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Old 12-08-07, 01:22 PM
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Running rich and popping

hey im new to rotaries...actually just been 2 days since i got my 3rd gen.
its a 1993 efini with a 99 spec engine in it.

ok so here is the problem.....the car was running fine the first day, but today on idle the car would just shut off....soo i got the idle raised a bit and now its fine BUT running very rich....to the point that my eyes burn if i stand behind the car or even in front of the engine bay. and there is a litt;e missing on higher rpms and i just dont feel the same kick as i did the first day.

any help here wud be appreciated.
Old 12-08-07, 04:30 PM
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goona need a list of your mods...

if you have strait thought exhaust then the deathly rich eye watering fumes are common
Old 12-09-07, 10:58 AM
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FD run rich, that's a fact.

Get your iddle back to normal in the first place and try to know why it stalls.

Normal RPM at iddle is 800 to 850.
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It sounds to me like your TPS is out of adjustment.
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Originally Posted by Oliv

Normal RPM at iddle is 800 to 850.
It is 720 rpm at idle with no electrical load.
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hmm thanks...i wanted to check out the TPS but i have no idea how to do it....the info on fd3s.com is a bit confusing for me......some pics wud help i guess..haha!
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check the facts most all the info you need is there.
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check the facts most all the info you need is there.
Which facts?
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Haha - FAQ's
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Check TPS and see if the map sensor vacuum line has a hole or is disconnected...
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yea i know.
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You need to list all your mods.

I'm guessing its full exhaust and hence the back fire and the smell..
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Originally Posted by Jay7 Nyc
Check TPS and see if the map sensor vacuum line has a hole or is disconnected...
+1
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sorry https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/faq-3rd-gen-other-useful-links-68640/++


https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/fixed-my-idle-problems-backfiring-bucking-more-170731/
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...&highlight=tps
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Originally Posted by samad
hey im new to rotaries...actually just been 2 days since i got my 3rd gen.
its a 1993 efini with a 99 spec engine in it.

ok so here is the problem.....the car was running fine the first day, but today on idle the car would just shut off....soo i got the idle raised a bit and now its fine BUT running very rich....to the point that my eyes burn if i stand behind the car or even in front of the engine bay. and there is a litt;e missing on higher rpms and i just dont feel the same kick as i did the first day.

any help here wud be appreciated.

Damn, there are a lot of FD's in Paki these days. Well, not a lot, but a hell of a lot more than 10 or so years ago when I last visited . What part of Pakistan are you from? I need to make a trip out there again...

Salaam,
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well ima see about the TPS thing soon. and i just have an aftermarket exhaust but from the cat onwards... i think the cat is stock....which btw i want to eliminate!

@str8ryd
im from islamabad, studying in lahore....and yea there are quite a few FDs here but most of them are just standing with blown engines..the rest have 1 or 2 jz,s in them. oh and the racing scene here has suuure impoved in the last 10 years, haha. 500+ whp civics, 800 supras n skylines, quite a few 500 hp+ evos.
every other civic has a h22.
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