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Old 07-26-11, 09:24 PM
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fresh rebuild wont stay on!!!

im having an issue with my new rebuild, itwill not idle at all....it whistles in between revs now that i swapped the TB and UIM, i had a throttle body before that didnt whistle but it didnt seem to get the car going at all!!! i have got the car to stay alive but its still rough even when trying to keep it alive....rpm jump to 3k rpms right away i cannot keep them in between unless by coincidence...

YES i have searched and found this thread but i wasnt too sure i wanted to revive such an old thread:
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...+manifold+idle

its a GXL, streetported 13bt using NA s4 rotors, using the NA wiring harness and all T2 electronic components: ecu, maf, pressure sensor, intercooler, s4 ported turbo....
it has 660 secondaries and a walbro 255 fuelpump...

i will post a video up soon... thanks.
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Old 07-26-11, 10:15 PM
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That is pretty weird my friend....did you check your fuel pump to make sure the sound wasn't coming from that? The idle could be a vacuum leak.
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check in between the TB and your "elbow"(you know that rubber triangular seal,in between the elbow and the TB?)..it sounds like a Vac leak for sure.
I'd be checking all vacuum areas.just to be sure.
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your manifold isnt sitting right. at least that is what has been the cause for me when i hear that whistle. ever since then ive always just put a small bead of ultra black rtv on every joint
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okay i will check on that tomorrow guys, i think it is going to be a leak at a joint ive check my vacuum leaks and i will but starter fluid tomorrow and look for the issue by having some one spray it, hopefully i can have friend help me...
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Originally Posted by RX_Spec
That is pretty weird my friend....did you check your fuel pump to make sure the sound wasn't coming from that? The idle could be a vacuum leak.
i know wierd sounds like a party whistle lol, but im pretty sure its not the fuelpump...
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Originally Posted by misterstyx69
check in between the TB and your "elbow"(you know that rubber triangular seal,in between the elbow and the TB?)..it sounds like a Vac leak for sure.
I'd be checking all vacuum areas.just to be sure.
u know what ill check that one, when i seen that big oring looking think it did look like the rubber seal was already shot ill add a small amount of silicon to see if that helps the issue...
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Originally Posted by Mr.FC3s
your manifold isnt sitting right. at least that is what has been the cause for me when i hear that whistle. ever since then ive always just put a small bead of ultra black rtv on every joint
ill check, but i think the Mani is just hanging over i have the intercooler bracket but maybe it is causing stress on the LIM to UIM gasket... i didnt use rtv i just threw in the gaskets because i didnt want to keep having to remove the manifolds and mess up new gaskets every time i removed the manifold.... i will look into it for now, i kinda figured that it wouldn't make a leak if i didn't add sealant....
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it definately sounds like air squeezing past rubber or something. as said above check all vac and seals in your mani
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will do tonight or tomorrow night thanks...
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im not a big fan of reusing gaskets. but then again i double check things after i figet tighten everything
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misterstyx69, it was the elbow that u had said. i took the UIM/the tb and the wlbow on the tb off and pressurized it with a pipe and sure enough it as leaking through the elbow, making the whistle....


but that JUST fixed the whistle not the car has a hard time staying on....starts up fine and stays on for a a minute or so, and just cuts off, could it be the thermowax pellet? or what could it be?
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my turbo is leaking coolant and smoking lightly, but i know for a fact that its not the turbo... could it be? the turbo it seems fine it will be replaced soon, but its a constant leak it the leak i believe is coming from when i ported the turbo and put it back together its leaking on the hot side by the coolant feed... again the car ill stay on but i have to keep it alive.....
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will post a video up soon
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OKAY, now the car stays on but only stays on and idles nicely when started COLD, it will stay on untill i give it gas, then it dies. after it dies, it doesnt want to start again, unless i keep it alive.

like f a vacuum leak is created when the car gets warm/hot..
could it be the thermowax??? becuase it idles nicely then when i give it a light rev or a heavy rev itll die....TPS is at .99 to 1.01 it varies. all vacumms have nipples or they have a line on them...i need help guys... this is frustating its been almost a month since ive gotten the engine back from the shop.....


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use the adjustment screws on the dynamic chamber and throttle body

go through the fsm on how to set the idle.

4B page 80 of fuel/emissions turbo..

make sure your neutal switch is hooked up
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does that apply to cars with all emissions removed
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The idle adjust screw on top of the Dynamic Chamber is not related to the emissions equipment.
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does that screw have some kind of wax or black puddy on it?
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It might, but the adjust screw is surrounded by the Dynamic Chamber and is not to be confused w/the secondary plate adjust screw on the very front of the throttle body.
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You said it was a fresh rebuild correct? Well you are going to have a hard time keeping it below 1K untill it has got a few hours of run time on it, get it where it is idling around 1200-1500 and let is idle for a hour or so, checking for leaks and watching the coolant temp.

It should start running better after time, but another video would be nice.
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ok i will post a vid....again which one is it i don't want to mess with the throttle body and totally mess up the whole butterfly mechanism... any pics?
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I don't have a pic right now, but you can also increase the idle a little by righting the throttle cable witch in turn will open the throttle up.
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Originally Posted by Rx7_Nut13B
I don't have a pic right now, but you can also increase the idle a little by righting the throttle cable witch in turn will open the throttle up.
i did that but the throttle cable option only makes your idle go up more ill try it out... thanks.


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