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Old Dec 28, 2025 | 11:15 PM
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FD Vacuum leak?

Hello - 1994 FD RX7, single turbo swapped. I recently replaced the fuel pressure regulator and fuel hoses (diagnosis here: https://www.rx7club.com/general-rota...boost-1171434/). In the process I took off the charge pipe and upper intake manifold. I also replaced a couple vacuum lines that I damaged when removing everything.

During this process I noticed that the IAT sensor was disconnected. I left it disconnected. No idea if that's relevant, but FYI.

I thought I put everything back together, but am now chasing a low idle/stumble and there is some smoke in the engine bay when it's running. Not a ton, but definitely some.

I got a cheap smoke machine off Amazon and seem to have a leak coming from what looks like the center of or underneath of the throttle body. No smoke from anywhere else that I saw.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13aw...usp=drive_link

New FPR is showing ~40lbs at idle with vacuum connected. Aftermarket AFR gauge is showing 11.0.

Any tips or insight would be appreciated!
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Old Dec 28, 2025 | 11:19 PM
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The iat is a core component of any efi system. Not having it plugged in is a huge problem and it needs to be present, functional and plugged in. What ecu are you using?
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Old Dec 29, 2025 | 12:06 AM
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Originally Posted by FDAUTO
The iat is a core component of any efi system. Not having it plugged in is a huge problem and it needs to be present, functional and plugged in. What ecu are you using?
It's running on ApexiFC. I guess it's possible I knocked it loose when disassembling?
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Old Dec 29, 2025 | 09:11 AM
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Plug in the IAT, reset the pfc and do the idle learn process. You need a tuner or you need to contact Xavier borg and get his tuning software.
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Old Dec 29, 2025 | 08:57 PM
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Where are the oil intake breather tubes venting to? If one or both are just venting to somewhere below the TB, that might be a source of fumes.

Just looked at a car this afternoon with exactly that issue.
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Old Dec 29, 2025 | 10:57 PM
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Smoke tests will often show some leakage around the throttle body axles (and turbo flap axles). This is a result of normal wear.
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