Rotary Car Club - View Single Post - finally got my car running, got some bugs to work out.

Max777 · 10-28-2008, 09:36 PM

Ok, so I could not figure out how to do the OHM meter thing properly with the OVM, (volt meter) and so I went to radio shack, and made the LED tps sensor thingy. I asjusted it that way, but the throttle body is being a bit sticky I think, so I might need to pull it off and reclean it a bit.

I fixed the coolant buzzer, it did have air bubbles in it, and the connection between sensor and wire was't that great.

anyway, the car fired up, and revved to almost 4k rpms, and then dropped, ran at 2.2~2.4k rpms, and then died after a bit of idling. The second day the car got running, it would at least keep idle, and warm up all the way, now on the 3rd day, it runs even worse! I did add 8oz of seafoam to the gas, of which I think there might have been only 5 gallons. My spark plugs which are brand new on trailing side got a liuttle of what looks like gas/ carbon mix on them, and they STINK really bad! (could it be the seafoam?)

I checked the compression, and it was way low, below 60 psi on the gauge, but this was on both faces, and I think the gauge is broken. I'm going to try again tomorrow with a different compression tester to see how it works out.

EDIT: here's some of the stuff I fixed up btw:

cleaned, and flow tested injectors at witchhunter (25 days before I got fuel in them, possible they are stricking?) I replaced o2 sensor, cleaned AIT sensor, the Oil pressure gauge is pegged all the way up, (I have an S5 car, and my friend has an S4 with one pegged down) removed emissions, new gaskets, complete removal of 6pt system except the VDI thing, new spark plug wires, new plugs, new water pump, etc. I put like somewhere between 1 to 2 thousand dollars into this car in parts.
The thing is, the car runs really rough, and my dad said it sounds like it might be missing a little, so I was thinking to adjust timing as well on it? Can i do that when the car will barely run and idles at 2000rpm?

God damn it, why does my car run like shit after all this time, money, and effort poured into it? Lol, I feel like a total newbie right now because I cant get it to work right,

EDIT: After reading the bottom of this: http://fc3spro.com/TECH/PROBLEMS/P1/ENGINE/leaksv.html

it says that the lower fuel injector grommets can leak. I think that witchhunter sent me the wrong gromets because the secondary injectors WERE a bit loose in their holes, so I wonder if that could contribute to the problem? and the grommets looked different too!

10-28-2008, 09:36 PM	#9
Max777 Pirate Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central IL Posts: 1,323 Rep Power: 19	Ok, so I could not figure out how to do the OHM meter thing properly with the OVM, (volt meter) and so I went to radio shack, and made the LED tps sensor thingy. I asjusted it that way, but the throttle body is being a bit sticky I think, so I might need to pull it off and reclean it a bit. I fixed the coolant buzzer, it did have air bubbles in it, and the connection between sensor and wire was't that great. anyway, the car fired up, and revved to almost 4k rpms, and then dropped, ran at 2.2~2.4k rpms, and then died after a bit of idling. The second day the car got running, it would at least keep idle, and warm up all the way, now on the 3rd day, it runs even worse! I did add 8oz of seafoam to the gas, of which I think there might have been only 5 gallons. My spark plugs which are brand new on trailing side got a liuttle of what looks like gas/ carbon mix on them, and they STINK really bad! (could it be the seafoam?) I checked the compression, and it was way low, below 60 psi on the gauge, but this was on both faces, and I think the gauge is broken. I'm going to try again tomorrow with a different compression tester to see how it works out. EDIT: here's some of the stuff I fixed up btw: cleaned, and flow tested injectors at witchhunter (25 days before I got fuel in them, possible they are stricking?) I replaced o2 sensor, cleaned AIT sensor, the Oil pressure gauge is pegged all the way up, (I have an S5 car, and my friend has an S4 with one pegged down) removed emissions, new gaskets, complete removal of 6pt system except the VDI thing, new spark plug wires, new plugs, new water pump, etc. I put like somewhere between 1 to 2 thousand dollars into this car in parts. The thing is, the car runs really rough, and my dad said it sounds like it might be missing a little, so I was thinking to adjust timing as well on it? Can i do that when the car will barely run and idles at 2000rpm? God damn it, why does my car run like shit after all this time, money, and effort poured into it? Lol, I feel like a total newbie right now because I cant get it to work right, EDIT: After reading the bottom of this: http://fc3spro.com/TECH/PROBLEMS/P1/ENGINE/leaksv.html it says that the lower fuel injector grommets can leak. I think that witchhunter sent me the wrong gromets because the secondary injectors WERE a bit loose in their holes, so I wonder if that could contribute to the problem? and the grommets looked different too! __________________ Rotaries:They are NOT that complicated! Last edited by Max777; 10-28-2008 at 10:52 PM.