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Old Mar 16, 2015 | 10:08 PM
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Idle Change after boost

I don't know what it is. I own two rx7's and this is stumps me. My 87 TII has had idle problems ever since I restored it last year. Now a new problem's popped up. It'll idle just fine until I give it a little gas (or more) and get some boost. Then after I boost it acts like it has a vacuum leak. The idle goes up, leans out and sometimes surges from 1500-2000 rpms. I've dealt with a lot of vacuum/boost leaks but I've never had one that pops up only after I've used the turbo. Just an FYI, it's got the stock ecu with a fuel cut defender from racing beat and a few other mods (intercooler sprayer, cone filter, aftermarket exhaust etc)
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Old Mar 17, 2015 | 04:38 PM
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Does it stop or do you have to shut it down and restart it?
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Old Mar 17, 2015 | 08:50 PM
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I have to shut it down and restart it, then it idles fine until I boost again. Also it goes away sometimes when I apply the brakes.
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Old Mar 17, 2015 | 10:22 PM
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vac leak.
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Old Mar 18, 2015 | 01:58 PM
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But where would it be? And why does it only show up after boosting?
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Old Mar 18, 2015 | 03:18 PM
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Anywhere that there is a vacuum line.... start the car, spray starting fluid around vacuum lines, wait for idle change.
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Old Mar 18, 2015 | 10:17 PM
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Okay then I have one last unanswered question. Why does the idle change only after boost?
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Old Mar 19, 2015 | 03:45 AM
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Because boost is the opposite of vacuum.
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Old Mar 20, 2015 | 09:32 PM
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Alright, well I found the vacuum leak. It was on the seal around where the wires enter the fuel pressure regulator. Now just to replace it. Thanks for the info. Is there anything else I need to replace while I'm down there?
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Old Mar 21, 2015 | 05:54 AM
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If you've got wires going into your FPR I think you've got bigger issues...
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Old Mar 24, 2015 | 11:54 PM
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well it's a big metal cylinder on the back of the motor. It's coming out from under the UIM and it has two wires going into the side of it. What is it then?
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Old Mar 25, 2015 | 09:15 AM
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And the wire colors are?
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Old Mar 25, 2015 | 02:15 PM
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Aux air valve?
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Old Mar 25, 2015 | 03:32 PM
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Aux air valve?
Or maybe the BAC.
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Old Mar 25, 2015 | 09:48 PM
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One black and white wire and I can't remember the other one. It's not the bac valve, its brass colored.
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Old Mar 25, 2015 | 10:03 PM
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Pic?

Got me curious
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Old Mar 26, 2015 | 11:46 AM
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yeah, I will upload them tonight. I don't know if it's supposed to be there. The car sat for 9 years and the people who had it before me did a lot of stuff to it
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Old Mar 26, 2015 | 10:17 PM
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Here they are
Attached Thumbnails Idle Change after boost-imag0090.jpg   Idle Change after boost-imag0092.jpg   Idle Change after boost-imag0093.jpg  
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Old Mar 26, 2015 | 10:18 PM
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sorry for the bad quality. The wires are black/white and blue/white
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Old Mar 27, 2015 | 12:11 AM
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EGR valve.
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Old Mar 27, 2015 | 01:21 AM
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Are you sure? I thought the egr valve looked more like a dash-pot. This is more cylindrical.
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Old Mar 27, 2015 | 04:50 AM
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So you ask what it is, thinking it's something it's not even close to being, then when someone tells you exactly what it is you question it?

No no you're right, that's you FPR...
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Old Mar 27, 2015 | 05:13 AM
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Injector seals.....

I had exactly the same symptom on a 7M-GTE Supra..
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Old Mar 27, 2015 | 05:17 AM
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vac leak.
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Old Mar 27, 2015 | 07:03 AM
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Are you sure? I thought the egr valve looked more like a dash-pot. This is more cylindrical.
My S5 has no EGR so no, I'm not sure.
All I did was look at the wiring diagram and find the wire colors you described and it said "EGR".
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