New Diagnostic Software for MBE ECU

[crimpdoc]

PetrolHeadPete said:

Iirc the balance springs can go soft but think that just lets the end most butterfly hold open too far which is not what you are seeing (if I read this right)

Everything else is absolutely locked in place by flats on shafts etc etc. So how on earth can it be over rotated at idle. Plus your air flow is Bob on. Mind you the rotational difference between 15% and 20% is not much. I assume if you plug in the loose / spare pot without bolting it on, it shows a very low %?

Looks like it is to do with the mechanical baseline position, but like you said the idle and position of all the actual butterflys are set spot on, can only presume its down to wear on the spindles

[PetrolHeadPete]

crimpdoc said:

Looks like it is to do with the mechanical baseline position, but like you said the idle and position of all the actual butterflys are set spot on, can only presume its down to wear on the spindles

That's just too weird! Wear wouldn't (can't) cause a rotational offset. And it would have have to be really worn to make it sloppy enough to get the error you're seeing. Just for sanity's sake, if you pop a feeler gauge past the "open" edge of the butterfly, you should not be able to get more than about 2 thou through there (iirc) (sorry, that's in inches too...still think in inches for feeler gauges!). Its really chuff all in terms of opening. I only ask to get a reference point for the overall set up.

[crimpdoc]

Nope i really cant figure it out, the throttle is just about closed 1 and 1/2 to 2 thou feeler gauge, sorted it now by opening the holes out slightly on the pot, maybe the later pots are different to the originals, I seem to remember that the original i had to change was spring loaded to the closed position

[PetrolHeadPete]

crimpdoc said:

Nope i really cant figure it out, the throttle is just about closed 1 and 1/2 to 2 thou feeler gauge, sorted it now by opening the holes out slightly on the pot, maybe the later pots are different to the originals, I seem to remember that the original i had to change was spring loaded to the closed position

I think you've done the only thing you can. Its also interesting that the old pot only just made it into the "ok" band. The new ones must be slightly different. I think Joolz has found something similar too, the new pattern parts are not quite the same as the OEM ford ones.

I converted mine to run single pot a few years back, and the remaining one is now centrally mounted between bodies 3 and 4 with an offset adjuster just in case. But it was a lot of faffing to get it right

[beavertail]

Hi,

I've used this tool with an older MBE967 (serial port cable with resistors, ECU in "communication" mode), and it works very well. It provides more ECU information than when the ECU is in "broadcast" mode!

How is the serial port datastream structured in "communication" mode? I'm asking because I'm currently working on small project which takes readings from the MBE ECU's serial port. I am familiar with the structure of the data in "broadcast" mode, but not all ECU information is accessible this way (ex: Battery Voltage). For this reason I'd like to use the ECU's "communication" mode instead.

Thanks in advance!

[Raffaele]

Good morning Olli. I would like to know if with this diagnostic software you can clear the EFI errors that may appear due to low battery in order to view the other functions of the tuscan lcd screen greetings Raphael

[nawarne]

Raffaele said:

Good morning Olli. I would like to know if with this diagnostic software you can clear the EFI errors that may appear due to low battery in order to view the other functions of the tuscan lcd screen greetings Raphael

Hi Raffaele, - Am I correct that when you say "tuscan lcd screen" you mean the display/LCD screen in the instrument pod?

If so, then I think you must replace/charge battery to remove "Battery Voltage ?V" error message on the pod screen....This message should only appear as you try cranking engine over for a start.

I'm fairly sure Olli's software will NOT remove this message (obviously it will remove EFI message if you clear sensor warnings/indications of 'bad' readings).

Hope this helps?
Nick

[Raffaele]

Hallo Nawarne you say exactly in practice the car I have recently only know that the battery has discharged to zero then the EFI error has now appeared and also the error H the problem is that with these errors I only see the screen of the three regimes of I change the shift and the screen for setting the time, volume and screen brightness, then it tells me to press the fog button for 5 seconds but then the screen returns to the volume brightness etc. I cannot view the other screens even by pressing the two buttons together. it is impossible to drive without rev counter and engine temperatures greetings Raffaele

[nawarne]

Raffaele,

I'm struggling to fully understand what you are trying to tell us here?

