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E85 Continental Flex Fuel Sensor Info
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This is blatantly stolen from an MR2 forum. Wanted it copied here in case the other link went down for some reason.
Affordable Flex Fuel Sensor - MR2 Owners Club Message Board
Originally Posted by vip09
(Post 5093222)
I was going to purchase the Haltech Flex Fuel Sensor to use with my Haltech PS1000, but through some searching found that they are just rebranding an OEM sensor and marking the price up. I found that Dynosty is also selling this OEM sensor without the Haltech sticker for $199 (compared to $232 from Haltech).
Through a little more searching, I found the sensor is actually made by Continental and is used in some of the newer GM and Holden vehicles.. and can be ordered from any GM dealership for MUCH less than Haltech. https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1460569722 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1460569722 The only obstacle after obtaining the sensor through a GM dealer is getting the connector for it. Haltech charges $38 for the connector and terminals, Dynosty will sell you the same thing, but marked up to $50. I contacted Continental and was able to get their source for the connector. However, the connector is not available in small quantities. I did find another connector that works if you remove two tabs from the sensor side (I found that Haltech does this also). Here are before and after pictures of removing the tabs: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1460569722 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1460569722 The new connector (that costs less than $2) fits great. https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1460569722
Originally Posted by vip09
(Post 5093224)
Here is the information you need to buy all this.
From GM Parts Direct: Your direct source for Genuine GM Parts (or any wholesale GM website): Flex Fuel Sensor QTY:1, part# 13577394 $66.00 From Mouser Electronics - Electronic Components Distributor Delphi GT 150 series connector QTY:1, part # 13519047 $1.62 13519047 Delphi Connection Systems | Mouser Delphi GT 150 series Terminals QTY:3, Gold part# 15326427 $0.41 each Tin part# 15326264 $0.10 each Gold: 15326427 Delphi Connection Systems | Mouser Tin: 15326264 Delphi Connection Systems | Mouser Delphi Loose Cable Seal QTY:3, part# 15366021 $0.06 each 15366021 Delphi Connection Systems | Mouser TOTAL: $68.10 (before shipping) Russell 6AN to 3/8 in Hard Tube Push-on EFI Fitting - Part# 640853 $15-$20 There have been reports of this type of fitting leaking. Use the screw on kind instead. http://www.speedwaymotors.com/LS1-LT...lue,59475.html https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1460569722 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1460569722
Originally Posted by vip09
(Post 5093556)
More info, courtesy of Continental.
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1460569722 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1460569722
Originally Posted by vip09
(Post 5097238)
The pinout is actually printed on the sensor itself. :)
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1460569722
Originally Posted by JNRmr2
(Post 5106084)
Here is an alternative part # 13577379 the only difference is that the fuel connection tubes are shorter.
Originally Posted by vip09
(Post 5108198)
These are the more compact versions, the first one being the one that jose referenced with the alternate part number.
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1460569722 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1460569722
Originally Posted by FIT-Performance
(Post 5138944)
The part number for the above sensor, the smallest I've seen thus far is, 13577429 and is the cheapest so far, running about $44 from GMPartsDirect. Not sure if they will switch to this sensor on all new flex fuel cars, but it is the latest model and introduced on the 2012+ Chevy Equinox Flex Fuel.
To recap: Small - 13577429: $44 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1460569722 Medium - 13577379: $66 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1460569722 Large - 13577394: $66 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1460569722 Also there is the sensor harness for it if you don't want to modify the connector: 8" Harness - 13352241: $8 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1460569722 Differences between the sensors: The large and medium sensor is the same, only the tube length differs. The tube length between the medium and small sensor is the same, but the sensor is different. Of note is that we still need to find out if the output from the small sensor is the same as the medium and large sensor, and that the small sensor will have to be attached in your own way as it does not have the bolt holes that the medium and large sensor have. How the flex fuel sensor works: Clemson Vehicular Electronics Laboratory: Flex Fuel Sensors Also, just so you have the info, the old all metal flex fuel sensor's part number is 12570260 and run about $326. I've seen companies out there selling flex fuel kits with this sensor charging $650 for the sensor and harness alone... tsk tsk... The only advantage of the all metal unit is that the output for it is well documented and linear (and should be available relatively easily in junk yards as it is of 2000-2005 vintage). The output for the new sensor just needs to be documented now that we have the info from Continental. https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1460569722
Originally Posted by sonicboom141
(Post 5162429)
Any help? I am trying to pop on these 3/8 tube to -6AN fittings. The fitting on the bottom is on, but it pops off fairly easily because it isnt really catching the bumps on the tube. The top tube in the photo I have the white piece with red arrow all the way back past the bump on the tube so it is hard to remove, but I cannot slide the fitting back all the way. The tube seems to fat and wont fit further into the fitting. Am I supposed to sand down the tube some? Any ideas, or is the bottom one correct? Doesnt seem good at all though..
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1460569722
Originally Posted by mister3
(Post 5162442)
you have to trim down the tube a little so the fitting can lock on correctly -- the end before the "bump" is too long
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:likecat:
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Does Vcc just get 12V? Does the MS3x FLEX input already have a pull-up?
