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04-17-09, 11:57 AM
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any suggestions?
First i would like to thank everyone that helped me in my other thread 
I have the car running,ideling and revving up now
BUT now it seems to be starving it's self out of gas after about 10 min or so(right to a stall) if i let it sit for about 1 min it starts right up and then procedes to stall. if i let it sit for about a hour it is fine for the 10 min again. I have found that the person who owned this car before me new nothing and twisted every screw and at some point or another undid everything 
. So i have decided to tear the intake off and start from scratch and i fig. will i am in there i will do some small mods. So my Question is what do you think i should do keeping in mind that it is a daily driver and i am pretty broke. I do have a s4 parts car and was thinking of swapping the intake 
but i am worried about reliablity. I would really like to hear your guys input. Sorry for the long thread
I have the car running,ideling and revving up now
BUT now it seems to be starving it's self out of gas after about 10 min or so(right to a stall) if i let it sit for about 1 min it starts right up and then procedes to stall. if i let it sit for about a hour it is fine for the 10 min again. I have found that the person who owned this car before me new nothing and twisted every screw and at some point or another undid everything . So i have decided to tear the intake off and start from scratch and i fig. will i am in there i will do some small mods. So my Question is what do you think i should do keeping in mind that it is a daily driver and i am pretty broke. I do have a s4 parts car and was thinking of swapping the intake but i am worried about reliablity. I would really like to hear your guys input. Sorry for the long thread
04-17-09, 02:33 PM
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Don't do any mods until the car runs properly.
It sounds like you have a vacuum leak.
Also, there aren't really any intake manifold mods that can be done at this point. The closest is the throttle body mod, and if you do it wrong, you are in for a a world of hurt.
It sounds like you have a vacuum leak.
Also, there aren't really any intake manifold mods that can be done at this point. The closest is the throttle body mod, and if you do it wrong, you are in for a a world of hurt.
04-18-09, 07:45 AM
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well i have the top off and have checked and rechecked and can't find a leak anywhere. You are right i shouldn't do any mods till i get this running(just getting impatient). I'm going to pull the actuators off and try to unsieze them. Can i put a header off a s4 on my se? Probobly a dumb question I'm pretty sure you can
04-18-09, 10:35 AM
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There are many cases where vacuum leaks can hide. For example, the big black intake tube between the AFM and the throttle body.
The header will bolt to the engine, but may not clear parts of the body.
The header will bolt to the engine, but may not clear parts of the body.
04-21-09, 01:56 PM
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O.K i've pulled the upper intake made sure every hose is in good shape and snug,put new gaskets in and cleaned every thing. i have it back together now but it still has a small miss when first started that progressively gets worse. i can rev it up no problem but as it warms up it starts to miss harder till i can't touch the gas without it dieing like i turned off the key. one other thing i noticed and have never seen before when the car is in neutral and the rear tires are in the air they turn when i release the clutch 
I really don't want to give up on this car but it is fighting me all the way
I really don't want to give up on this car but it is fighting me all the way
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If every screw has been twisted and turned, it is quite likely that the idle pot has been touched. It is on the passenger shock tower and controls mixture at idle. Set it according t the FSM to get it in the ballpark.
Also, there are a number of adjustments on the throttle body which are fairly important. Again, FSM.
When the car dies, does it go dead immediately or does it gradually get worse over a period of time.
I'd expect the wheels to turn in neutral up in the air due to drag in the transmission.
Also, there are a number of adjustments on the throttle body which are fairly important. Again, FSM.
When the car dies, does it go dead immediately or does it gradually get worse over a period of time.
I'd expect the wheels to turn in neutral up in the air due to drag in the transmission.
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