thanks for the offer beattie but it was 2x vacume leaks . plus i had mixed up some wires... its running all most right just has a slight miss at about 4ooo rpm but ill take it for a good drive and see if it improves
thanks for all the help guys but i dont think the ca18 non turbo will last long as it was a bit slow :( it was wet and it has one wheeler diff so when it stops raining ill take it for another spin . thanks again guys

Hey mate, where in Perth are you? Depending on how much i have on this w/e i can come over and have a squiz at it for ya. I havnt delt with CA's very much before but im a 3rd year mechanic so i kinda know my ####(well at least pretend to).

PM me your mob number!

Sounds like you have lots of missing vac lines and air leaks! Im sure i can help

get the injectors checked. mine was the same, then i got the injectors cleaned, made a big difference to my ca

hmmm i feel like im talking to myself...

how do i make it any clearer..

block it off if u arn't running a brake booster!!!
at the moment u have a massive vacuum leak.....

once again if u didn't read it the last two times...
BLOCK IT OFF....

midman ill block it off and let it run for a few min as this is the eazyest one to do :)

yep stock ecu . wat lights flash ?
havent cheaked the spark plugs , i will.
ok i unpluged one at a time ( coil packs ) and i couldnt realy tell if there was a change in how it was running , on all 4 coil packs .
i dont have a vac guage:(
ok fule lines i have two one feed and one return line no vacume line ??
ok it wont idle , seems low on power , runs ruff , doesnt coff or splutter , i have to have the foot flat to the floor to start .
i can hear the injectors clicking buy putting a screwdriver to my ear .

I was thinking if you only blocked it off for a few seconds...firstly your finger might not be making a complete seal and second the idle air control valve does take a little bit of time to settle (maybe a minute?)

No the ECU can only look for problems straight away like OPEN circuits and CLOSED circuits or values that are out of range, it will pick up errors as it sees them so if a problem always happens after the engine warms up then the ECU will display the error then.

Hopefully some of my ramblings help you :)

is it still funning the stock ECU??? If so do an error check on it adn see what it says, you can grab a manual off the net or post up what lights flash and I can find out what the ECU is saying is wrong.

Have you pulled out your spark plugs and checked them?? cleaned them or replaced them?

What happened when you disconnected each coil pack one by one? did the engine almost die when you checked everyone or did one not cause any difference??

Have you got a vacuum guage? It will tell you if there is a vacuum leak somewhere in the system.

Check the vacuum line to the fuel rail is in good repair or hasn't came off by accident.

When you say it runs like ####, does it cough and splutter? Miss or make funny noises etc?

Whent he engine isnt' running pull the CAS out (thats the round thing on the cam cover and then turn the ignition to ON then slowly spin the shaft attached to the round thing you just pulled out, this will make the injectors fire (so it's best to disconnect your fuel pump so it doesn't fill your engine up with fuel. Listen carefully to each injector does it "Click"??
The CAS is a prick to put back in it's keyed to only go back in one way so don't worry about that my trick to get it back in is wiggle it, remember to mark where it was before pulling it out as this is what sets your timing.

Pull out each coil pack and if you have a spare spark plug hook that into each coil pack and see if it sparks when you earth the plug this can be done when the engine is running (if doing it when the engine is running it's best to use a spare that way you don't have fuel and crap spraying out. It will fire when you pull out the CAS and test the injectors as you are simulating the engine cranking over.

Ummmm try all that stuff 99 times out of 100 it tends to be a spark issue as the fuel system is very simple.

Cheers
Damo

ok so the ecu has to run for a while to realise wats going on :)
if no one elce has any ideas ill try this when i get home and update yous tomorro