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MS3x Flex is ready to go, just hook up the signal wire.
Its 12v according to a few sources. Including some pictures above. |
Just armchair but, wouldn't the clip on AN fittings work best with the longer tube unit? Or even the small one?
+1 :likecat: For post rip, good info all around :party: |
AN clip on fittings shouldn't be used. There are reports of them leaking. Use the screw on ones.
Shorter tube ones are usually cheaper, at least mine was. The screw on one's fit fine on mine. I have a couple threads on msextra about flex fuel and they are fuckin vague about the flex input. But they say it is good to go. Here is the ms3x manual page for flex fuel. MS3XV30_Hardware-1.4 page 35 I will take pics of my setup sans install tonight. I believe I linked the hardware elsewhere. |
Originally Posted by aidandj
(Post 1323351)
MS3x Flex is ready to go, just hook up the signal wire.
Its 12v according to a few sources. Including some pictures above. |
I did too lol. I'm guessing 5v would be fine, but there is some sort of internal regulator to drop 12v to 5v. Its probably more than a voltage divider because it accepts 9v to 18v.
The signal output is 0-5v which makes me think that the internal sensor actually uses 5v. But no way to confirm that without tearing into one. |
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I retract that last statement. The continental flex fuel sensor is an open collector sensor. So it will only output 0-5v if you have a 5v pullup. And uses a pullup to 5v in the megasquirt. I wish I still had mine out so I could test what value it uses because it is not specified in the schematics. It looks like the resistor value can actually change the characteristics of the signal.
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Here is some more info about how they actually measure ethanol content
Clemson Vehicular Electronics Laboratory: Flex Fuel Sensors https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1460580584 |
I'm running 5v. Seems to be running fine.
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Rumor is that the sensor flows about 500hp of fuel.
Thanks to Savington for a graph of the flow here: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1460580898 And if you are paranoid about having enough flow then jerry rig something like this https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1460580898 |
Originally Posted by yank
(Post 1323405)
I'm running 5v. Seems to be running fine.
Maybe @Joe Perez could clue us into why an open collector sensor spec'd for 12v could work of 5v. I need to go do real work instead of flex fuel sensor research. |
Well, [utag] is clearly working. :D
Originally Posted by aidandj
(Post 1323407)
Maybe @Joe Perez could clue us into why an open collector sensor spec'd for 12v could work of 5v. I need to go do real work instead of flex fuel sensor research.
Open-collector outputs are really simple circuits, barely more intelligent than a mechanical relay. They're just using a transistor to provide a variable closure to ground. And in most modern applications, that closure is varied by pulsewidth modulation while operating the transistor in full-saturation intermittently, rather than in the linear region continuously. So, within reason, they don't really care what the pullup voltage is. Like, imagine that we're operating the output at a *really* low frequency, like 0.1 hz (one cycle every ten seconds.) And on the output, we have a light bulb pulled up to some voltage. It doesn't matter in the least what that voltage is (provided that it doesn't exceed the rating of the light bulb). If the output duty cycle is 50%, you'll be able to easy see "oh, the light is on for 5 seconds and then off for 5 seconds" regardless of whether it's a 12v lamp or a 120v lamp. That's all that's happening with the sensor in real life, it's just a lot faster. |
Not pullup voltage. VCC. Its spec'd for 9v-18v VCC, but Yanks is running fine of 5v.
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Originally Posted by aidandj
(Post 1323429)
Not pullup voltage. VCC. Its spec'd for 9v-18v VCC, but Yanks is running fine of 5v.
Dumb luck? Internally, most microprocessor-based stuff is going to be internally regulated down to some relatively low voltage. 5, 3.3 and 1.8v are the most common I/O voltages for cheap micros. I'm just gonna guess that this one is sufficiently robust that it can tolerate whatever drop below its internal Vcc is being caused by the voltage regulator when it receives a 5v supply. I'm sure the regulator isn't spec'd to work that low, but most components will work beyond their specs in both the positive and negative directions. I wouldn't do it if it were my car. Who knows if it'll start getting unreliable as it heats up, or as it ages, or even if it's operating outside of spec right now, with regard to the frequency vs. ethanol chart. |
That was my guess. The sensor internally is probably on 3.3v or 5v, and as long as you are supplying above that it *might* work. Luckily it has.
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Originally Posted by aidandj
(Post 1323406)
Rumor is that the sensor flows about 500hp of fuel.
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Originally Posted by Savington
(Post 1323433)
That's a very conservative estimate, based on the published data I've seen. If you're running 400lph through the sensor (published maximum flow), that's ~6.67 liters per minute, or ~6,667cc/min, which is enough to max out four ID1300s at 90psi of differential pressure. That's way north of 500whp, even on E85, and that assumes you're feeding 100% of the fuel through the sensor, and that the sensor is in the feed line.
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Been using this Conti sensor for a couple of years. Bought a long tube version with a harness pigtail for something like $75 shipped off of eBay. Works exactly as expected.
Fuel lines slip-fitted and hose-clamped in place over the tubes, sensor floatining in space between my regulator (on the firewall) and the OEM return line. |
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