This is the third Mazda bt50. 2016 model they either come in with tray back style combination rear lamps where the bayonet spring loaded center terminal melts and the bulb does not get any power to the bulb (replacement) tail lamp assembly needed
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Vehicle
Holden Captiva series 2, 2011, 2.4L 4 cylinder engine.Symptom
Vehicle came in with check engine light on and complaint was, that the engine was shaking when idling after going for a drive, he left the vehicle sit over night at home drove the next day and no issues after leaving it over night.Being that the engine light was on the instrument cluster we connected the scan tool and conducted a test drive.
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known as Astra G- these vehicles come from 99 to 2005
Z18xe- Simtec71
Variants
- there are 2 main variants z18xe with simtec 71 and a newer version called simtec 71.1
- after 2003 the fan controller is different, use your Vin and program with GDS to update is the ecu version is wrong, there is no CAN setting for this and you will not find it in the Tech2 or tech2win,
Programming
We started to test spark coming out from the igntion coil at the distributor and no spark, we tested the coil had power and that the efi relay and fuse was ok, then it became a matter of using a scope to test that the crank sensors in the distributors where working, we scoped and found that all was good and that engine ecu located behind the glove box was receiving the signals, we then found that the ignitor next to the coil controls spark to the coil and the injector power, so we checked that there was power to the injectors was was present we then used a wiring diagram to pin point output the ignitor grin the ignition coil, the reading where not a normal output that you would expect so of course we blamed the engine computer for being silly and not doing what we wanted off course just blaming a part will get you into trouble if you don’t first test all the power and ground circuits to the engine ecu, so we did that and still nothing , we replaced the engine computer and still the same thing, by this stage I was shaking my head thinking I have really missed somthing, so it was back to scoping all the componentry again to check that I hadn’t missed something buy mistake
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