HELP! Car wont idle and running extremely rich
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Test compression when you can.
When I bought my car, which was basically a parts car, the engine ran like ****. I tested all sorts of things (including testing and swapping coils) only to realize I had a loose ground. Once I tightened it up, it ran perfectly.
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Test your spark!
Test compression when you can.
When I bought my car, which was basically a parts car, the engine ran like ****. I tested all sorts of things (including testing and swapping coils) only to realize I had a loose ground. Once I tightened it up, it ran perfectly.
Test compression when you can.
When I bought my car, which was basically a parts car, the engine ran like ****. I tested all sorts of things (including testing and swapping coils) only to realize I had a loose ground. Once I tightened it up, it ran perfectly.
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wow... things just got weird. none of that makes sense. unless the aiv has failed in some extremely odd way, the condition you have doesn't really make sense. sorry homie but i think your next may be to pull the uim and start poking around. unless this whole thing is some strange electrical issue that is throwing the the map sensor for a loop and associating it with the air pump. or maybe this a new way that indicates a failed power fc. they have been known to do some strange things but i've never heard of this one before. would you happen to have a stock ecu or another power fc to try?
did you try manually controlling the vacuum on the map sensor yet to see what that would do?
did you try manually controlling the vacuum on the map sensor yet to see what that would do?
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Those MAP sensor readings could be a signal problem like a broken vacuum line to the MAP sensor, damaged sensor, wiring harness problem, or even a problem with the ECU input circuit. Or it could be a real reading and the engine might not be pulling normal vacuum. Have you got a cheap mechanical vacuum/boost gauge you can use as a second reference? It doesn't need to be permanently installed in the car, just run some vacuum line through the passenger window and temporarily set the gauge somewhere near the PowerFC screen so you can compare the two.
If the mechanical vacuum gauge matches your ECU's MAP reading, you can quit getting side-tracked by that and find the reason why the engine isn't pulling vacuum.
If the mechanical vacuum gauge matches your ECU's MAP reading, you can quit getting side-tracked by that and find the reason why the engine isn't pulling vacuum.
Last edited by scotty305; 07-22-23 at 03:16 PM.
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Finally some good news! Disabled o2 feedback and I’m idling around 900-1000 and with 390-410mmHg and the car sounds great. Now occasionally my rpms will drop and the air pump with turn off and then on for a split second and the car will run like **** and then it’ll be back to normal.
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Those MAP sensor readings could be a signal problem like a broken vacuum line to the MAP sensor, damaged sensor, wiring harness problem, or even a problem with the ECU input circuit. Or it could be a real reading and the engine might not be pulling normal vacuum. Have you got a cheap mechanical vacuum/boost gauge you can use as a second reference? It doesn't need to be permanently installed in the car, just run some vacuum line through the passenger window and temporarily set the gauge somewhere near the PowerFC screen so you can compare the two.
If the mechanical vacuum gauge matches your ECU's MAP reading, you can quit getting side-tracked by that and find the reason why the engine isn't pulling vacuum.
If the mechanical vacuum gauge matches your ECU's MAP reading, you can quit getting side-tracked by that and find the reason why the engine isn't pulling vacuum.
Last edited by philiprivers; 07-22-23 at 06:58 PM.
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As the car would idle and it warmed up the car was beginning to run worse but I don’t know how it’s supposed to run with o2 feedback disabled. The rpms were loping but the air pump was on the entire time and I couldn’t hear any clicking which I assume is relays giving power to certain things. Any help or ideas for this SUPER weird problem would be greatly appreciated
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It sounds perfect at first, and then it starts dumping 50% more fuel into the engine for some reason.
You aren't confusing your air pump and your air conditioning compressor, right?
Since it's insanely hot in Japan right now, I assume you have your A/C on.
I'm almost wondering if maybe your PowerFC's A/C-ON idle settings aren't coping with the demand from your compressor.
What happens if you turn your A/C and blowers off?
What happens if you unplug your air pump?
My recall is a but fuzzy about how the secondary air injection on the FD works, but maybe you've got an emissions control valve sticking open?
I almost wonder if extra air from the air pump being forced into the manifold isn't causing your vacuum to read low (unless it's just the extra fuel causing your RPMs to drop that is the cause of this).
Because it runs perfectly until something is causing the vacuum to decrease and fuel to increase.
You aren't confusing your air pump and your air conditioning compressor, right?
Since it's insanely hot in Japan right now, I assume you have your A/C on.
I'm almost wondering if maybe your PowerFC's A/C-ON idle settings aren't coping with the demand from your compressor.
What happens if you turn your A/C and blowers off?
What happens if you unplug your air pump?
