Testing EWS

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prostreetpop
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Fri Nov 04, 2016 4:08 pm

Hi all. Can you please tell me . . . . If I have voltage coming out the ews controller ( silver box with yellow socket ) on the thick green wire is my ews working correctly ?
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Mon Nov 07, 2016 7:41 pm

I've got power out of the green on the ews and the moter turns over but I don't have a spark or power to the fuel pump.

Any ideas anyone ??

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Mon Nov 07, 2016 10:40 pm

The signal output from the EWS unit is a binary coded digital signal (a series of pulses) which must match with what the ECU is expecting. The pulses will be integrated by a volt meter to give a voltage, but that won't tell you if the signal is correct.
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Tue Nov 08, 2016 9:18 pm

Thanks for that.
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Thu Nov 10, 2016 5:20 pm

When I put a multi meter on it I have different readings like 10.88v, 11.15v, etc. How can I find out if it's working or not. I feel it has a immobiliser fault as it turns over but I have no spark or fuel pump running.
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Thu Nov 10, 2016 6:55 pm

I'm not 100% sure, (anyone know for sure? DanThe?), but I don't think EWS recognition is necessary for the fuel pump to run, so you may be barking up totally the wrong tree.
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Sat Nov 12, 2016 7:10 pm

It was a ews fault. Not sending the correct signal to the ecu. Now all up and running. Thanks for everyone's input
Just got to get the rear quarter painted and it put back together now.
Cheers. Mark.
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