Engine "Init fail"

Engine "Init fail" was created by jonaf

Posted 4 years 9 months ago #192420
My '96 MGF fails to start. When trying to read the engine ECU I get the message "Init fail". I have tried with a known good ECU which has the starter inhibitor circuit disabled but I get the same message.
I get readings from the SCU and the other ECUs OK.
There is no power to the starter motor when the key is turned to the "start" position. The starter cranks when powered directly from the battery via a jump lead but the engine does not start.
I hear nothing when the ignition is turned on. No relays clicking, no fuel pump priming.
All fuses are OK.
Apparently there is a missing connection somewhere but I can't figure out where.
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Replied by pscan.uk on topic Engine "Init fail"

Posted 4 years 9 months ago #192421
MEMS1.9 or MEMS2J?

I can probably help you to power up the ECU off of the car and connect pscan to it on the bench.

This is exactly what I did to make these videos:-


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Replied by Jess on topic Engine "Init fail"

Posted 4 years 9 months ago #192422
It there is a relay next to the engine ECU. It may have failed on you or gotten stuck. Do you hear a faint clicking sound from where the ECU is located on the rear left side of the engine compartment when turning the key to start position?
I thought that I had an immobiliser issue, but it turned out that it was the relay. You will not hear the faint click if it is the immobilizer.
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Jess
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Posted 4 years 9 months ago #192423
Typo correction...
There is a relay located...
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Posted 4 years 9 months ago #192424
Solved! I was indeed the multirelay. A litte wiggling and it fired.
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Posted 4 years 9 months ago #192425
and does the pscan work now?

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Posted 4 years 9 months ago #192426
Good news! Glad to hear it!
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Posted 4 years 9 months ago #192430
Pscan works OK now. It just needed signals from the ECU apparently. No fault codes.
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