Engine won't idle unless a certain temp?
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Engine won't idle unless a certain temp?
So my engine won't idle until the water temp is above 150 degrees. The guy I bought it from said it was missing some type of cyclinder type dealy? Anyone have any idea what this could possibly be or what is causing this?
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A thermowax should be easy to find in the classifieds section of this forum. Many people remove them, for some unknown reason, so I bet there are piles just sitting in people's garages.
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Well, i don't think its the thermowax anymore...upon my inspection I have found that Im missing my accelerated warm up system solenoid valve.....would that be the problem?
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There's an abbreviations sticky thread that will help you out. BAC = Bypass Air Control valve. On an S4 NA, this will be connected to the dynamic chamber on the driver side. On all others, it will be connected to the UIM (Upper Intake Manifold) on the passenger side. It is a cylinder with a 2-wire connector and coolant lines running through it.
Testing the water temp sensor on the back of the water pump housing would also be useful. Use the FSM (Factory Service Manual) to test it and other devices at the ECU pins.
Testing the water temp sensor on the back of the water pump housing would also be useful. Use the FSM (Factory Service Manual) to test it and other devices at the ECU pins.
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i could be wrong but i thought the AWS creates the 3k idle at startup, so with it gone or unplugged why does it still do it. only thing i can think of, the extra air comes through the BAC?
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I still have my BAC in there and the thermowax. I know that the previous owner installed a water temp gauge in the dash. Is it possible he somehow is connected the sensor or something in order to get this gauge to work?
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An aftermarket water temp gauge will almost certainly use its own temperature sender. I'm not sure what this has to do with your problem.
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damn, Idk what would be causing the problem then. The only thing I can see that's missing is the AWS valve, so something must not be functioning right?
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So the thermowax, and BAC are equipped, however, I jsut noticed that the charcoal canister is also missing in conjunction of the AWS. I have a charcoal canister that came with the care but I have no idea why it is off or if it is still any good.
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Click on the 89 FSM and look in the emissions section.
http://foxed.ca/foxed/index.php?page...nual#secondgen
Also look at post #79 and thereafter in the link below.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...dle+cam&page=4
http://foxed.ca/foxed/index.php?page...nual#secondgen
Also look at post #79 and thereafter in the link below.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...dle+cam&page=4
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