Nitrogen will also find any tiny leaks better which is why it is used to pressure test air con systems. So if putting it in tyres you need to be absolutely sure there's no leaks.
Not sure if RSW V4 can show live data, I don't believe it can, in which case it would have been no good with finding the fault we had. Good for most things but still not as comprehensive, or convenient, as the Nanocom.
That's what I was thinking. Bit of surface rust but nothing to worry about.
Pics don't work......
Modern boots don't seem to last that long these days. A couple of MoT's ago I replaced the complete tie bar that runs between the two hubs with a Lemforder unit. The following year both boots were down as advisories for splits. They aren't rubber any longer but seem to be some sort of vinyl.
It was slinging it down with rain and I had two jobs I wanted to do but both were outside so it was a choice of sitting in the house getting bored, get soaked working outside or take a 35 minute drive over to Phil's and see if we could find his problem. So I chose the latter......
He's still got one problem, even after getting the OBD socket working, his Hawkeye appeared to connect but the BeCM settings were French, LHD, GEMS (it's a Thor), manual (it's an auto), etc, all the usual signs of not connecting properly, even though my Nanocom showed everything correctly. First time I've even seen a Hawkeye though so couldn't really help with that.
and it's time for bed..... Went over this afternoon to give Phil a hand and see if we could work out the problem. He'd tried his Haweye and it wouldn't wake up so I tried my Nanocom and that wouldn't either. OBD socket was a bit green but not too bad. Checked Fuse 33 that supplies power to the OBD socket and found it was blown. Replaced that and the Nano fired up. Started checking things and noticed something odd. With the left front door shut, the input to the BeCM from the door ajar switch showed it to be open. Open the door and it still showed as open. However, what was really weird was that the interior lights were working as they should from that door. When Phil had got the car the left front door was superlocked so he'd replaced the door latch so that was known to be good. So the only thing between the latch and the BeCM was the door outstation. Stole one from Phil's other P38, put that in and the Nano reported a change of state when the door was opened or closed. Closed all the doors, locked the car, waited 2 minutes and it went to sleep.
So, although everything appeared to be fine and was working, for some reason the LH front door outstation was telling the BeCM that the door was open although it wasn't......
It carries the data line to the LH front door outstation so it will affect the locking function. Although that doesn't seem to be relevant as far as the BeCM sleeping or not is concerned.
That's C362, and the only things the SID says on that connector that can keep the BeCM awake are the left rear door being open or a signal from the ultrasonic sensor.
Just deleted a couple of my posts where I'd completely confused myself. C362 connects to both front and rear left side windows (not door latches), so via the outstation in the front door and direct to the rear door. Does the left rear electric window switch work?
Should do. On the Nanocom you look under the BeCM settings and it shows what is fitted and what isn't (things like front fogs, cruise control, sunroof, etc) and you set sunroof to Disabled so it no longer beeps and tells you it is unset.
Do you have a copy of the BeCM SID? pages 10-15 give a list of all the inputs that will keep a BeCM awake and a checking flowchart.
Was it only the HEVAC you had out or have you had the blowers out or disconnected? They have an additional black wire as well as the 4 or 5 in the plug to the controller. They do nothing at all if that isn't connected.
So all you've done is taken the HEVAC out and put it back in and now neither blower works? A second (known working?) HEVAC gives the same result? Your diagnostics are showing 25.5V at the blowers which isn't possible. Usual symptom of a dead blower controller is the blowers run flat out all the time as soon as the ignition is turned on. So it doesn't look to be the controllers and for both to fail simultaneously is pretty unlikely. It's almost as if you haven't plugged the blowers back into the HEVAC.
You mean there's going to be a next time?
The Matra Enthusiasts Club. I had a Bagheera, an M530 and ran a Murena 2.2 as a daily car for almost 15 years before replacing it with a 1990 Maserati Biturbo Spider E. I bought my first Matra in 1982 then in 84 bought the Murena (which I still have and will get around to doing something with it one day). The owners club had it's first club meeting in 1982, not long after I'd bought my first one and I ended up as club Chairman, magazine editor, chief contributor, meeting organiser, show coordinator, etc. from 83 until 91.
See if the seller will post directly to you or get them to send to your freight forwarder if they won't. I know there used to be restrictions sending stuff to SA years ago (during the time of sanctions I think) but not sure how it is theses days. I used to run the owners club for a different make of car and an owner in SA was rebuilding his engine. He wasn't sure about the restrictions so I phoned the SA embassy in London to be told that an SA resident could receive gifts up to the value of around £20. I ended up getting everything he needed and sending it to a hotel in London where it was split amongst the crew of an SAA aircraft so they could all bring a bit in at a time. I often wondered what the excuse would have been if anyone had found a stewardess with a set of big end shells, another with a set of main bearings, a pilot with a set of piston rings, etc.
This one looks like it is the correct one for your car, not expensive either https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224464962586
Drove mine back from just outside of Paris with a 20 foot powerboat hanging off the back.....