1.8 l-jet fires, but dies within seconds, tried searching :-/ |
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1.8 l-jet fires, but dies within seconds, tried searching :-/ |
thatguywiththedatsun |
Mar 21 2014, 01:36 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 21-March 14 From: Memphis, TN Member No.: 17,144 Region Association: None |
I've been looking for a 914 for a few months now, but life has been in the way. I found one last month that seems to be a good starting point, but I'm having trouble getting it to stay running atm. Seems like it's probably the l-jet system being out of adjustment or leaky, faulty sensors, or some old corroded electrical connectors. The question is; where?
I'm getting a buzzing sound with the key turned to "on" which I initially thought was the seatbelt interlock buzzer everyone seems to be so fond of, but upon closer inspection... it's coming from the injectors..? If i unplug the noisy injector, another one starts buzzing. There's no noise from the fuel pump at this time with the key on. The fuel pump relay, and power supply relay on the board were nowhere to be found when I got the car. I went ahead and bought a few new ones to get it back to stock wiring, but I'm really having trouble deciphering the current flow diagrams. (You guys seems to have a reference system to the pins in every connector, or which specific relay you're referencing. Is there a diagram for this somewhere, or are the labels just buried under the grime in this car?) If i hot wire the double relay (86d, 88d?) to the + battery post, the fuel pump will run, but this doesn't change my "start, rumble rumble, die" situation at all. I have a feeling that there is an area in the wiring that has been altered which, if put back to stock, would rectify the problems I'm having... It's just a matter of finding it and fixing it. Any suggestions? What I have done: -compression test: 125,130,90,135 - hoping it will improve pending a valve adjustment? -tested the coil and wires for spark - checks out fine... nice and strong -tested fuel pressure - 43psi holding steady for several minutes after the test (p.o. said he'd recently had the fuel pump replaced, but didn't mention why (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) ) -renewed all the l-jet vacuum hoses and put hose clamps on every connection -taken care of a few obvious electrical bugs (missing/rusty relays, broken wires, etc) -checked the head temp sensor spade connection, but where does the other end of that connection terminate on the relay board? -checked afm resistance. - With key on, if I move the flap by hand, the fuel pump does run, but there is no 1.5 seconds of priming with the key on, just the annoying injector buzz. Thanks in advance for the help! I'll be much better off if someone could just explain the 'pin 13/relay 74/etc. references to me. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/lh5.googleusercontent.com-17144-1395430598.1.JPG) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/lh5.googleusercontent.com-17144-1395430599.2.JPG) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/lh3.googleusercontent.com-17144-1395430600.3.JPG) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/lh3.googleusercontent.com-17144-1395430600.4.JPG) |
Root_Werks |
Feb 24 2017, 09:09 AM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,326 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
ECU failure is uncommon....used to be. Maybe as they continue to age, it will become more common. I had one years back that was causing one injector to stay open. Fiddled with a number of things for too many days. One day a buddy showed up with an ECU just for giggles. Swapped it and ran perfect.
I'm not a supporter of blindly swapping parts to fix something. But if done one at a time, then swapped back if it didn't fix the issue is sometimes a quick path to correcting the issue. Thanks for following up, this thread could save someone a lot of time. |
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