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Forum: D3 - Engine Bay 5th May 2022, 11:48 AM
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Posted By ulfilias
Bit of an OLD thread here. Fixed some years back....

Bit of an OLD thread here. Fixed some years back. Was an issue with the "coolant" lines, a bit of a BODGE job by the MEH installer, which are used to by the vaporiser to convert the LPG liquid into a...
Forum: D3 - Engine Bay 19th April 2022, 12:15 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 25,394
Posted By ulfilias
This "misfire" issue was just how it presented in...

This "misfire" issue was just how it presented in VAGCOM, mainly on the LPG fuel side of things and caused me to go right through the engine tracking and trying things.

The 4.2 petrol V8 is quite...
Forum: D3 - Engine Bay 24th October 2018, 11:25 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 25,394
Posted By ulfilias
Did a reasonable trip at the weekend (Watford,...

Did a reasonable trip at the weekend (Watford, Harry Potter!) and running around to and from work and then topped up this morning. About 200 miles for 42l, which is 20ish a gallon.

Petrol is £1.35...
Forum: D3 - Engine Bay 22nd October 2018, 10:32 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 25,394
Posted By ulfilias
It's a single vapouriser. They usually are...

It's a single vapouriser. They usually are because cost and I don't exactly feel this was a "premium" installation anyway!

I've slowly kept chiseling away at things, but finding time, inclination...
Forum: D3 - Engine Bay 18th October 2018, 10:00 AM
Replies: 27
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Posted By ulfilias
Following up......The "new" vaporiser wasn't...

Following up......The "new" vaporiser wasn't getting particularly warm. We investigated, tried bleeding as we may have got an airlock. NOPE, no coolant at all. We tried a rod down the hose, but...
Forum: D3 - Engine Bay 9th October 2018, 10:02 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 25,394
Posted By ulfilias
Been playing with this AGAIN So a friend of...

Been playing with this AGAIN

So a friend of mine has done some LPG installations and I've ran it past him a few times. Also a qualified electrician so we've checked quite a bit of stuff. There was...
Forum: D3 - Engine Bay 17th April 2018, 02:42 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 25,394
Posted By ulfilias
Back to trying to solve this.... from...

Back to trying to solve this.... from http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthread.php?t=14011

As i can get it to MOT on gas and pass :D

Swapped the MAF yesterday....it was a straw i was grasping at,...
Forum: D3 - Engine Bay 26th October 2016, 01:01 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 25,394
Posted By ulfilias
Hi There, Haven't had a chance to play as...

Hi There,

Haven't had a chance to play as went up to Scotland for a wedding. ~750miles on petrol and she did fine. I did notice a couple of times when the girlfriend booted it there was a flashing...
Forum: D3 - Engine Bay 17th October 2016, 03:27 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 25,394
Posted By ulfilias
Hi There, Got a new longer LPG cable come...

Hi There,

Got a new longer LPG cable come through today which meant I could sit in the car and have a look at what was going on etc.

Inbetween playing with VAGCOM and the LPG software i found...
Forum: D3 - Engine Bay 4th October 2016, 09:05 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 25,394
Posted By ulfilias
Hi There, Not sure how to check that, but am...

Hi There,

Not sure how to check that, but am guessing so.

We swapped the leads and pipe (to the cylinder) from 8 to 7 and vica versa, which means the injector is fine....It certainly seems to...
Forum: D3 - Engine Bay 23rd September 2016, 10:29 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 25,394
Posted By ulfilias
Hi There, I've had a look at the inlet...

Hi There,

I've had a look at the inlet manifold. Took the back pipe off the engine and fed a usb camera inside. Tried working the linkage and the flaps move and seem ok. I've also popped the vac...
Forum: D3 - Engine Bay 14th September 2016, 03:39 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 25,394
Posted By ulfilias
Hi there, Peterborough Here....So it's aprox...

Hi there,

Peterborough Here....So it's aprox hour and a half drive....Plausible

Though I do like working on it myself!

Lee
Forum: D3 - Engine Bay 14th September 2016, 10:47 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 25,394
Posted By ulfilias
Hi There, Interesting. I'm guessing that...

Hi There,

Interesting. I'm guessing that there is some form of inderviduality within the flap mechanism, which means it can effect just one cylinder.

MRC ???

Thanks,
Lee
Forum: D3 - Engine Bay 13th September 2016, 03:40 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 25,394
Posted By ulfilias
Misfire ???

Hi There,

I'm trying to get the LPG install working and struggling. On LPG I get a missfire on Cylinder 8.

I know LPG tends to show up faults in cars that petrol is less fussy with and that's...
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