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 Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:17 pm |
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This is second time now when crawling I put main beam on (just installed with hid) and the engine stalls very erratically with oil pressure insufficient warning. the oil is very erratic but there is enough of it in it.. When the high speed fan turns on also the revs drops and engine judders. I'm running 2 amps, full hid, 2 din, 1000w sub, interior lighting now it seems there is too much of it it stalls?? The electronics seems very dodgy, ALL errors can illuminate on mfd and dash then disappear when I restart engine. I feel like stripping to standard now to get back to normal. I'm sure also everything is wired correctly. Any advise on this?
Thanks all
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:27 pm |
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Where have you mounted the ballasts?
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:30 pm |
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| LeeThr wrote: |
| Where have you mounted the ballasts? |
oh this matters? I just trapped them together on the side underneath the wing. 
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:31 pm |
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could it be your battery or alternator?
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:33 pm |
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The ballasts create a strong electro magnetic field and need to be placed away from the ECU and the looms.
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| spike_202 wrote: |
| My Powerflow is quite loud but then again it's on ITBs and has a decat. |
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:34 pm |
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| anton1989 wrote: |
| could it be your battery or alternator? |
the alternator is okay and the battery is new - feb this year but it is from the AA so I am not sure if I need a better battery, how can I check?
It will always say oil pressure insufficient when main beam comes on when I am crawling.
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:38 pm |
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| Howey wrote: |
| The ballasts create a strong electro magnetic field and need to be placed away from the ECU and the looms. |
especially cheap HID ballasts
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:38 pm |
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| Howey wrote: |
| The ballasts create a strong electro magnetic field and need to be placed away from the ECU and the looms. |
where can I find the ECU on a 180?
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:48 pm |
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behind passenger side headlight....
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:48 pm |
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under the bonnet 
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:49 pm |
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yes I thought so, just making sure!! 
thanks...
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:51 pm |
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i would remove the hids and see if you still get the problem, if you dont then you know what the problem is?
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 1:09 pm |
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great moved it a 2-3 inches away, not stalling anymore 
But when I turn the aircon on and main beam, (again only when driving very slow) the main beam lights were flashing in sequence with high pitch sound coming from the speakers, I could hear engine/ignition noises from the speakers like fans and clicks. After another minute of driving it seemed all okay but there is an annoying high pitch sound when I turn unit off/on. This high pitch sound I'm sure is linked to where all the errors show up.
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 1:38 pm |
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sounds like your rca cable is near your power cable (for the amp)
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 2:02 pm |
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| anton1989 wrote: |
| sounds like your rca cable is near your power cable (for the amp) |
People using cheap electrical components
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