My recall is a but fuzzy about how the secondary air injection on the FD works, but maybe you've got an emissions control valve sticking open?
I almost wonder if extra air from the air pump being forced into the manifold isn't causing your vacuum to read low (unless it's just the extra fuel causing your RPMs to drop that is the cause of this).
Because it runs perfectly until something is causing the vacuum to decrease and fuel to increase.
Last edited by Valkyrie; 07-22-23 at 07:13 PM.
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It sounds perfect at first, and then it starts dumping 50% more fuel into the engine for some reason.
You aren't confusing your air pump and your air conditioning compressor, right?
Since it's insanely hot in Japan right now, I assume you have your A/C on.
I'm almost wondering if maybe your PowerFC's A/C-ON idle settings aren't coping with the demand from your compressor.
What happens if you turn your A/C and blowers off?
What happens if you unplug your air pump?
My recall is a but fuzzy about how the secondary air injection on the FD works, but maybe you've got an emissions control valve sticking open?
I almost wonder if extra air from the air pump being forced into the manifold isn't causing your vacuum to read low (unless it's just the extra fuel causing your RPMs to drop that is the cause of this).
Because it runs perfectly until something is causing the vacuum to decrease and fuel to increase.
You aren't confusing your air pump and your air conditioning compressor, right?
Since it's insanely hot in Japan right now, I assume you have your A/C on.
I'm almost wondering if maybe your PowerFC's A/C-ON idle settings aren't coping with the demand from your compressor.
What happens if you turn your A/C and blowers off?
What happens if you unplug your air pump?
My recall is a but fuzzy about how the secondary air injection on the FD works, but maybe you've got an emissions control valve sticking open?
I almost wonder if extra air from the air pump being forced into the manifold isn't causing your vacuum to read low (unless it's just the extra fuel causing your RPMs to drop that is the cause of this).
Because it runs perfectly until something is causing the vacuum to decrease and fuel to increase.
Last week I unplugged my air pump and started it and I couldn’t get the car to start, I flooded it. I have read the car should start with the air pump unplugged.
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what I have been using to see if my air pump is running or not is my APR (Air Pump Relay) on the Sensor Check screen. I have had my A/C and blowers off the entire time unless I turn them on to see if the car changes it’s idle more than it should.
Last week I unplugged my air pump and started it and I couldn’t get the car to start, I flooded it. I have read the car should start with the air pump unplugged.
Last week I unplugged my air pump and started it and I couldn’t get the car to start, I flooded it. I have read the car should start with the air pump unplugged.
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SOLVED! Kind of. I unplugged my air pump with o2 feedback disabled and the car is running better than ever. Don’t know why it was doing what it did, but thank you all for the helpful advice. I couldn’t have done it without you guys!
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#69
I don't know about this one.... you may have just masked the real issue by doing this. May or may not come back in a different way. Definitely be happy its problem "solved" but don't be surprised if it comes back as something else later.
Also be mindful you're gonna have to plug in the air pump for jci whenever you're due
Also be mindful you're gonna have to plug in the air pump for jci whenever you're due
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I don't know about this one.... you may have just masked the real issue by doing this. May or may not come back in a different way. Definitely be happy its problem "solved" but don't be surprised if it comes back as something else later.
Also be mindful you're gonna have to plug in the air pump for jci whenever you're due
Also be mindful you're gonna have to plug in the air pump for jci whenever you're due
#71
Well damn even better lol just having passed really helps this whole thing. The only other place you'll really have to worry about emissions is somewhere in Europe if you end up there. If you come back to the states then you can just register it here in Florida regardless of where you end up and that won't be a concern ever again.
If you know of anyone in Europe at a place that you coukd possibly end up, ask if they do emissions testing as part of the registration process. If its a no then start pulling that stuff out if you don't intend on staying there
If you know of anyone in Europe at a place that you coukd possibly end up, ask if they do emissions testing as part of the registration process. If its a no then start pulling that stuff out if you don't intend on staying there
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Well damn even better lol just having passed really helps this whole thing. The only other place you'll really have to worry about emissions is somewhere in Europe if you end up there. If you come back to the states then you can just register it here in Florida regardless of where you end up and that won't be a concern ever again.
If you know of anyone in Europe at a place that you coukd possibly end up, ask if they do emissions testing as part of the registration process. If its a no then start pulling that stuff out if you don't intend on staying there
If you know of anyone in Europe at a place that you coukd possibly end up, ask if they do emissions testing as part of the registration process. If its a no then start pulling that stuff out if you don't intend on staying there
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You can't buy a used one, either, since the papers are specific to your chassis number.
If you have an airpump, you can install an aftermarket cat with no issue.
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