Feel so releaved..

 

Made a boost leak tester removed front bumper, drove to garage compressed it up and i got one hell of a screwed intercooler didnt even need to look hard it was hissing away :D, luckily vjay is giving me one free when i pick up the wing ive bought for £35

 

oooo and i fitted bigger discs now too :D

 

Bad news is i got soooo frustrated last night that i lobbed my laptop at the living room door, its now living in the bin in a 100 pieces.

Edited July 13, 200817 yr by znut

Bad news is i got soooo frustrated last night that i lobbed my laptop at the living room door, its now living in the bin in a 100 pieces.

 

Ahh TPM;

Total Percussive Maintenance.

Glad to hear it ;)

smithy

Feel so releaved..

 

Made a boost leak tester removed front bumper, drove to garage compressed it up and i got one hell of a screwed intercooler didnt even need to look hard it was hissing away :D, luckily vjay is giving me one free when i pick up the wing ive bought for £35

 

oooo and i fitted bigger discs now too :D

 

Bad news is i got soooo frustrated last night that i lobbed my laptop at the living room door, its now living in the bin in a 100 pieces.

 

So, the money you saved fixing the leak yourself will pay for the new laptop. :wack:

 

You fookin' crack me up sometimes Jimmy LOL.

gotta say your posts are very entertaining

wohoo! :dance:

nutter ! CAnt wait to see the car now jimmy you should bring it down one day !

ahhh bugger it....

 

I replaced the intercooler and im still having the same running issues what a cooont.

I would have thought it was the culprit, the old cooler is cracked and was leaking a goodun what the hell is it now ggrrrrrrrrrrr...

Il do another leak test 2mow.

 

Well at least i dont have a huge dent in my wing anymore :D car stll needs a full respray though.

 

nutter ! CAnt wait to see the car now jimmy you should bring it down one day !

 

Still alot to do james. no way near show condition yet. Well i suppose i could take a visit and pick up my old wheels.

might show up other leaks now as your system will have more pressure to get around

might show up other leaks now as your system will have more pressure to get around

 

Thats what im hoping, as before when i did the leak test the pressure just wouldnt hold for longer than a few seconds.

 

When car was running i could hear a funny noise from the front left intercooler like a high pitched wistle but hard to locate with engine noise, also sounds like im getting a hiss underneath the offside intake pipes.

 

Will see what 2mow brings.

Glad you found out the problem mate ! :D

Glad you found out the problem mate ! :D

 

AHHHHH READ UP AHHHHHH

 

sorry murt, im just very frustrated.

AHHHHH READ UP AHHHHHH

 

sorry murt, im just very frustrated.

 

:cry:

The large leaks are what generally cause the car to stall at stop signs, small ones usually make the car erratic at certain boost points.

It's always handy if you have someone to help listen carefully around the engine for any noise, you can also put little smears of soapy water on various joints. Keep testing until your 100% all have gone, it is possible to have a large number of them after an engine swap. A hose band may look nice and tight on the top, but underneath it's not on straight and slipped of the rubber or silicone, so take your time and you'll sort it ;)

As Vijay says, now the biggest one is hopefully sorted, the pressure will be greater on the remaing smaller weak areas.

smithy

ahhh bugger it....

 

Well at least i dont have a huge dent in my wing anymore :D

 

...just a dent in the living room door....;)

...just a dent in the living room door....;)

 

;)

 

The large leaks are what generally cause the car to stall at stop signs, small ones usually make the car erratic at certain boost points.

It's always handy if you have someone to help listen carefully around the engine for any noise, you can also put little smears of soapy water on various joints. Keep testing until your 100% all have gone, it is possible to have a large number of them after an engine swap. A hose band may look nice and tight on the top, but underneath it's not on straight and slipped of the rubber or silicone, so take your time and you'll sort it ;)

As Vijay says, now the biggest one is hopefully sorted, the pressure will be greater on the remaing smaller weak areas.

smithy

 

Problem is i have to visit a fuel garage to use a big enough compressor to do the job.

Il bring a bucket and soap and fill it with water when i get there, i was using wd40 to find the leaks but soapy water sounds better.

 

But would this leak make the car run rich though?

;)

 

 

 

Problem is i have to visit a fuel garage to use a big enough compressor to do the job.

Il bring a bucket and soap and fill it with water when i get there, i was using wd40 to find the leaks but soapy water sounds better.

 

But would this leak make the car run rich though?

 

yes not all the air passing the MAF is reaching the engine, therefore the fueling is out.

yes not all the air passing the MAF is reaching the engine, therefore the fueling is out.

 

 

 

Ah yes that makes sense. its all logic at the end of the day i suppose.

You are better off with a garden spray gun filled with diluted washing up liquid!

 

Just go back to basics Jimmy

 

Conzult

timing

compression test

fuel pressure check

Boost leak check again!

