LHD MG ZS 180 MK2 has arrived

[petet16]

No, different, the diesel has the slave cylinder next to the engine rather than on the gearbox as the 180 is.

[petet16]

Diesel http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-GRID003456

[Jason04r]

Ah fair enough...

Another question.. the 3 error codes i got link to a earth problem . I currently have the negative cable connected to the bolt just above where the slave bracket would go. Would this be the reason the im getting these codes? I would of thought it was all the same but another note the cable to the slam panel is connected fine with good contact.

[petet16]

The earths sound to be connected ok, you could try using a spare jump lead to earth from the engine to body, just to make sure it's not an earth problem.

Which 3 codes do you still have.

[Jason04r]

P0505- Idle control System malfunction
P0107- MAP/BARO Circuit low input -
P0113- IAT Sensor 1 circuit high input -

All these on my MG workshop manual state its a open circuit problem or a earth problem.

I've changed all these sensors for the ones i got with the car and also with the engine and doesn't make a difference... erasing the codes , remove the batt , install the sensors , scan and the same codes keep coming back.

[petet16]

The fact that they keep coming back tells me there is a genuine problem, and it's not just a random spurious fault which can sometimes log a fault code.

I don't think the engine earthing would give you those fault codes either, did you disturb the engine loom when you had it all apart, and did you remove the ecu.

[Jason04r]

Loom i had to change as the engine was from the 75. Its the original loom and ecu which i got with the car , manifold and sensors are the original aswel.

Just found these which i printed from the manual:



Short to battery - thought i was missing something

[petet16]

A couple of things to check, have a good look at the loom to make sure that there isn't a disconnected earth anywhere, and also for any signs of chafing on the loom.

[Jason04r]

Lets hope it doesn't rain tomorrow so i can go through it all...

[petet16]

Lets hope not, tracking down random niggles can be a pita, even more so in your case as the car was in pieces when you got it, so it may have had those faults before the previous owner dismantled things.