Rough idle up and down / smoke on start up
When the TPS is unplugged the ECU will default to wide open throttle thus more fuel is likely being injected and that could be why the idle smooths out.
Why do you not have a CEL? Is it because you have a JDM?
Why do you not have a CEL? Is it because you have a JDM?
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So if unplugging the TPS makes the ECU default to WOT and it runs smoother with more fuel then it's starving for fuel or getting to much air, correct?
Air in coolant system
Not sure if you tried getting any air bubbles out of the coolant system, have had idle issues from that as well.
Change Fuel filter, get injectors cleaned and flow tested, been reading the fuel pulsation dampeners can fail/leak which the vacuum line on the fuel rail sucks in fuel causing rich issue then the ECU compensate by leaning out and just back and forth
That's what I'm looking into on my fc3s now.
Change Fuel filter, get injectors cleaned and flow tested, been reading the fuel pulsation dampeners can fail/leak which the vacuum line on the fuel rail sucks in fuel causing rich issue then the ECU compensate by leaning out and just back and forth
That's what I'm looking into on my fc3s now.
This makes sense. You might want to get the car to idle in the rough mode and try to find a vacuum leak by spraying the areas most likely to be sources of leaks.
Not sure if you tried getting any air bubbles out of the coolant system, have had idle issues from that as well.
Change Fuel filter, get injectors cleaned and flow tested, been reading the fuel pulsation dampeners can fail/leak which the vacuum line on the fuel rail sucks in fuel causing rich issue then the ECU compensate by leaning out and just back and forth
That's what I'm looking into on my fc3s now.
Change Fuel filter, get injectors cleaned and flow tested, been reading the fuel pulsation dampeners can fail/leak which the vacuum line on the fuel rail sucks in fuel causing rich issue then the ECU compensate by leaning out and just back and forth
That's what I'm looking into on my fc3s now.
I plan on changing the fuel filter ( hope it goes well as I've read the location is a pain )
And I will be removing the primary injectors and having them cleaned, I will ask to see the flow test ( buddy of mine has the machine ) at this point I don't think I need to clean the secondaries as my problem is idle.
Fuel pulsation dampener- I've read a few things on this but not much, I need to really check it out.
How would I check the dampner?
Just spoke with the old owner and he says it was running great last time he started it, until it idled up and down while warm, then died and wouldn't start, then I looked at it 2 months later and got it started with starting fluid and it smoked like crazy. Which I believe now was fuel.
Places where there are gaskets are also places you would want to check if you haven't already. Also, the secondaries are the easiest to access so it makes a whole bunch of sense to have these cleaned as well while your in the neighborhood.
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