Okay, I've been pretty busy with work for the last few weeks, but I have made a big step with the project.
I've had some frustration, some success, more frustration, a bit more success, some disappointment, more frustration, a fair bit of confusion, and finally, today, some success.
I've had the car ready to "start" for a few weeks now, but as mentioned, I've been busy.
I've also had to wait for my dump pipe to be sent (which ended up not fitting) as well as my new Odyssey battery to be delivered from perth. (who would have thought that a 6 hr drive would take over a week
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....Anyway, I had tried to start the mini with the old battery (been dead for about 8 months) jumped off my other car, but it would only turn the motor over without the plugs in.
So I got my new battery yesterday night and put it in and after a bit of cranking (maybe 10 - 15 secs) she fired to life!!
But it was running rough and wouldn't rev.
So I cracked it and went to bed!
This morning I had a few ideas to play with and had a good idea that a sensor was f**ked. Also for some reason my engine warning light is not working - I'm still chasing this.
So I made sure the timing was about right. - A little bit smoother idle, but still wouldn't rev.
Then I started pulling sensor plugs off until I found it. - The Throttle Position Sensor.
As soon as I unplugged it the car ran better (obviously the mixture was way out) and revved better than my ears could handle in the garage with basically no exhaust (only the standard dump pipe top 90 deg bend!)
So I need a new TPS! .... But at least it works.
I have a short vid of it:
