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Old 3rd September 2012, 07:11 PM
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Default megasquirt woes !

im still struggling to get an rpm signal to my megasquirt ! im really down in the dumps about it ! ive tried allsorts even bolted a vr sensor and a new 36-1 toothed wheel onto my crank pulley and still no joy the tooth logger doesnt see a signal of a passing tooth either !

anyone got any ideas

gotta sort it soon or im going to start considering the alternative !!! break it to get some cash back !!!!
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Old 3rd September 2012, 08:25 PM
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what software , code and version are you using ?
I know it sound silly but have yopu 100000% checked your basic settings
engine constants and trigger settings

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Old 3rd September 2012, 09:39 PM
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Ms2 extra and im frazzled on the rest i have tried uploading an msq and help file to the ms forum 3 days now and still waiting for a message to say the posts ok for going live !!

Been conversing with phil and ive sent an msq to him this evening the annoying thing is the tunerstudio tooth logger doesnt register teeth or trigger ? Ive tested the sensor the wiring for continuity adjusted the pots ???

Can a ford crank sensor magnet degrade ?? Im thinking as the sensor is second hand may be my issue ?? As ive tried everything else so far !!
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Old 3rd September 2012, 10:30 PM
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it may sound like a daft question but what is your trigger wheel made of. i only ask because i went to help someone that has a similar issue and found the problem immediately. the trigger wheel was made out of ali.

who built the ecu? have you checked the ms board to make sure the correct input path path bridges are in place
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Old 3rd September 2012, 11:41 PM
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Ive moved from the std vauxhall wheel as my original sensor was fubar ! The new sensor (oem. ) is no good as the ecu is set for vr not hall effect plus i couldnt find any documentation on the sensor wiring for oem.

Switched to trigger wheels universal trigger wheel ( bought the wideband from them too )and its steel ;-) and sourced x 2 ford sensors from a scrap yard. Both tested ok with the multimeter changing resistance upon waving metal.

I did try retro fitting a ford vr sensor down the old vaux sensor to see if that would work with the std wheel 60-2 and std 114 deg setting
. No joy !

The ecu was built by phil at extra efi and his aftersales is bob on but many thinkers find ye problem ! Ive got to do a data log of the ford sensor in both polaritys tomorrow but i know im not receiving any rpm in either wiring condition

Just really really getting me down now ive overcome some quite large challenges on my build now im being taunted by electronic gremlins !

Soo wish id found a sierra now in the first place ! Would have saved me at least 1k
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Old 4th September 2012, 08:08 PM
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If you have a multimeter, when cranking you shoul see 3-6v ac out the sensor

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Old 4th September 2012, 11:35 PM
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is it a redtop? their crank angle is 114deg and they have a vr sensor i have set a couple up now. if its a 3 wire sensor one of the three will be a shield wire. if you wasn't so far away i would pop round and get it running for you
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Old 5th September 2012, 10:06 PM
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Ive tested it with a multimeter and fet just over 1v ac when cranking ? Does that indicate a knackered sensor as thats the only thing thats second hand !!
Its an ecotec so rather ghan c20xe its an x20xev same thing basically but less hp by 16 which i think the itb,s should make up with a bloody crank signal !! The original sensor was hall effect new one is vr ford zetec
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Old 5th September 2012, 10:37 PM
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When I played with the mega jolt system I had to play around with the sensor bracket to get a good signal, mounted it as close to the pick up as possible
Are you using descent shielded cable? And earth the shield
Never seen a mega squirt system does it use a edis module to run the ignition or does the mega jolt box control the lot?

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Old 5th September 2012, 11:02 PM
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Sorry it's 0.3-0.6v ac out the sensor, my multimeter is auto range so use to looking at the numbers, so yours sounds in range
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