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F7p Question

Post by Chris-m » 19 Oct 2015 07:30 pm

Been sorting through my loom today and found a small electronic valve with 2 vacuum hose connections, looks similar to an ebc, do i keep this or can i bin it?

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Re: F7p Question

Post by Chris_C » 20 Oct 2015 03:53 pm

It clearly doesn't do anything, Renault just put them in as they were making too much profit :lol:

Actual answer, it depends. It could be the idle control valve, but without a picture it's hard to tell. If so, yes you do if running injection, no you don't if on carbs.

Or it could be something else.
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Re: F7p Question

Post by Chris-m » 20 Oct 2015 07:20 pm

Ill try get a picture tomorrow

but its not the idle control valve, its much smaller, has a plug on one end and the other has 2 vacuum connections at a 90 degree angle to each other,

but i have no idea were its supposed to be plumbed into or what it does

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Re: F7p Question

Post by Chris-m » 20 Oct 2015 09:07 pm

This item looks exactly the same as the one in question

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-1-9-D ... BwAgRRZayw

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Re: F7p Question

Post by Chris_C » 22 Oct 2015 03:35 pm

That is tiny, mine doesn't have one. I'd be interested in what it actually did do, it looks very much like a turbo actuation valve.

Did the loom definitely come from the F7P, or could it have been collected from another Clio/Megane/something else? It's also worth noting I've only really dealt with F7R's, so may be that P's have something else connected somewhere.
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'89(F) 340 GL F7R (ex B172k) - Fake -> SBKV 300 Runner Up 08, 12; '91(H) 340 GL B14.4E - Kar; '88(F) 360 GLT B200E - Jet -> BKV 300 Runner Up 09; '89(G) 360 GLT B200E - Beast

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Re: F7p Question

Post by Chris-m » 23 Oct 2015 05:52 pm

Found out what it is today

ECU pin no.5, controls vacuum flow to the charcoal canister/ evap valve, which is often just removed for conversions

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Re: F7p Question

Post by Chris-m » 23 Oct 2015 06:11 pm

Just to add, its usually plumed into to the vacuum nipple on the end of the inlet (usually blanked off for 340's)

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