AIr intake temp sensor
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AIr intake temp sensor
Thanks to my super brittle super dried out and shitty engine harness my air intake sensor wires broe right off the plug today....I tried to patch the plug up best I could....but I am not sure if it is going to work properly....soo how badly will this affect the engine if it doesn't work...any suggestion for replacment or patchings?
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Originally Posted by jeff48
It will tell the ECU that it is -40 degrees C and increase the amount of fuel in all cells'
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Well no code that I can see and it doesn't seem to be running any richer than usuall so I am hoping my pathc of the wires worked and that I have no problem...my idel sits perfectly as well.
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Originally Posted by Xeros
Well no code that I can see and it doesn't seem to be running any richer than usuall so I am hoping my pathc of the wires worked and that I have no problem...my idel sits perfectly as well.
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I now have plenty of experience in this.
It won't pop a CEL, though with a stock ECU it may. My PFC read it as 5V, which translated it into a high temp (I think it was something like 80+ C). That I think would cause it to run lean. High temp air = less dense = less fuel. Fortunately, there are several connectors that have the same physical configuration, some of which are related to emissions. Best bet is to see if someone here has an extra one. Due to my debacle of a project with my wiring harness, I don't otherwise I'd send one off to you.
It ran fine for me, but I was just idling. I wouldn't suggest driving it.
It won't pop a CEL, though with a stock ECU it may. My PFC read it as 5V, which translated it into a high temp (I think it was something like 80+ C). That I think would cause it to run lean. High temp air = less dense = less fuel. Fortunately, there are several connectors that have the same physical configuration, some of which are related to emissions. Best bet is to see if someone here has an extra one. Due to my debacle of a project with my wiring harness, I don't otherwise I'd send one off to you.
It ran fine for me, but I was just idling. I wouldn't suggest driving it.
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May also want to hit up a junkyard - Mazda may have used a similar electrical connector for other '90s Mazdas. I got a few fuel injector connectors that way .
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Originally Posted by Railgun69
It won't pop a CEL, though with a stock ECU it may. My PFC read it as 5V, which translated it into a high temp (I think it was something like 80+ C). That I think would cause it to run lean. High temp air = less dense = less fuel.
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yeah I got to admit it seems to be pulling a little slowly this time around...I think it is either becasue th elines between my actuators are twice as long...or the air temp meter is feeding me too much gas.
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Originally Posted by jeff48
Actually the PFC sensor reading (0-5volts DC) has an inverse relationship to the Air temp expressed in degrees C. 5.00 volts is reported with the sensor unplugged and therefore the failsafe position for the computer is full rich. You will be totally safe to drive (and boost) but performance and gas mileage will suck.
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Right you are...4.99v with the AIT disconnected.... and based on the curve presented by the INJ v Air Temp adjustment, I would guess "full rich" is about 20% increase in duty cycle.
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