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Title: need some help!!!
Post by black beauty on 17. Jan 2011 at 21:02

Hi, my husband just got him self a 2.6 v6 elite 01 y reg was running fine but has now got hard to start from cold, have to trun over for long time befor engine fires up,ok when warm, has no faults on the ecu or ligths on the dash, can anyone help please.
Thank you

Title: Re: need some help!!!
Post by Welung666 on 17. Jan 2011 at 21:04

Try the pedal trick (link below) and see if it has any codes stored. Some faults (crank sensor for one) won't throw up the EML right away :y

Title: Re: need some help!!!
Post by black beauty on 17. Jan 2011 at 21:12

Thanks, i will get him to try tomorrow he is working tonight.

Title: Re: need some help!!!
Post by Welung666 on 17. Jan 2011 at 21:19

Keep us posted then ;)

Title: Re: need some help!!!
Post by black beauty on 19. Jan 2011 at 10:44

hi just did pedal trick and no faults shown, did a quick service on the car last weekend and changed the fuel filter as didnt know when last changed, and i now also need to sort the filter housing as its siezed shut so bad i am turning the whole housing complete, so hope to get it done this weekend, and then when i get a chance the rocker gasket is leaking on passenger side, which pipes do i need to clean out in the breathers cheers Eric