I just picked up a s5 vert with a s5 swapped turbo motor that is running very poorly, the setup is completely stock with the exception of a racing beat downpipe and exhaust. Here's what I know so far.

• #2 rotor is dead with major lack of power and idles at 200rpm
  • #1 spark plug is dry #2 spark plug is wet
• rotary compssion test has ruled both rotors have strong compression
• verified spark on both rotors
• swapped primary and secondary injectors with no change
• no smoke coming out of tailpipe
• disconnecting CAS and spinning gear I can hear the primary injectors click which i assume rules out a ecu or wiring issue to injectors

Any help would be greatly appreciated. What else am I missing that I need to check which would wipe out a rotor?

 

What ECU are you running and do you have the Boost sensor and AFM to back up that Turbo engine swap?

 

What do you mean by #1 and #2 plug? Is that supposed to mean leading and trailing? If it is then check spark for the one which is wet.

 

It's all stock. The ecu unfortunately I can't see the number as its been scratched off, the friend I picked this car up from had the car working fine, drove the car for 6 months before this happened and his story was from one day to another car started and it had a very low idle and major lack of power

 

#1 rotor and #2 rotor

 

If you have a problem w/the rear rotor then focus on the rear plugs which there would be two of them, but you refer to #2 plug being wet. Is this the rear leading or the rear trailing or both? This is what is trying to be ascertained.

And is this a JDM swap or USDM?

 

Both leading and trailing spark plugs in rotor #2 are wet. I'm assuming this is a jdm swap being the tmic has the rotary turbo logo and there is yellow marker 13bt marks through out the motor and ecu

 

If it's JDM are you using the harnesses which came w/the engine or the harnesses which came w/the car and you altered it to fit the turbo engine. If you used the existing harness and mated it w/the JDM ECU then this likely your problem.

 

Not sure which harness the car has as I purchased this car used so I did not perform the work. However this car was fully operational for 6 months.

 

Then focus on the ignition as it relates to the rear rotor.

 

I agree.

Try putting new plugs for the rear rotor, if you haven't already. Check plug wires for arcing with the hood open in a dark space (safety - stay away from moving or hot parts, in a ventilated space or do it real fast cuz of CO poisoning).

I know you said you checked for spark, but make sure the spark is strong on each plug. Focus on the rears.

 

Thanks for the input guys tonight I'll re check spark. The spark plugs are brand new.

 

Tonight I hooked up a spark tester to each spark plug and took a short video of each, I was not able to see any issues with visually looking at spark perhaps any of you may see a issue with how the spark looks in the video.

Rotor #1 Trailing spark

Rotor #1 Leading Spark

Rotor #2 Trailing Spark

Rotor #2 Leading Spark

Do I have anything that sticks out? If spark appears to be normal, are there any other areas or parts I should test?

Thanks

 

Spent a little more time on the car tonight and tested fuel pressure: Idle 32 psi and while holding the idle at 1500 rpm pressure drops to 30psi and holds til I let off the gas. I removed the cat as well just to confirm is was not clogged and still same issue.

 

I myself cannot tell what color the spark is. Is it orange,yellow,blue?

 

It looked almost purple to me. So I guess closest color would be blue?

 

Blue is the weakest. You should ohm out the plug wires. You should also reground the coils to the fender by sanding down the contact points between the two as well as cleaning the thread mounts of dirt and grease. Some reverse the bolt where the head is in the fender well which helps prevent dirt and grease from finding its way into the threads. If that doesn't work then you might want to replace the coil/igniters. And make sure you have the correct plugs.

 

Sounds good I'll do all these steps and report back, thanks again for the help

 

Update: cleaned off the grounds and connectors for both trailing and leading coils, no difference, also I checked side by side with my good working s4 turbo car and the spark colors and pattern look identical, I could just be getting my colors mixed up. I think we have suitable spark but please feel free to comment.

 

Also forgot to mention I also ohm'd out each spark plug wire and they seem to be fine, the shorter cables got 50 and longer 80 of resistance.

 

Do you mean 5k and 8k or 50k and 80k (you can't have just 50 or 80 ohms)?

 

And new stock wires should read 16k per 3.3 feet. Considering yours are probably not new you would expect them to be higher but if you're reading more than triple the number stated in the FSM then something is out of kilter here.

 

two things, happily the FC wires are about 3.3 feet, 1meter, so no math is needed.

second new wires are around 7k ohms, and 16k is the upper limit. the FC manual doesn't specify, but the 1st gen books do.

 

Sorry didn't re checked what I typed and then auto type takes over. My results are 5k for the shorter cablesand 8k for the longer cables. I also tried my good working cables out of my working s4 car and no difference.

 

If you're getting spark then you should focus on fuel. Pin 3Y (Light Green wire) is the rear primary injector and pin 3Z (Light Green wire) is the rear secondary injector. W/key to on they should both have 12 volts. W/key to start they should have close to 8 volts or so. You might also want to unplug the boost sensor and see if this makes a difference in the rear rotor working or not. You can also unplug the TPS to see if it helps any. Both these sensors will cause fuel cut to the rear rotor under certain situations and perhaps one is playing a role in your problem. And have you checked for error codes? If the warning light cluster does not have the CEL light then it means it is a JDM.

If an LED light were connected to pin 3Z and pin 1B then w/key to start the light should flicker repeatedly indicating the ECU is triggering the injector properly. Same thing can be done for the other rear injector. And you should place the injectors back to their normal position if you have not already done so.