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Same ECU coolant sensor for XF right through to EL. AU onwards they changed to the cylinder head temp sensor instead of direct coolant temp. Also when trying to start it after flooding are you holding foot to the floor? Doing so switches the injectors OFF to clear accidentally flooding from the cylinders

Well i don't bloody believe it, I think I have found the issue. In diagnostics mode I kept getting error code 21, which is ECT out of range. So tonight I disconnected the ECT plug, and bridged the pins in the plug with a jump wire, and the car fired up and ran straight away, and ran smooth. throttle was plenty responsive, etc. It obviously ran extremely rich still because the ECU had no idea what temp the engine was at. I have ordered a new ECT sensor which ill have tomorrow morning and hopefully have the car running good tomorrow. This sensor failing over time, might be the reason I have never really gotten the ISC valve working with the EL computer on my conversion. It may also explain why more recently ive had an issue with the EL computer making the engine run super rich, have no power and not being able to idle, when it had been running for about 20-30 minutes. possibly because the failing sensor would start giving a false reading at a certain temperature making the EL ECU freak out. then once it was passed that temp range, come good again... Are EL and XF ECT sensors different? as in different resistance, therefore the computers looking for different resistance to make an accurate reading? Maybe the EL ECU is what killed my sensor if it is in fact looking for a different resistance? I will post here if the car is running properly again with the new sensor tomorrow.

Hi Fitted a retro sound unit to My ESP as I was fed up with trying to keep the original units running. retro sound was easy as and gives me the option of bluetooth, Streaming from phone and easy to install. pretty Awesome. My Son also fitted one to his XD Fairmont Ghia Lindsay

You are right about the super lows. Had them in before, took em out, put in genuine Ford country pac. Looks and rides good on polished snow flakes an Bstone ecopias. Don't push em in the wet!! Again, thanks for replies, I am sticking with the way it is. Too much work for my old bones.

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awesome thanks. well in that case, im quite excited that this has hopefully fixed the problem... ill keep you all posted

Had a 4 speed XE years ago that I changed from 3.32?? I think to a 2.77 which was brilliant. Hiway at 100k revving 2250 just into the power band, no need to change down for overtakes and damned good economy.

.........thanks for reminding me..... really should put mine on, bought it 2 years ago. My shed isn't on a hill, so didn't bother.

Yes scheel seats have the spacer

that bracket is for esp scheel seats which raises the seat up ,when i fitted my scheels i left the bracket out so the seat sat lower.