Well I have been trying to get my car up and running with help from the S2 forum and thought I would add my problems here too for 2nd opinions/ brainstorming.
The old beast has been off the road on SORN for almost 6 months as is the norm and taken the opportunity to get the charge cooler fitted, turbo overhauled and installed 2 stage chip for trial etc. Came to start up and ticked over perfectly, tried to open throttle and lots of complaints and almost stalling. Not really an issue once warmed up though. Went through wiring and found a broken wire to the N75 boost valve and thought that was issue, but then took the car down the road and only boosting to 1.1bar (should be 1.4) and went into limp mode almost immediately, back home and traced plumbing and found a tiny leak on vac line at back of inlet, back down road and amazed to find boost just passing 1.2bar but ECU still going into limp mode though not as quickly. Cannot see any leak and think I need a diagnostic. Paul (S2Central fame) is returning my standard ECU just to confirm it is not his old trial ECU but after that am going to be stumped. Like to get fixed before I have to find funds to pay experts like Tim Cooper to get it right. As most people at the moment, I am on a tight budget...
When it is on boost it certainly flies now with this new chip set and even at 1.25bar it covered the 40-60 in 3rd in 2.5secs so no slouch. But no good if it keeps going into limp mode...Doh?! So near yet so far!
MAF is my next item, but will have to wait until I get paid in 2 weeks, not leaving much time before it is due for its MOT and re-tax for 6 months. Poo!
