What's wrong with my car?
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What's wrong with my car?
Okay.. I really need some help here ! My 87 TII was doing some wierd things awhile back .. dying while idling after it warmed up.. it slowly got worse until it just wouldn't start
that was about 2 months ago .. after trying everything that came to mind and a large bill at a few local shops , none with any rotory experience , I put the car in storage till I stopped obcessing about it
now that I have some time and a bit more patience , I would like to find out what the promblem is .. but I dont know where to start , can anyone give me some help?
that was about 2 months ago .. after trying everything that came to mind and a large bill at a few local shops , none with any rotory experience , I put the car in storage till I stopped obcessing about it
now that I have some time and a bit more patience , I would like to find out what the promblem is .. but I dont know where to start , can anyone give me some help?
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I need to get ahold of a testor that doesnt have a check valve , the one on mine isnt removeable . I also picked up a big chunk of vac line , so I'll start replacing them tomorrow
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AFM, TPS??? Compression test first tho. Everything that came to mind doesn't always do it. Do a search and you'll have a list of things to do for a week. Could be alternator related. But I would assume that a shop would have checked that.
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Okay .. well I did a compression test with a piston tester, removing the check valve and unplugging the inj fuse ,... I got 3 steady beats of 60 psi on both rotors ... I know that it should be at least 90 ... but if it was blown wouldnt it be irregular .. or even if one was down but both put out a steady 60 ...
the engine is only supposed to have 60 k kms on it and I have only put on maybe 2k since buying it ..
the engine is only supposed to have 60 k kms on it and I have only put on maybe 2k since buying it ..
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no it wasn't warmed up.. due to the fact that I cant start it , i didnt think that they would be that low ... so would it be safe to say that the block itself is okay?
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yes the shop did test my alternator and it was better than fine , its a S5 alt and looks pretty new
I did some searching in the archives and couldn't find a clear wsay to test the afm so I'm going to check the haynes manual and see if I can find out there , also is there a way to test the fuel system for leaks?
cause when I pulled the plugs berfore they were wet most of the time
wierd timing too .. it all started doing this when it began to get nice outside... sigh
I did some searching in the archives and couldn't find a clear wsay to test the afm so I'm going to check the haynes manual and see if I can find out there , also is there a way to test the fuel system for leaks?
cause when I pulled the plugs berfore they were wet most of the time
wierd timing too .. it all started doing this when it began to get nice outside... sigh
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I have spark , and my coils are within the specs ,well one is close to out but still ok.. fuel pressure I havent checked
I dont have a pressure gauge , should I do that as my next step? I skipped that when I was checking before because the car was running rich , whenever I pulled out the plugs they were damp..
I dont have a pressure gauge , should I do that as my next step? I skipped that when I was checking before because the car was running rich , whenever I pulled out the plugs they were damp..
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well I tested my AFM with a multimeter and it checks out fine.. what else should i check next I want to check my injectors , ould a leak cause these symptoms? if so how does one test them?
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okay I got a bay cleared out so I can work on my car in relative peace, this weekend I'm going to pull off the UIM what should I check aside from my injectors ?
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I just went over how to test and I forgot hold the throttle open when we cranked it.. I'll try to get ahold of a tester again and get a proper reading..
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okay I still didnt do a proper comp test ,sorry.. but I started fixing the electrical issues it had .. now It starts and runs for 5 seconds or so then dies also while working my way through I found some connections I thought were odd... on my wiring harness the terminals 3I and 2B ,which according to my manual says are the main relay and pressure sensor , are spliced together ? is that supposed to be like that ?... I imagine it was for a reason but I cant figure why?
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the part that really frustrates me is .. i dont know where they are supposed to run so that I can fix them... unless someone can tell me that they are like that for a reason??? any help would be VERY greatly appreciated
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well, I am going to work on the wiring later , it was like that when I bought it and it was running fine then ... but work on my car has been put on hold for the next few days ... as a truck decided to park in my shop ... I cant believe it ... how can my luck be sooo bad oh well I guess its back to the planning phase , I can still work on it , but the power is out till its repaired and that leaves only a few hours of daylight after work
<sigh> why me...
<sigh> why me...
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okay I got electricity back , I tesed my coils and my T1 coil is out of spec
1.3 but this is with the car cold... I also pulled the plugs and checked them , both trailing plugs were wet
oh and its back to not starting at all , it feels like it wants to but cant quite make it
can anyone give me any suggestions , please?
1.3 but this is with the car cold... I also pulled the plugs and checked them , both trailing plugs were wet
oh and its back to not starting at all , it feels like it wants to but cant quite make it
can anyone give me any suggestions , please?
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K I figured it out ... it was a couple broken connections in the AFM harness... its up and running again .. back on the road soon
A huge thanks to everyone who gave their input and tried to help ,
you guys are awesome , I dont know where I'd be without the vast resources everyone here contributes to ,
Thanks - Byron
A huge thanks to everyone who gave their input and tried to help ,
you guys are awesome , I dont know where I'd be without the vast resources everyone here contributes to ,
Thanks - Byron