car starts without AFM but wont run with it? WTF HELP PLEASE
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car starts without AFM but wont run with it? WTF HELP PLEASE
I have an NA s5 that I recently installed an intake hose kit on.
When I go to start the car without the AFM plugged in the car will start and immediately rev up to 8000rpm.
however when the afm is plugged in it'll rev up and then die.
Any idea what my problem is?
When I go to start the car without the AFM plugged in the car will start and immediately rev up to 8000rpm.
however when the afm is plugged in it'll rev up and then die.
Any idea what my problem is?
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If you have the sotck TB elbow still, there is a elbow and a nipple capping it off coming out of the bottom, and a air line that goes to the bac i think. Make sure those are connected still and the nuts on the tb elbow are on snug. make sure you have everythingclamped on the pipe.
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I agree with it seeming like a vac leak, also the plates weren't open at the time, this is very confusing.
I can no get the car to start and keep it alive for a bit with the gas but you pretty much have to goto WOT just to keep the car running.
all signs point to vac leak, I unassembled and reassembled the intake manifolds and found n o t h i n g.
this is becomming a huge PITA.
any help appreciated.
I can no get the car to start and keep it alive for a bit with the gas but you pretty much have to goto WOT just to keep the car running.
all signs point to vac leak, I unassembled and reassembled the intake manifolds and found n o t h i n g.
this is becomming a huge PITA.
any help appreciated.
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wait, if you get the car running and hold down the gas with the AFM plugged in, then it will only run at WOT? or without the AFM plugged in?
when disassembling/reassembling the intake, did you knock the throttle body or drop it or anything? I had a similar problem that really seemed like a vac leak that i couldnt find, until i realized the throttle shaft was slightly bent (it was bent when i picked up the engine, i didnt think anything of it cause it still seemed to close fully, just stuck slightly when closed). One good tug on a thick wire wrapped around one end and it worked great
when disassembling/reassembling the intake, did you knock the throttle body or drop it or anything? I had a similar problem that really seemed like a vac leak that i couldnt find, until i realized the throttle shaft was slightly bent (it was bent when i picked up the engine, i didnt think anything of it cause it still seemed to close fully, just stuck slightly when closed). One good tug on a thick wire wrapped around one end and it worked great
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Well, sounds like metered air is bypassing the TB if the plates are closed, but even at that it, the largest hose would only bring it to around 3000 rpm.
You sure they are closed? The engine CAN NOT rev to 8000 rpm without A LOT of air. Meaning only one thing. The throttle body is held open some how.
A huge vacuum leak would not allow it to rev that high since the air would have to be metered. If you had a large vac leak the engine would simple not start or die out the second it starts.
You sure they are closed? The engine CAN NOT rev to 8000 rpm without A LOT of air. Meaning only one thing. The throttle body is held open some how.
A huge vacuum leak would not allow it to rev that high since the air would have to be metered. If you had a large vac leak the engine would simple not start or die out the second it starts.
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a friend of mine suggested that perhaps the TPS is out of wack thinking the car is at WOT< this would bypass the use of the AFM as it would be running on a map in the ECU, I'll adjust my TB to spec, hopefully that's the problem.
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the car should start without the afm, since when it's starting the AFM is closed anyway, and only opens up after the car begins to run. I was thinking it might be an issue in the fuel system until the 8000 rpm bit, which is what's throwing me here. Just to check the fueling, barely crack open the afm with the key set to "on" (car not running), and see if the fuel pump turns on (the same way the check connector would work). Check the TPS. When it is running, spray carb cleaner around the intake to check for leaks (it will rev if some finds its way thru a leak into the engine)
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the car should start without the afm, since when it's starting the AFM is closed anyway, and only opens up after the car begins to run. I was thinking it might be an issue in the fuel system until the 8000 rpm bit, which is what's throwing me here. Just to check the fueling, barely crack open the afm with the key set to "on" (car not running), and see if the fuel pump turns on (the same way the check connector would work). Check the TPS. When it is running, spray carb cleaner around the intake to check for leaks (it will rev if some finds its way thru a leak into the engine)
If it runs when unplugged, but then skyrockets to 8000 rpm with the AFM plugged in, I would lean towards a problem with the AFM. Perhaps the door is sticking on the inside?
James
EDIT: Just read it's an S5. I'm not familiar with the S5 AFM sensor, so it may not have a door like the S4's. My advice would be to THOROUGHLY check for vacuum leaks, test the AFM, and make sure 100% your throttle is not sticking somewhere... whether it's the cable, linkage, or the plates.
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I don't think you're right. With the AFM unplugged the car will start and run. Just not very well. IIRC instead of running off input readings from the Air Flow Meter it runs off a given map in the ECU, which is not as accurate as the AFM, but can run.
After that the ECU switched to the AFM. If your car has no problems, unplugging the AFM will instantly kill the motor since the ECU has nothing to run on. There is no "map" in the ECU for the motor to run off of while the AFM is unplugged.
a friend of mine suggested that perhaps the TPS is out of wack thinking the car is at WOT< this would bypass the use of the AFM as it would be running on a map in the ECU, I'll adjust my TB to spec, hopefully that's the problem.
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That is really strange that it would even run with a vacuum leak that large.
Although, thinking of it, I can kinda understand why it wouldn't not run with the AFM with a vacuum leak that large. But hey, good job finding the problem
Although, thinking of it, I can kinda understand why it wouldn't not run with the AFM with a vacuum leak that large. But hey, good job finding the problem
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