cold start valve connector...

[baggabones]

Working my way through the PO's bodges and need to replace the cold start valve on my 924, have the valve all cleaned up and ready to go but the wiring is botched up , so I need to renew and put a new female connector on quetion is, what is the technical name so I can do a search for one (the one currently fitted has a ford badge on it )....to fit this...



Sorry for crappy phone pic

[baggabones]

Looks the same as audi/vw ones.....any help or one for sale? Or even a name to search the bay for? Stuck here!

[120y]

Those connectors are the same on just about every fuel injector or coolant temp sender or throttle switch or whatever that VW made through the 80's. So you can just steal one off a bus, van, rabbit, jetta, bug, passat, whatever in a junk yard, or ask for one at a parts store/dealer.
It is called a Bosch F1 connector.

www.lovemybus.com/forum/index.php?topic=4572.0

[baggabones]

Perfect! Thank you

[ChasR]

In theory you should just be able to chuck the injector in without wiring and have the car fire up. The problems occur when the injector leaks. The Cold Start injector does help mind you when the engine is quite cold.

[vitesseefi]

The connector is also called Mini timer
www.efi-parts.co.uk/index.php?productID=129

All three of the K-jet cars I've had worked better with this valve disconnected - even in cold weather.

Nick

[baggabones]

May 8, 2014 21:22:04 GMT vitesseefi said:

The connector is also called Mini timer
www.efi-parts.co.uk/index.php?productID=129

All three of the K-jet cars I've had worked better with this valve disconnected - even in cold weather.

Nick

Interesting...will try that then ....got the the connector for £3.00, which was a lot cheaper than I thought. Will try running it with the injector disconnected out of interest

[retrowrongun]

Go to the scrappys and find a ford injector plug and when no-ones watching snip it and err borrow it lol

Same plug so jobs a goodun

[baggabones]

May 10, 2014 14:02:15 GMT retrowrongun said:

Go to the scrappys and find a ford injector plug and when no-ones watching snip it and err borrow it lol

Same plug so jobs a goodun

Haha....was a ford connector that was was fitted! ....sorted connector out now....when it ever stops raining will swap it out and see what happens....tempted to disconnect now however (re above post) and see what happens

[retrowrongun]

Usually people only remove them because they don't know how to set the car up correctly in the beginning ,as with most old cars they need disconnecting first whilst getting all the base settings ,co ,Idle,mixture etc etc then it has to be plugged in and will relearn itself so to say

[baggabones]

May 10, 2014 18:51:15 GMT retrowrongun said:

Usually people only remove them because they don't know how to set the car up correctly in the beginning ,as with most old cars they need disconnecting first whilst getting all the base settings ,co ,Idle,mixture etc etc then it has to be plugged in and will relearn itself so to say

Another interesting thought think I need to find time/weather to do a service on that side of things

[ChasR]

I was under the impression that the cold start injector only worked during the car being started from cold for around 5 seconds. Furthermore I thought it was not used after that. However, it does seem that some can leak and wiring shorts/issues can occur when the faults tend to set in.

[retrowrongun]

The above is correct but still needs setting up first with it unplugged same as some idle control valves

Also if it still won't work then its probably the thermo switch that's knackered as this is what gives the ecu the info when the cold start should work !