If you cannot 'clear' error messages on the LCD screen on the instrument pod, and you cannot scroll through the 'menu', then EITHER the pod electronics are malfunctioning - OR - the button (on the pod) to clear the error msgs/scroll through menu is not working?

In Italian from GOOGLE translate?
Raffaele,

Sto lottando per capire appieno cosa stai cercando di dirci qui?

Se non è possibile "cancellare" i messaggi di errore sullo schermo LCD sul pod dello strumento e non è possibile scorrere il "menu", allora SIA l'elettronica del pod non funziona correttamente - OPPURE - il pulsante (sul pod) per cancellare i messaggi di errore/ scorrere il menu non funziona?

Nick

[Raffaele]

these are the only screens I can see https://share-your-photo.com/f2b2c5243chttps://share-your-photo.com/f173c026abhttps://share-your-photo.com/af606ffbe2https://share-your-photo.com/c44e64467d

[Raffaele]

these are the only screens I can see https://share-your-photo.com/f2b2c5243chttps://share-your-photo.com/f173c026abhttps://share-your-photo.com/af606ffbe2https://share-your-photo.com/c44e64467d

[nawarne]

Raffaele,

Il codice di errore H come mostrato in questa foto indica un sensore di temperatura dell'aria guasto/cablaggio errato.:
https://condividi-la-tua-foto.com/f173c026ab

Questo è il sensore sopra l'airbox. Puoi sostituirlo abbastanza facilmente e non è molto costoso.

Le ultime due foto mostrano i valori per l'impostazione di data/ora e i valori per il funzionamento massimo giri/min/luce di marcia
https://condividi-la-tua-foto.com/af606ffbe2.

Da quanto sopra, sembrerebbe che siano disponibili le opzioni disponibili per modificare i valori nella ECU "pod". Se hai il manuale del proprietario, chiedi a qualcuno di tradurlo?

[Raffaele]

Buongiorno io avrei bisogno del dispositivo di EvoOlli ma non riesco a contattarlo saluti Raffaele

[Raffaele]

hello, my problem is that on the car I have a socket like this I must have to connect to the pc https://share-your-photo.com/b22ef42763

[nawarne]

Raffaele said:

hello, my problem is that on the car I have a socket like this I must have to connect to the pc https://share-your-photo.com/b22ef42763

Raffaele, your picture is not showing the correct (female) socket for the ECU diagnostic plug.
It is a 3-pin socket, and on a right-hand drive car is under the 'pod' by the driver's RH knee.
To plug into a laptop with EvoOli's software, you need a "serial to USB" adaptor.
Then with the computer 'on' and the car ignition 'on' with the immobiliser disabled you should see the static readings from the ecu displayed. When you start the engine, the readings will be 'read' from the ecu. .

Raffaele, la tua foto non mostra la presa corretta (femmina) per la presa diagnostica della ECU.
È una presa a 3 pin e su un'auto con guida a destra è sotto il "pod" vicino al ginocchio destro del guidatore.
Per collegare un laptop con il software EvoOli, è necessario un adattatore "da seriale a USB".
Poi con il computer 'acceso' e l'auto 'accesa' con l'immobilizzatore disabilitato dovresti vedere le letture statiche della centralina visualizzate. Quando avvii il motore, le letture verranno 'lette' dalla centralina.

[Raffaele]

https://share-your-photo.com/4b3e0645af the socket for the ecu is this?

[Raffaele]

Hello. now that I understand which is the right prey it would take me the software to download and an old laptop with windows xp? https://share-your-photo.com/c6e675ab9c

[Raffaele]

Hello. now that I understand which is the right prey it would take me the software to download and an old laptop with windows xp? https://share-your-photo.com/c6e675ab9c

[Raffaele]

Guten Morgen, nachdem ich diese Beiträge gelesen habe, "scheint es mir", dass ich verstehe, dass es möglich ist, Daten auch auf Android herunterzuladen, indem man eine Verbindung mit einer 9-poligen Buchse direkt auf der MBE-Karte herstellt und dann mit einem USB-Anschluss in einem Android-Smartphone-Gerät korrigiert mich, wenn Ich liege falsch Gruß Raffaele

[nawarne]

Raffaele said:

Hello. now that I understand which is the right prey it would take me the software to download and an old laptop with windows xp? https://share-your-photo.com/c6e675ab9c

Yes - from your photo, that looks like the correct plug.

Nick