pistonbroke Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Are you pushing the car too hard while it's still cold? I'm pretty sure the car has a built in sort of 'safe mode' until it gets up to temp. If you're trying to cane it while it's cold, a temp sensor will be the least of your worries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Which one did you change? There are 2, one for the gauge and one for the ECU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j1mb0b1 Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 (edited) Sounds normal to me you have to give it time to get oil round, take her steady till shes warm, I never go into the turbo untill the car is warmed up !, But mine is a little like that when cold. Edited October 26, 2009 by j1mb0b1 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted October 26, 2009 Author Share Posted October 26, 2009 (edited) Which one did you change? There are 2, one for the gauge and one for the ECU. Is that a serious question...? Sounds normal to me you have to give it time to get oil round, take her steady till shes warm, I never go into the turbo untill the car is warmed up !, But mine is a little like that when cold. I don't think it's normal; since it's been doing this it's been guzzling juice as well. Edited October 26, 2009 by Gambit (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Is that a serious question...? I guess you changed the correct one from that response then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted October 27, 2009 Author Share Posted October 27, 2009 (edited) Are you pushing the car too hard while it's still cold? I'm pretty sure the car has a built in sort of 'safe mode' until it gets up to temp. If you're trying to cane it while it's cold, a temp sensor will be the least of your worries. I'm not thrashing it, all the issues I have can be seen at 40mph and pre boost. Edited October 29, 2009 by Gambit (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted November 21, 2009 Author Share Posted November 21, 2009 Update. I noticed the other day that there was oil on the black strip of the front bumper, drivers side again..... This was caused by a crack in the inter cooler, after I got it fixed the car ran great for a week or two. Today I took the smic out and bugger me it's cracked down the back edge now.. Original crack after repair welding. http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/76/dsc00323bx.jpg New crack in green and location of original crack in red. http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/2117/dsc00322bx.jpg For the reckoning this is the Miami-gt 165mm big one. Looks like the hard corner is a week spot. Should be fixed on Monday so lets see what mid week brings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinitom Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 In my opinion that's normal, mine does this to in cold weather. on the summer never happend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Update. http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/76/dsc00323bx.jpg New crack in green and location of original crack in red. http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/2117/dsc00322bx.jpg Now that is interesting. I have not seen a SMIC do that before and I wonder if it is a general weak spot on the Miami GT SMICs. I would suggest anybody with one fo the Miami GT side mount intercoolers gets it checked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 well thats it then, you were leaking boost. I'd be more concerned now that there's enough oil getting into your intercooler to make it drip. Surely it should just be a fine residue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 In my opinion that's normal, mine does this to in cold weather. on the summer never happend! I'm guessing your not saying your intercooler cracks in cold weather? It's not just cold weather for me m8, it's when the block is cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinitom Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 I'm guessing your not saying your intercooler cracks in cold weather? It's not just cold weather for me m8, it's when the block is cold. sorry my bad, i have the same ic but smaller one. no problems so far regarding the ic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 From the pics it looks like the welds have been smoothed off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 From the pics it looks like the welds have been smoothed off. It's not that m8. The first picture shows the weld I had done to repair a crack it's splitting on a bend not a weld. I think the bend is so sevear on a thin piece of metal, it's just cr@pping out. I will ask Radtec about this and post up what they reply, if anything...... Unless they tell me what to go do with myself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pezzler Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 silly answer to your problem, i know; how about waiting for your car to warm up sufficiently before driving? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 I normally just get in and go, but I'm not leaving the drive as if I'm doing the quarter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jdwals Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Don't know if this is related or not but I have a '93 manual non-turbo and I get a very similar thing to you in the mornings. When I start it up and pull out of my drive, going down the road, if I take my foot off the accelerator, she physically lurches and the nose dips - nearly like giving a quick hard jab to the breaks, but not exactly. After that car has warmed up, it does not really happen. I have never driven a big engined manual car before, always having been automatic, and I had been putting it down to me not being in the right gear but that does not really explain it. But looking at this thread, it seems that it may be something that is normal on these cars as there are a few that seem to do the same thing. Or else we all have the same problem..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jdwals Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Oh, forgot to say, this happens around the same speeds you have mentioned as well. Higher speeds it does not seem to happen at all. Or at least I can't say I have really noticed it happening at higher speeds at any rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 Got the ic back today not bad bit of alloy weld for £15 http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/3927/dsc00322tc.jpg Hopefully this will sort out my problem. On a note about Radtec the maker. I emailed them about what had happened and they got straight back to me saying, they have no idea what has happened and they've never had this problem before and if I send it to them they will fix it free of charge. Bare in mind I bought it in 2006, you can't really say fairer than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 I went to Thor today, was there all day, really nice people. Before anyone asks, no time for dyno run. Peter took it out for a run, when I got there and says it pulls really well from the off, with less hesitation than a lot he's driven. Since I went there to find out why it was lazy from cold, this wasn't what I wanted to hear.... Anyway, they left it for four hours or so, so it could cool down. Then they set about checking tps, ecu..... Tightened throttle cable as it was very loose and tps was a dog hair off, so adjusted that. My speed converter according to Peter was wired wrong, so there was some rewiring done behind the dash and the harness to my ecu wasn't very tight. Peter took it out after this when it had cooled down thoroughly on return his findings were........ Nothing wrong with it! Hopefully that means they fixed it with there work and not that it was putting on a good face, just for them. On a plus note, I found out why I never had to fit a fuel cut defender, when I opened up the exhaust. A previous owner kindly fitted a Mines ecu. Only time will tell if it's fixed Ps. I met Sam who bought the v8 while I was there, really nice lady. DaphneHoneybutt, to the forum..... I suppose the name is a fair shout. Really sweet boot install and I love the head unit. Sorry I didn't introduce myself properly, I was busy fighting hyperthermia, dam it was cold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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