My apologies for paraphrasing Churchill's famous quote. But after spending three days trying to sort out an electric malfunction in my Nissan Kubistar 2005 DCI 1.7 68 KW (as I understand is identical to the same Kangoo), we - a mate and I - are at our wits end.
The problem is the pre heat glow light which is constantly turned on after starting. We have tried everything we can think of to solve this problem but without any result. We dont have the wiring diagram and its hard to figure out where the fault lies.
So far this has been tried:
First we changed earth cable between engine and car body, which was rusty.
We put in a new battery which is fine.
Then we checked all the glow plugs, each has 1.2 ohm resistance.
We replaced the glow relay
We checked all the relays and fuses.
And checked the voltage to the glow plug relay main supply terminal.
There is a voltage drop between engine and car body ground side.
We also found a voltage drop between the engine and battery negative terminal.
But still the bloody glow heater is on when I turn the key and start the engine. And continues to be on.
What is the cause for this, we wonder? The number one theory is that the ECU is kaput and that it must be replaced. Or could it be that there is another undetected faulty earth cable we have missed?
After three days of uphill struggle, we are close to mutiny. My mate wants to run back to his wife, that bad is the situation, even when tempted with fine ale! : The
Any sane suggestion will be greatly appreciated.
The problem is the pre heat glow light which is constantly turned on after starting. We have tried everything we can think of to solve this problem but without any result. We dont have the wiring diagram and its hard to figure out where the fault lies.
So far this has been tried:
First we changed earth cable between engine and car body, which was rusty.
We put in a new battery which is fine.
Then we checked all the glow plugs, each has 1.2 ohm resistance.
We replaced the glow relay
We checked all the relays and fuses.
And checked the voltage to the glow plug relay main supply terminal.
There is a voltage drop between engine and car body ground side.
We also found a voltage drop between the engine and battery negative terminal.
But still the bloody glow heater is on when I turn the key and start the engine. And continues to be on.
What is the cause for this, we wonder? The number one theory is that the ECU is kaput and that it must be replaced. Or could it be that there is another undetected faulty earth cable we have missed?
After three days of uphill struggle, we are close to mutiny. My mate wants to run back to his wife, that bad is the situation, even when tempted with fine ale! : The
Any sane suggestion will be greatly appreciated.
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