Posted October 22, 200519 yr Fitted a 2nd hand engine, which i have no doubt is a good one, but im having a few problems idle, is irriatic, either cuts out, or sits at 1500 it seems to be dropping a cylinder as and when it wants, i cant find any trigger to when it goes, but certainly, from cold she is a complete bitch im getting black smoke, which i believe is fuel? im also getting a loud whistle type noise when she is cold, and only when in boost to say ive had about enough of this car is now an under statement
October 22, 200519 yr Sounds like a mashhooooooooooooooove boost leak to me!! Check you main pipework aroung the intercoolers first! If thats OK, try and get a boost leak detector on there bud!!
October 22, 200519 yr deffo sounds like a air leak of some sort, can you take it back to where u got the engine fitted and get them to check it over ??
October 22, 200519 yr im also getting a loud whistle type noise when she is cold, and only when in boost :nono: :nono: you really shouldn't be boosting till she's warmed up. But, yes does sound like a boost leak, and maybe a dodgy coilpack connector
October 22, 200519 yr Fitted a 2nd hand engine, which i have no doubt is a good one, but im having a few problems idle, is irriatic, either cuts out, or sits at 1500 it seems to be dropping a cylinder as and when it wants, i cant find any trigger to when it goes, but certainly, from cold she is a complete bitch im getting black smoke, which i believe is fuel? im also getting a loud whistle type noise when she is cold, and only when in boost to say ive had about enough of this car is now an under statement remember what i said bud the offer is always open mate ;)
October 22, 200519 yr So do you guys think that a boost leak would be the culprit for ALL the symptoms then ? oh, and she's not getting thrashed while cold, im talking small boost, not half bar or higher.... thanks for the suggestions guys
October 22, 200519 yr Take it to the garage that fitted the engine, surely you have some kind of warranty and also any good garage would look at it again for free anyway.
October 22, 200519 yr Fitted a 2nd hand engine, which i have no doubt is a good one, but im having a few problems Did you fit the engine yourself or have a garage complete the work? idle, is irriatic, either cuts out, or sits at 1500 Check that the AAC connector has power running to it so that the valve operates when controlled by the ecu it seems to be dropping a cylinder as and when it wants, i cant find any trigger to when it goes, but certainly, from cold she is a complete bitch Likely to be a wiring harness problem. Check the injector clips and coil pack connectors and also the condition of the spark plugs. im getting black smoke, which i believe is fuel? im also getting a loud whistle type noise when she is cold, and only when in boost The black smoke is probably a result of the cylinder that isn't firing properly. The whistle could be a boost leak or the turbo's off balance! Did the turbo's come with the engine or are they from your old car? to say ive had about enough of this car is now an under statement Try an ecu diagnostic to see if there are any errors logged. The ecu will only calculate the output information based on the info it recieves from all the sensors. Stick with it, if you gone to the effort of fitting another engine then you've done the hard part. Steve E
October 22, 200519 yr Good news in some ways bud!-the ecu only picks up sensor readings(if you know what I mean)-the connectors to them could still be pants! I still got a gut feeling you have a BIG leak somewhere! ;)
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