Car wont run.

[Jim]

Okay, this:

the car runs perfectly some times, but breaks down with spluttering and then randomly decideds to splutter, run good or not fire at all.

is a hell of a lot different to this:

Im getting spark but the car keeps cutting out and when it does run its only for a few seconds and very roughly.

you have a loose wire or dodgey connection somewhere. Check all the wires and pins in the ECU connector are pushed firmly into the connector.

[Jason Broadhurst]

Okay ill do go try that shortly.

[Jason Broadhurst]

I have pulled out the loom and checked every wire, and I could not find any problems with joints or breaks..

I will get some fittings for my pressure gauge and check the fuel pressure today, before i send my ECU to haltech to have it bench tested.

[charadedetomas]

car wont run

mate just thought id give u a helping hand its def the ecu the same happened to my charade detomaso it burnt a component in the circuit board if u put a wire from the negative of the battery to the fuel pump relay (inside fuse box under the bonnet) it will let the car run until u get a new ecu.

[Jason Broadhurst]

Thanks for the help, it did all seem to point to the ECU, however it was the coil having too low a resistance for the ignitor to function properly.

Changed coil and its now running great and I have finnished tuning it.