Mjolinor

I have found that it is rarely necessary to use Star to do a 451.

It has always worked for me by moving it till it touches then push it in three marks on the actuator. The puts it correct and provided nothing else is wrong it will work properly.

It can be taught, if necessary, with a delphi DS150. If you have a laptop they cost about £40 or so from ebay or aliexpress.

You need to get the fault codes read but form your description it seems to me that the clutch actuator is sticking. Strip, clean and grease.

What model / year of car?

10 hours ago, Wild! said:

If it  is a 541  there is a spring located on the other side fuel cap, you have to remove the back panel assembly to get at it. show me the spring and door and I will show how it goes on.

If it's a 541 I am extremely jealous. Beautiful car and very sad was the demise of Jenson.

No spring visible on my 451. I aint about to remove the thing to see if there is a spring at the hinge inside.

It sounds like it is probably a wiring fault to the pressure sensor.

If you have a Star diagnostics or a Delphi you can get data for the actual pressure.

I can tell you about 54 electrics / wiring but I aint about to write a book about it.

Ask I and shall attempt to answer.

If you need anything specific in the way of pictures I have a 2009 54 and a spare engine in the shed.

Cannot help with the 451 45 or the 450 CDI, they didn't really make it to the UK.

I don't understand why you would do it. It is not that hard to drop the subframe, certainly easier than cutting a hole. In my opinion the car is scrap once that hole is cut as it weakens the tridion and is not designed to be there.

I think it takes the highest mileage from all three units if you do that. Not really a problem unless there is a massive difference.

You should be able to get one of these set up for about £30 if you have a laptop.

I have never used my Delphi for Smart keys as I have a Star system but the Internet reckons it works OK.

Go here and read then ask.

https://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/vaispy.php

Do not pay anyone for info, it is against the rules. Do not offer to pay for info either. If anyone asks for money then report them. <<< Just a warning.

I got one for my Smart450 petrol a good few years ago now and it was excellent. If you read properly you should find the thread.

5 hours ago, Isme said:

@Stickman007 Izzy, sorry to reach you on a random thread but I am trying to find one of these turbo main hoses for a 2015 fourtwo .8L diesel.  The dealership can't find the part number and sent me a wrong 200 buck exact copy part that was 1/4 the diameter needed.  I would take one from you direct or the proper part number. 604-780-7135 is my cell for text/calling.  Thanks!

 

2015????

Keep us informed. It's interesting.

I don't think there is a lot of difference between 451 and 450, maybe Delphi thought they were the same.

It would be a diddly of a job to measure them on the car and I don't have any loose to measure.

That is weird. You should whinge at Delphi.

No problems here ata all really. Maybe a bit slower than it was and yesterday it asked me to accept cookies.

10 years is sort of normal, agreed by most manufacturers. It is 17 years since your car stopped production and the diesel 450 was a rare beast.

I would have thought the 451 would fit. Do you have a picture of it? I have a spare 451 engine in my shed I shall go and take a picture later if you don#t find proof.

1 hour ago, Willys said:

Perfect IF you are close to everything you need to live and do not travel far or want to travel any real distances.  IMHO....?

 

If you have functional ones then legs are better.

Do you have the Citroen Ami over there on the wrong side of the pond?

https://www.citroen.co.uk/ami?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAivGuBhBEEiwAWiFmYWcffoMW7roAoiq116QMewY26t9qZrTrm6wnzBpcS5mHCM2tJPeTXRoCP0IQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

No problems here.

Rest your browser and delete cookies.

Try a different browser.

I just read the rest of the thread and there is a lot more in there than I knew.

You could try putting a 10k resistor across your 3.8k. That will make it 2.7 and it may work without any errors but I think your best solution would be to replace it or fit an emulator. They are not expensive.

The resistance of a solenoid does not vary with the location of the central bar.

If you have a resistance that varies with the position then you are probably right. There must be a wiper of some sort in there that detects how far open it is.

Does it have three connections? If so then I assume then that the 8.2 ohms is the coil and the 3.7 kohms is the output. Is that right?

You may be able to clean it successfully if there is dirt on the potentiometer inside the solenoid but you need to be careful, the wipers on such things are fragile and once bent they will never be right again.

If the resistance is high then no amount of cleaning will reduce it. Crud can make the resistance lower but not higher. The only hting that will make it higher is faulty wire or connections.

This assumes it is just a solenoid in there and I do not know if that is true or not.

I don't know where you read that you had to do something with the handbrake. It comes out when you drop the subframe, the only thing you have to do is to make sure the handbrake is off when you drop it. When putting it back you have to make sure the tab goes into the right place, it can fall to one side and you have to drop the subframe again to get it right if it does that.

They are pretty much the same on 451 and 450. (I think)

Hmm.

When you say no voltage at the starter do you mean no start signal or no voltage? Thick wire or thin wire.

On the right side of the engine under where you pour oil in there is an earth cable between the tridion and the engine. Check that. I don't mean just look at it, pull it and rive it and possibly take it off and replace it anyway because they are proper shite.

Is it damp inside? Feel under the carpets or lift the carpet over the battery and look.