 

Maybe change the CAS

You are better off with a garden spray gun filled with diluted washing up liquid!

 

Just go back to basics Jimmy

 

Conzult

timing

compression test

fuel pressure check

Boost leak check again!

 

Maybe change the CAS

 

Ive already filled up a kitchen spray gun with soapy water haha.

 

off to do a quick boost leak test.

 

Fuel pressure test, how do i do one of those then do i need a gauge for that?

OK done another boost leak test, leaking brake booster pipe and pcv hose, changed brake hose and tightened pcv but still no joy, im still having the exact same running issue, runs far better without tps connected so thats staying off till its fixed.

OK done another boost leak test, leaking brake booster pipe and pcv hose, changed brake hose and tightened pcv but still no joy, im still having the exact same running issue, runs far better without tps connected so thats staying off till its fixed.

 

have you checked the tps voltage?

have you checked the tps voltage?

 

Thats on my list to do later today when my friend gets here with a volt meter.

 

I tell ya what i have just done though, taken out all the spark plugs cleaned off all the coke and replaced them but still no diference.

 

By the way is this the correct plug ngk pfr6b11c

 

the plugs were all coked up and some of them had a bit of a bronzy colour on the tips? i hope its not fooking detting jesus christ.

 

Seems as though the car doesnt wanna reach running temperature either stays at about 1/4 not sure if the sender is faulty or not? pipes feel hot.

 

Can someone also tell me what the temp sensor volt readout should be as i want to eliminate this as a problem because i bought a new one from car spare factors so theres a slight chance it may be incorrect.

Edited July 13, 200817 yr by j1mmytt

Now are you a 100% there are no more air leaks ? the biggest cause of running rich on a fairly stock set up like yours AND after an engine refit, is an air leak OR an incorrectly fitted hose somewhere.

Is there another local Zed that can park alongside yours to compare the various hoses ?

Have you done an ECU check for error codes ?

When the engine has been running, put your hands ontop of the plenum and see if one side is cooler than the other, they should be pretty much the same, if they feel different then the throttle bodies are outta balance.

Think from a previous post of yours that you polished the CAS ?? if so are you sure Scott has set it back to 15 degrees ?

smithy

 

P.S Yep plugs are fine

Now are you a 100% there are no more air leaks ? the biggest cause of running rich on a fairly stock set up like yours AND after an engine refit, is an air leak OR an incorrectly fitted hose somewhere.

Is there another local Zed that can park alongside yours to compare the various hoses ?

Have you done an ECU check for error codes ?

When the engine has been running, put your hands ontop of the plenum and see if one side is cooler than the other, they should be pretty much the same, if they feel different then the throttle bodies are outta balance.

Think from a previous post of yours that you polished the CAS ?? if so are you sure Scott has set it back to 15 degrees ?

smithy

 

P.S Yep plugs are fine

 

Hi smithy thanks for all the help.

ok another update just did yet another air leak test this time there are no leaks, pressured the system till the tester popped out, although i could here a very slight hiss from the canister behind the nearside intercooler but im sure its nothing as i squirted soapy water at it and nothing happend, sounds like its coming from inside the canister. The system doesnt hold pressure for that long though is that normal?

 

Will check the plenum heat thing and post another update. Im sure they are balanced... how do you check if they are balanced coz im sure i balanced them a few months ago, the way i did it was to make sure both butterflys opened at the exact same time is there more to it?

 

I marked the cas postion before i removed and polished it to be sure its back at 15 degrees and it looks bang in the middle.

 

Scott did a diagnostic check which came back fine.

 

Vjay will be taking a visit to my house later in the week with a conzult so till then theres not much else i can do???

 

 

Can a mod please change the title of this thread to "Woohooo just isolated my problem.... NOT"

 

Thanks

Edited July 13, 200817 yr by j1mmytt

Hi smithy thanks for all the help.

ok another update just did yet another air leak test this time there are no leaks, pressured the system till the tester popped out, although i could here a very slight hiss from the canister behind the nearside intercooler but im sure its nothing as i squirted soapy water at it and nothing happend, sounds like its coming from inside the canister. The system doesnt hold pressure for that long though is that normal?

 

Will check the plenum heat thing and post another update. Im sure they are balanced... how do you check if they are balanced coz im sure i balanced them a few months ago, the way i did it was to make sure both butterflys opened at the exact same time is there more to it?

 

I marked the cas postion before i removed and polished it to be sure its back at 15 degrees and it looks bang in the middle.

 

Scott did a diagnostic check which came back fine.

 

Vjay will be taking a visit to my house later in the week with a conzult so till then theres not much else i can do???

 

 

Can a mod please change the title of this thread to "Woohooo just isolated my problem.... NOT"

 

Thanks

 

"not" inserted jim or were you joking...you'll sort it bud its only teething problems:)