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I stumbled across this video and wondered if anyone had any other information on flex sensors and false ethanol content readings due to water contamination. It looks like he's using a run of the mill large Conti sensor that is popular among most tuning platforms.
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That was a pretty ridiculous amount of water he added. 10%? 5%? Thats like a gallon of water in your fuel tank.
At the end he also claims that mixing in gasoline and e85 is just as detonation proof as the "pure" e85. |
I'll take that as deviation is otherwise negligible considering the volume percent of condensation found in tank at any given time, unless someone maliciously added water.
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Originally Posted by farpolemiddle
(Post 1358983)
Used the charcoal mount by bending the tabs in. I would NOT recommend the small sensor. It is a pain to mount. I would use the medium or large if I did it again. Used Dorman 3/8 steel to 5/16 barb 90s. They are meant for nylon so I added fuel clamps to the barbs just in case. Hopefully I don't burn to death. I used the stock return line and used a brake line bender to adjust the stock return line. Waiting on my pigtail and wire from amazon to get it running.
*Pigtail arrived. It is not working. Of course my soldering iron and my voltmeter both died. All I have is a test light and crimp fittings. Tried to use the o2 wire. When it did not work ran a temp jumper signal outside of the car to the edu and still nope. Best I can do for now. Going to have to wait for new voltmeter from amazon to figure it out. |
One quoted picture = one dead kitten
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With regards to water in E85 I wonder how this affects the tune? Water injection can be damn effective at reducing detonation so I can't see problems with timing. Higher % of ethanol means increased injector duty cycle so realistically it's probably a wash at concentrations most are likely to see.
On the other hand I was surprised to see my catch can accumulate as much water as it did. Makes me wonder how much water was in the last batch of E85. |
Originally Posted by k24madness
(Post 1447346)
On the other hand I was surprised to see my catch can accumulate as much water as it did. Makes me wonder how much water was in the last batch of E85.
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Originally Posted by MX5RACER
(Post 1447303)
Were you able to get the small sensor to work? I am wondering if this small sensor uses the same settings as the larger sensors. Other than the issues mounting the sensor, did the sensor work correctly?
AEM Documentation referenced above: http://aemelectronics.com/files/inst...nsor%20Kit.pdf |
Small one did not work for me. Fucker was dead on arrival. Which was fun because I doubted my wiring and went through a bunch of drama checking everything not thinking it could be bad from the factory.
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Anyone tried the ones from China? I see a few on ebay at $30.
I am suspect but sometimes it's all of Chinese origin and really just comes down to how much you pay at the end.. |
Originally Posted by YeboGoGo
(Post 1449170)
Anyone tried the ones from China? I see a few on ebay at $30.
I am suspect but sometimes it's all of Chinese origin and really just comes down to how much you pay at the end.. |
Originally Posted by SpartanSV
(Post 1449194)
No personal experience yet, but I recently had the same thought and research showed it wasn't worth gambling on the cheap chinese sensors.
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Originally Posted by farpolemiddle
(Post 1358983)
Used the charcoal mount by bending the tabs in. I would NOT recommend the small sensor. It is a pain to mount. I would use the medium or large if I did it again. Used Dorman 3/8 steel to 5/16 barb 90s. They are meant for nylon so I added fuel clamps to the barbs just in case. Hopefully I don't burn to death. I used the stock return line and used a brake line bender to adjust the stock return line. Waiting on my pigtail and wire from amazon to get it running. *Pigtail arrived. It is not working. Of course my soldering iron and my voltmeter both died. All I have is a test light and crimp fittings. Tried to use the o2 wire. When it did not work ran a temp jumper signal outside of the car to the edu and still nope. Best I can do for now. Going to have to wait for new voltmeter from amazon to figure it out. |
good thread
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-1 cat, no sad, ordered sensor on ebay and saved over half my money, someones mad
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I sure hope you got a proper one and didn't get some china knockoff like some on ebay
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Originally Posted by 18psi
(Post 1481691)
I sure hope you got a proper one and didn't get some china knockoff like some on ebay
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yes. Just like the ebay walbro fuel pumps that have exact same name/model/stamp on them but are junk and many people got scammed with
also like ebay ID1000's which look identical except the logo is a sticker and not laser etched. there are many fakes out there is what I'm saying. they all look the same |
Originally Posted by 18psi
(Post 1481750)
yes. Just like the ebay walbro fuel pumps that have exact same name/model/stamp on them but are junk and many people got scammed with
also like ebay ID1000's which look identical except the logo is a sticker and not laser etched. there are many fakes out there is what I'm saying. they all look the same |
How do you recognise a fake from an original?
I sent an email to continental but no answer. I bought one on ebay, paid import tax (product came from USA), sold as genuine sensor, but there was no GM label or part number. https://www.ebay.fr/itm/New-Genuine-...53.m2749.l2649 Any thoughts? cheers |
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