Hello guys,

I would appreciate your advices for this topic.
Symptom:
Recently my 3.0 V6 starts with only 4 or 5 running cylinders in the mornings, although it isn't really cold, over zero degrees centigrade. It is confusing, that if I stop the engine immediately in 2 seconds and start again, it runs perfectly!
The other annoying symptom is the check engine light. If I drove on a graduate road with modest acceleration, the light is on for a while.

Conditions:
I have owned this car for the last 6000km or 4000miles.
After buying, I replaced the spark plugs with others as well, they are NGK BKR6EK plugs from ebay. It is confusing, that the german NGK agvisor tells BKR5 for the X30XE, the english webpage suggests BKR6. BTW my mechanic told not to build in NGK at all.
The car runs on LPG!

Questions:
-Am I right to start the investigation around the ignition system?
-If I go for replacing the ignition leads, what should I purchase? (I have found on ebay sets from GBP 17 up to 150+...)
-Shall I replace the ignition coil with the leads too?
...
What are your suggestion?

Regards,
Peter

It would be worth doing a paperclip test to see what the engine light was for.

It could be that you have a failing MAF sensor that is causing a lot of fuel trim. During cold start, the system is open-loop so it's running lean, perhaps. Once it goes closed-loop the system masks the MAF problem.

Just a theory. It needs investigation. Generally, if the problem is ignition, you won't find any fault codes in the engine ECU.

If you've changed the plugs recently I assume you would have noticed any oil or water flooding the plug wells? This can be an issue.

Coil packs can fail. It might be worth inspecting the coil pack and checking for bulging where the insides have got damp and rusted. I'd expect problems when hot as well, though, particularly under heavy load at mid-RPM.

Another possibility is the coolant temperature sensor reporting a warm engine when it's cold. Start with a paperclip test, though.


Kevin

please check
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1189022687

Peter13 wrote on 13. Feb 2011 at 14:20:


Only worry about current fault codes, ignore 'saved' or 'historic' codes, if the e.m.l. is on whilst the engine is running then you have a problem.

Peter13 wrote on 20. Feb 2011 at 18:02:


Code 19 is the crank shaft sensor. 

If you have code 19 stored I would change the crank sensor.

This can cause other issues as it affects the engine's RPM calculation which is the basis for most other engine parameters.

Unfortunately, due to cable routing, it's not easy to swap one from another car for testing.

I wouldn't change parts at random. Save your money and focus on the things that the fault codes are indicating. If you end up with no fault codes but are still having problems, then it's time to consider the ignition system.

Lambda sensor won't affect starting to any degree. They come into play when the engine has been running for a few minutes. Code 89 on this ECU means "O2 Sensor 2 Open Circuit". It doesn't monitor the O2 sensor heaters.

Kevin

Hmm. If the 19 isn't recent then maybe it's something else. Can you get live data from the opcom? In particular the block learn parameters and the whole list when the engine is idling and warmed up would be interesting.

Kevin

Hello,

I could manage to collect some logs while driving to the office this morning.
They are available for download at http://landboyz.4step.hu/

I can not see any serious, but honestly this is the first log ever seen and made.

The IAT is with 15-20 degrees above the real outside temperature, is that normal?
Do anyone see anything suspicious? (the car was running on LPG)