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Brad Knudsen
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QLD
TT

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Reg: 10-2005

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Friday, October 26, 2007 - 10:35 pm, by:  Brad Knudsen (Knuddo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Just the other day my soarer turned its self of (engine shut down) when I was driving along and it’s happened again today (3 times on the way home).
Could it be a faulty crank angle senor causing this to happen? I am yet to run a diagnostic for error codes.
Has anyone had this problem before?
Apart from this it seems to be running fine.

Cheers
Ben Socratous
Goo Roo
SA
I am the fibreglass/kevlar/carbonfibre king!

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Reg: 07-2005

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Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 07:24 am, by:  Ben Socratous (Socrates) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

How does it go when you try to re-start it? If it gives you grief when you try to crank it over, look at your fuel ecu. I kind of ignored mine for a while, then it got to the stage where the engine would cut out for no apparent reason, then it was a trip to toyota for a new one.
Brad Knudsen
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QLD
TT

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Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 07:48 am, by:  Brad Knudsen (Knuddo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I just turn the thing completely off and then start it again and goes like nothing’s wrong.
Ryan McDonough
TryHard
NSW
JZZ30 TT

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Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 09:33 am, by:  Ryan McDonough (Ryan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Have had the same thing happen to me. Check all you connections on the battery. It turned out that the positive was lose. Have not had the same problem since.
Shane McInnes
Goo Roo
NSW
JZZ30 GT-TL Manual

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Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 10:00 am, by:  Shane McInnes (Soarin_tt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yep when 1st bought my car the same thing happened to me. Turned out to be a loose battery terminal aswell.
Brad Knudsen
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QLD
TT

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Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 10:06 am, by:  Brad Knudsen (Knuddo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hi Ryan, when it happened to you, did you notice all power going of, or just the engine? I didn’t notice any loss of power in the interior (CD player kept going), the engine just cut out.
I’ll have a look to see if my connections are loose.
Brad Knudsen
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QLD
TT

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Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 11:49 am, by:  Brad Knudsen (Knuddo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Had run though the diagnostics and there were no EFI or ECT issues – though I’m not sure that rules out a dodgy Crank Angle Sensor.
Checked Battery terminals and Positive did have a touch of sideways movement so I’ve cleaned it up put it back on properly. Hopefully the problem was that stupidly simple.

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Graham Dollisson
Goo Roo
QLD
GTTL , Morris Marina, P76 V8 Super, P76 6cyl Deluxe

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Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 03:42 pm, by:  Graham Dollisson (Alloyvee) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Mine did that a few times. Turned out to be the fuel pump ecu.
Brad Knudsen
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QLD
TT

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Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 04:00 pm, by:  Brad Knudsen (Knuddo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I’ve been doing a bit of reading up and I’m starting to lean that way. I guess I’ll just have to have a paper clip ready to pop in FP & B+ in the diagnostics just in case it is the Fuel ECU.
Was it a hassle to change?
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8

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Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 04:04 pm, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Easy to get at, it's hiding behind the rear passengers side trim.
Ryan McDonough
TryHard
NSW
JZZ30 TT

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Sunday, October 28, 2007 - 01:02 pm, by:  Ryan McDonough (Ryan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hi Ben, I had everything go out, the dash, stereo etc.
Sounds like it is the fuel ECU.. :-(
Brad Knudsen
Tinkerer
QLD
TT

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Sunday, October 28, 2007 - 01:47 pm, by:  Brad Knudsen (Knuddo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks Peter, looks very simple. I've popped in a paperclip as a jumper between FP & B+ to hopefully keep the engine from mysteriously turning its self off.
I will get one from MR-T tomorrow (if they have any in stock) and fit it straight away.
Cara Joseph
TryHard
victoria
skyline T

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Reg: 04-2007

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Monday, October 29, 2007 - 11:52 am, by:  Cara Joseph (Carasky) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

check alternator charge also has happened to me as it was over charging the battery got too hot and click car was off 80km/h no power steering funn times hahahahaha.
Brad Knudsen
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QLD
TT

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Monday, October 29, 2007 - 05:27 pm, by:  Brad Knudsen (Knuddo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Almost 100% sure it’s the Fuel Pump ECU. Did the Fuel Pump ECU bypass thing and haven’t had a problem since. Just got back from Toyota with a new one and will put it in tonight.

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