4-5 hundred I think .

 

gulp

thats 2 weeks take home pay for me

Is that USD or GBP

 

500 US Dollar = 267.285 British Pound

And that number is just a guess .
Might be more , might be less .
Untill you get a quote from a guy who does the work .........

 

I have a $200USD towing bill and a $112USD mechanics bill that says an open circuit of the idle speed control will keep the DME from starting the engine.

 

Jason

It may stop the engine from starting but would it stop the signal for the spark at the DME ?

Dave

 

easy enough to short across it and see

 

My receipt is from 1996 which is before I started working on my car so I have no idea if it prevents the starter from turning over or if it just kills fuel & spark. All I remember was that the CEL illuminated just before I got home and once I turned the car off it wouldn't restart.

 

My car will start without my foot on the gas or with it on the gas . It will start with the switch open or closed .

 

"I have a $200USD towing bill and a $112USD mechanics bill that says an open circuit of the idle speed control will keep the DME from starting the engine."

Sounds like a REALLY bad mechanic or a good liar!

"My car will start without my foot on the gas or with it on the gas . It will start with the switch open or closed ." - Indycam -

Right on! Will possibly crank longer, but will ALWAYS start.

"while we're on the subject....Loren, what if someone wanted to do something crazy like use carburetors instead of the FI....but you still wanted the DME to provide the ignition. is that feasable?"

Shouldn't be a problem other than fault codes, e.g. AFM, O2 correct, and intake air temp.

 

The exact wording on the receipt is, "diagnose & repair open circuit in idle control".

 

I have now , I checked for any obvious signs , loose slolder joints , burnt componenents , arcing, etc and found nothing obvious to the naked eye.

Is everyone thinking it is the DME ?

I will first try to borrow one to eliminate any other problems,then start searching breakers yards and researching prices for a repair.

the thing is i dont want to send for a repair if it is something i have missed.

Is there somewhere i can send my DME just to have it tested?

Dave

 

My guess from 10k miles away , a funny dme . I'd lend you mine for a test .

 

"Is there somewhere i can send my DME just to have it tested?"

Check the Rennlist sponsors.

 

A Rennlist sponsor , located in california , sometimes seen on the 964 board helping people diagnose and or fix up things , first names something like Loren ........ Boy its on the tip on my tongue ......

 

Lauren , I will send you some Mail