• HELP - URGENT!!!!!
  • Engine keeps cutting out during idle. Continuous engine check light. Beams (p.2)
2012/08/24 19:52:25
Tree
Update:
  • Checked PCV - ok
  • Checked all fuses
  • Unplugged Idle control valve sensor - still does the same thing, but at even lower idle. So ICVS working.
  • Tried reading codes but no errors came up
  • Noticed the throttle position sensor was wrong part number compared to Beams spec. Will look at this next.
My original body harness (with Gen 2 3SGE) was spliced with the Beams engine loom. 
But failure to read codes at all is still pointing towards loose ECU connection I suppose. 
 
I was about the clean the ICVS but there's quite a bit of plugs and hoses attached to it, plus the coolant hoses are connected so I pussied out lol. TB was clean when I opened up but I will sum up some courage to try tomorrow anyways while it's easily accessible. 
2012/08/25 08:39:54
TRD2000
hmmm splicing can be dubious... thye tried that on my timing signal wire and it didn't work so well... car would run ok for a little bit then start missing and end up missing and farting above idle and wouldn't rev... they respliced it 4 times ( 2 different shops) and never fixed it.... i ended up having to replace the whole wire....
2012/08/26 10:02:03
kameleon
No wiring guys work at IDB....
 
Who did the wiring for you?
2012/08/26 18:11:32
Tree
Update:
So I changed the throttle body with the correct throttle position sensor and it miraculously ran smooth :D There was one misfire and CEL flash at the beginning but smooth after that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_yox_2KndA&feature=youtu.be
Radiator wasn't getting warm so I tried bleeding the coolant. Seems my radiator (changed at start of the year to eBay special/MR2 turbo) doesn't have a proper bleed valve :/
Started car again and problem came back. Coolant should have nothing to do with this tho. At least we can rule out the timing problem right?
 
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