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Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:02 pm 
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i got an ebII and the cruise control has never worked since i got the car.
anyway the light on the dash comes on and im setting it properly but it just slows down when i take my foot off the pedal...
i want my cruise control! any ideas?
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Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:06 pm 
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Check the cruise control attachment where it hooks onto the throttle body. Had a problem with mine coming loose a while ago.

 

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Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 1:43 pm 
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Hey mate, check for a vacuum leak. Vac lines go from the vacuum pump, which is located behind left strut tower, which then go to the opposite side into the bellows (thing that attaches to second throttle cable). Also, there is a t-piece somewhere near the middle that goes through firewall, and down into the car at the brake pedal, where it connects to a second switch, just above brake light switch.

P.S does the "CRUISE" light come on in dash when you press switched on wheel? If not, maybe module is knackered ($10 bucks at wrecker).

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Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 4:08 pm 
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yea there were 2 things that didnt look right.. there was a wire connection that was unplugged where you mentioned.. and also there was what looked to be a hose connection coming off one of the pipes there but no hose in sight to connect it to..
im prolly not very good at explaining.. should i take some pics?
an yea the cruise light does come on

 

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Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 4:31 pm 
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EBmate wrote:
yea there were 2 things that didnt look right.. there was a wire connection that was unplugged where you mentioned.. and also there was what looked to be a hose connection coming off one of the pipes there but no hose in sight to connect it to..
im prolly not very good at explaining.. should i take some pics?
an yea the cruise light does come on


Yeah mate prob help, but i'll prob respond in about an hour or so as im off to geelong to visit relo's. but definately will respond.

hear from you soon.
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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 6:04 pm 
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here's the pics

 

 

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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 10:16 pm 
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isnt that pipe part of air con?

i dont think anything attaches to it apart from a cap.
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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 10:54 pm 
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that is a aircon pipe, you can see it goes straight to the TX valve. I'd say one of the little motors is shagged, its not likley to be a vacume leak becuase if it was you would hear a massive hissing sound coming from your engine bay

 

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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 11:22 pm 
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that is a aircon pipe, you can see it goes straight to the TX valve. I'd say one of the little motors is shagged, its not likley to be a vacume leak becuase if it was you would hear a massive hissing sound coming from your engine bay


You will not hear a hissing sound, coz cruise can only be activated from 50km/h onwards, so you'd definately not hear that, but the amount of vacuum created is very minimal, so even one hose unplugged would render it innoperable.


And those hoses are not cruise hoses, for aircon controls. The hose is suppose to be coming from a small pump just behind it, but prob about two or three times thicker in diameter, and black too. Try and trace it from your brake pedal, up through firewall which joins into a t-piece. the other end goes into the bellows (baloony thing) wich pulls second throttle cable.
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 11:27 am 
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Sorry to hijack slightly, but I'd like to describe my cruice problem too.

My cruise light comes up, as it does for this fellow. But when I go to press the ACCEL (+) button all I get is this clearly audible click noise from where the cruise module sits in the bay.

I'm actually able to hear it while on the road, with the radio turned down and the air con not blasting. Click, whenever I press that button.

What's the go there?

 

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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:33 pm 
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Till_Lind wrote:
Sorry to hijack slightly, but I'd like to describe my cruice problem too.

My cruise light comes up, as it does for this fellow. But when I go to press the ACCEL (+) button all I get is this clearly audible click noise from where the cruise module sits in the bay.

I'm actually able to hear it while on the road, with the radio turned down and the air con not blasting. Click, whenever I press that button.

What's the go there?


Check the cable to the TB. That is probably screwed my friend.

 

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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:33 pm 
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Till_Lind wrote:
Sorry to hijack slightly, but I'd like to describe my cruice problem too.

My cruise light comes up, as it does for this fellow. But when I go to press the ACCEL (+) button all I get is this clearly audible click noise from where the cruise module sits in the bay.

I'm actually able to hear it while on the road, with the radio turned down and the air con not blasting. Click, whenever I press that button.

What's the go there?


Check the cable to the TB. That is probably screwed my friend.

 

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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:47 pm 
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The what in the hey now? Sorry mate, can you be more specific?

 

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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:14 pm 
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Till_Lind wrote:
The what in the hey now? Sorry mate, can you be more specific?


think he means check the connection of the cruise cable to the throttle body, or just follow the cable coming from the Cruise Control unit to see if its broken or loose in any way

 

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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:56 pm 
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ok i'll check the other one when it stops raining... speaking of which that connection in the pic seemed to blow the fuse on the windscreen wipers when i connected it... of course it happens when it rains and i need to get to work! does any1 know what happened? cause i dont..

 

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