Will this work??
09-09-02, 11:08 AM
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Will this work??
As some of you may know, I'm having problems with my TII. 3800 hesitation, bad/no idle and the usual warm start flooding. The last week or so, things have gotten bizarre.
When I try to accelerate between 2000-3500, it sometimes 'bucks', like I'm suddenly losing fuel flow. The 3800 hesitation is no longer a hesitation, it is now more like 'hitting a brick wall', until I get passed 4500 at which point, she flies like a bird (nice screaming turbo whine, great acceleration)... then I change gears and I go through the cycle again.
Now here is the bizarre part. She doesn't seem to be flooding anymore. I drive the car around, shut her of, come back 30 minutes later, it starts right up without having to use the fuel cut switch (normally, this would not be possible). I've been scratching my head, and I'm wondering if this could all be related to the ECU. If so (hey I can dream can't I?
), would replacing the ECU with an aftermarket one help here? (I am not keen on sticking in another Mazda unit, just to go through the whole thing again!). I was thinking maybe the Haltech EK6 (yes, a bit extreme, but think of the upgrade possibilities ). Now I know this is all pure speculation on my part, but it would be great if I could fix my problems like this... and then maybe I wouldn't have to sell her.
Any thoughts would be most welcome.
When I try to accelerate between 2000-3500, it sometimes 'bucks', like I'm suddenly losing fuel flow. The 3800 hesitation is no longer a hesitation, it is now more like 'hitting a brick wall', until I get passed 4500 at which point, she flies like a bird (nice screaming turbo whine, great acceleration)... then I change gears and I go through the cycle again.
Now here is the bizarre part. She doesn't seem to be flooding anymore. I drive the car around, shut her of, come back 30 minutes later, it starts right up without having to use the fuel cut switch (normally, this would not be possible). I've been scratching my head, and I'm wondering if this could all be related to the ECU. If so (hey I can dream can't I?
), would replacing the ECU with an aftermarket one help here? (I am not keen on sticking in another Mazda unit, just to go through the whole thing again!). I was thinking maybe the Haltech EK6 (yes, a bit extreme, but think of the upgrade possibilities ). Now I know this is all pure speculation on my part, but it would be great if I could fix my problems like this... and then maybe I wouldn't have to sell her.Any thoughts would be most welcome.
09-09-02, 11:13 AM
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Have you checked your injectors to see if they are working? Or had them cleaned? is your engine grounded? ECU grounded?
Before you go haltech, you should fix your current problems. Stock ECUs are very cheap to swap, too.
Have you pulled ECU codes?
Before you go haltech, you should fix your current problems. Stock ECUs are very cheap to swap, too.
Have you pulled ECU codes?
09-09-02, 11:24 AM
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Originally posted by Piranha
Have you checked your injectors to see if they are working? Or had them cleaned? is your engine grounded? ECU grounded?
Before you go haltech, you should fix your current problems. Stock ECUs are very cheap to swap, too.
Have you pulled ECU codes?
Have you checked your injectors to see if they are working? Or had them cleaned? is your engine grounded? ECU grounded?
Before you go haltech, you should fix your current problems. Stock ECUs are very cheap to swap, too.
Have you pulled ECU codes?
Ecu codes? no (I have no clue how to do that).
I'm not worried about the money aspect of it.
09-09-02, 12:30 PM
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Alright, do a search on ECU code checkers, engine grounding, and all that stuff that I put before. I don't have any direct links; but that is what I would do. Well, if you don't have stuff like your engine grounded, that will get you even with a Haltec (I'm assuming).
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