Gasoline in turbo.....
My car was running peachy all of last week besides idle fluctuations, but with a sudden onset of really bad fuel economy. I installed a test pipe that same week, so I attributed the oil consumption from an off AFR reading. Tunerstudio also leaned the hell out of map that week also, even though a leak would have made the LC-1 read leaner.
So today I finally had time to recheck all the couplers etc and I noticed a white smoke from my mani/turbo area. Thinking it was just a leak from having really bad engine mounts (just ordered some while I took a break), I came back to tighten up those nuts a bit and started her up, but behold.... gurgling, wet, GASOLINE was leaking out of that area where it was once smoking. I've been careful as my car has only been boosting the last 2 weeks or so. No coolant is leaking and there's no oil leak. What should I do next? Compression check? :crx: |
Originally Posted by popopopop
(Post 518587)
My car was running peachy all of last week besides idle fluctuations, but with a sudden onset of really bad fuel economy. I installed a test pipe that same week, so I attributed the oil consumption from an off AFR reading. Tunerstudio also leaned the hell out of map that week also, even though a leak would have made the LC-1 read leaner.
So today I finally had time to recheck all the couplers etc and I noticed a white smoke from my mani/turbo area. Thinking it was just a leak from having really bad engine mounts (just ordered some while I took a break), I came back to tighten up those nuts a bit and started her up, but behold.... gurgling, wet, GASOLINE was leaking out of that area where it was once smoking. I've been careful as my car has only been boosting the last 2 weeks or so. No coolant is leaking and there's no oil leak. What should I do next? Compression check? :crx: |
Exhaust manifold -> Turbo. I pulled it just now, 100% positive it's gasoline. This coincided with my really bad gas mileage last week, so : (.
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Originally Posted by popopopop
(Post 518592)
Exhaust manifold -> Turbo. I pulled it just now, 100% positive it's gasoline. This coincided with my really bad gas mileage last week, so : (.
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There is if it's unburnt. How's it running? Check spark. What's the condition of the injectors? You sure it's not just condensation during warm up?
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Do a compression test and cylinder leakage test
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Originally Posted by curly
(Post 518596)
There is if it's unburnt. How's it running? Check spark. What's the condition of the injectors? You sure it's not just condensation during warm up?
I pulled the plugs just now and 1-2 and 4 are uniformed, but 3 is fouled/wet like no tomorrow. |
Originally Posted by popopopop
(Post 518603)
The car was running fine. It was only on jackstands because I was trying to find a leak somewhere. What am I looking for in terms of injectors? I got some 46ccs I was about to put in soon. I just replaced the spark wire and spark plugs less than 1k ago.
I pulled the plugs just now and 1-2 and 4 are uniformed, but 3 is fouled/wet like no tomorrow. |
Your probably have an injector stuck open, or are just still running very rich in megasquirt. I would check your "Required Fuel Calculator" and see if that is off.
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What did you do with the O2 sensors after you put the "test Pipe" in?
Ninja edit: Give me a break, Friday night...Tito's is in the house! MS1...no factory ECU to be pissed off about O2 sensors, I hope.. Everything cool with orings, spacers, etc. on injectors? Nothing stuck open? |
I did pull the injectors last week, but put them back in with no visible leak in the fuel rail. Could it be a wiring issue, because I had to rewire the two wires back to each injector connector (don't ask). I think we got the culprit....
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If everything was OK before, double check the last thing that was f*cked with...ask me how I know...
Words of wisdom: If one f*cks with 15 different things without checking things step by step, it will be 15 x 15 times as hard to troubleshoot - and it will be the g*d-d*mned the simplest thing that you should have checked first!!! - Squirrel's Law |
Injector #3 was loose. I'll redo the wiring when my new injectors get here. Was I too rough when screwing around with the injectors, or can a wiring problem cause it to be stuck open? Pray it will be alright.....thanks all!
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Miatas apparently hate #3 injectors.
https://www.miataturbo.net/forum/t43637/ |
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but if said retarded wiring job had an injector line held low as in grounded, instead of switched ground, it could hold the injector open resulting in a "stuck open" event...or I'm the 'tard. Oh, we aren't supposed to use the Rohm Emmanuel term "retarded" - perhaps electronically challenged? Or in my case, vodkically challenged?
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^Someone answer this man and explain it in layman's term.
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I'll shut up now, before someone e-thugs me...:facepalm:
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Originally Posted by secretsquirrel
(Post 518616)
if said retarded wiring job had an injector line held low as in grounded, instead of switched ground, it could hold the injector open resulting in a "stuck open" event...
Originally Posted by popopopop
(Post 518620)
^Someone answer this man and explain it in layman's term.
Yes. |
The real question is if this had any negative impact on the #3 rings. Probably not, but I would do a comp test and see.
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