marzman Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Mine had a loose connection at the ODBII connector. The wires appeared to be still connected and covered by heatshrink, but the they had snapped underneath... so i pulled them off and resoldered them. The throttle should still work as you describe now, but also the screen should illuminate when just plugged into the ODBII and not the throttle... how about getting a 12v source from somewhere (8AA batteries, an electric drill etc) and tapping into the power wires... thats where i'd start... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HassanZ Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 I doubt its my OBDII port as i used that recently and it was perfectly fine. Ive tried too many times for me to definitely know its not tempramental. Good news is that Narcotix has kindly volunteered to try the throttle controller on his Zed on Saturday. I will update you on the outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I doubt its my OBDII port as i used that recently and it was perfectly fine. Ive tried too many times for me to definitely know its not tempramental. Good news is that Narcotix has kindly volunteered to try the throttle controller on his Zed on Saturday. I will update you on the outcome. I mean the pins on the TC side... i.e. on the plug that goes into the ODBII. Thats where mine were loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HassanZ Posted September 24, 2011 Author Share Posted September 24, 2011 Just an update...Me and Narcotix met up today and plugged the throttle controller into his car, it did not work!! We both checked each connection thoroughly and were 100% certain it was wired up correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 WTF?! Can you and tell him the unit you bought from me doesn't work anymore? If is faulty he will change it for you. It's very strange as when I removed it from the car it was working perfectly!?!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HassanZ Posted September 24, 2011 Author Share Posted September 24, 2011 WTF?! Can you and tell him the unit you bought from me doesn't work anymore? If is faulty he will change it for you. It's very strange as when I removed it from the car it was working perfectly!?!! Weird hey... As you are the purchaser, I think it's best you speak to Alex directly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Just did... Will let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HassanZ Posted September 24, 2011 Author Share Posted September 24, 2011 Just did... Will let you know. Thanks mate, I will await your update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Alex says: I can only send it to Japan for inspection and the chances of a successful claim will be extremely slim.They will have damaged it somehow as it was working perfectly before. What do you want to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HassanZ Posted September 24, 2011 Author Share Posted September 24, 2011 Alex says: I can only send it to Japan for inspection and the chances of a successful claim will be extremely slim.They will have damaged it somehow as it was working perfectly before. What do you want to do? PM sent Best to deal with this privately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HassanZ Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 Just thought I would update this thread and say a big thank you to Woody for kindly offering to help me sort out non-working throttle controller I purchased, although it wasn't his issue and had no reason to help me out at all. I sent it off to him and I received it back very quickly! The OBDII plug wires were disconnected and it required a new plug (I'm guessing this happened when the throttle controller was being removed from the previous car). Woody went out his way and sourced a new OBDII plug for me, soldered it on and tested it on his car to ensure it worked. All I can say is thank you mate, you're a credit to this forum Helpful people like you make this world a better place! I am now driving around with the throttle controller connected and wow! it is one of the best mods I have carried out so far!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Throttle controller is good fun...and yeah some top people on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 No problem at all mate, happy to help Just be careful with it in these up and coming wet and icey conditions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Actually, the economy mode will make your car more drivable in worse conditions compared to people who don't have it on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HassanZ Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 Yeah I'll try not to get too 'trigger happy' with it. I only tend to drive the Zed rather calmly anyway as the roads over here are horrendous! It just feels good having that extra 'oomph' when pulling away as normally when taking off, the car feels very unresponsive unless you push the pedal further - It gives it that torquey feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zugara Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Good job its sorted fella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Actually, the economy mode will make your car more drivable in worse conditions compared to people who don't have it on I used to have mine permanently on SP5, once in torrential rain I set it to eco3 but it felt like half the engine had fallen out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cragus Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Good job Woody! Nice thing to do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Good job Woody! Nice thing to do! +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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