @rse of the cleaning).
>>
>> How many miles are on the clock..is the injector past its best?
>>
> Just tipped over the 40,000 miles mark....it's a spring chicken!
>
> I've done nothing to render the connector useless...yet. I was
> considering doing so but I had also wondered about a cable fault. The
> way the thing is arranged you can only 'disturb' a very short length of
> wire when 'jiggling' so if there's a break in it it should be fairly
> accessible. How do I make such a diagnosis?? Any suggestions please?

Replacement would probably be the only sensible way.

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