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« on: March 21, 2008, 02:41:23 PM »

A lot of faults are attributed to the CTS, if you want to test it, the link below tells you how Wink

http://www.topbuzz.co.uk/maintenance/cts/cts.htm
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« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2008, 03:15:45 PM »

Very useful, cheers!
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« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2008, 03:48:59 PM »

I got my new CTS today so I set about checking it against the two others that I have; one from a 140,000m Diplomat and my original from my 80,000m Diplomat both 1992/3 models.

Using an accurate fine wire type 'K' thermocouple digital meter between 0 and 98 degrees C and graphing the output, I find that they produce curves which are virtually indistinguishable from each other Smiley

Between 0 & 10 degrees gives the worst variance of 4 degrees at 0 C and less than 1 degree variance between 10 to 98 degrees !

I don't believe that the 4 degree variance between 0 & 10 degrees is significant since the ECU will almost certainly be on full enrichment at those temperatures anyway !
The older sensors may reduce the enrichment marginally faster than the new one, but at a guess, only by 20- 30 seconds of driving off from cold !



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