[s-cars] e//S2 in need of help

[Peter Schulz]

Dave:

Same thing on the 3b.

If your distributor is "close enough" the car will start, but around 
4k rpm, motronic again checks the distributor timing.
If it isn't exact, the ecu will reduce boost.

BTDT

-Peter

At 12:18 PM 3/18/2007 -0700, Dave Forgie wrote:
>While I am correct about the CPS being needed to start the car, Mihnea
>Cotet (MRC) has noted on the S2 forum that somehow, it comes back into
>play at something over 4000 RPM.  I can't confirm that but have to
>presume that it is correct.  That being true, the CPS could fail after
>start-up and then, during a spirited use of the throttle, when the
>engine goes over 4000 RPM and the ECU notices the CPS is not functioning
>as required, it shuts the engine off to save it (that seems unlikely
>because typically there is a "limp home" mode so you can at least drive
>the car to the side of the road).  But if that is true, when you would
>go to refire the car, it won't fire because the ECU does not get the CPS
>signal that it is okay to trigger the J17 fuel pump relay (at least in
>an UrS car).