#1 i checked plugs and they seemed kinda light, more like grey - more like over the top part.. anyone has a picture of how plugs should look if its lean? during this my a/f meter was showing lean? entire time it didn't get nowher near the middle,

(it suddenly started to fade from rich to lean as i drove on highway.. i boosted few times after that, 2 of the times to .7bar.. then i checked plugs and they looked black except tip was kinda grey.. not white..)

edited: got problem #2 fixed.. now i need to figure out #1



Modified by vtec.dc2 at 10:33 AM 9/10/2003

 

do you hear a sound like rattling marbles inside your engine? (*i.e. detonation) do you have any boost leaks? check all fitings and pipe couplings to see if anything has blown off..also check your FMU or whatever you are using for fuel.

mike

 

i'm using hondata, i kinda hear rattling at idle (i'm betting its the injectors, i've had that noise for a while, and it got louder with 550's), but only from the inside, if i stick my head out the window, i can't hear it.. - car was perfectly tuned, as i drove it back i've had this autometer issue, i boosted few times after that, shot the car off to check the plugs, started it back up, autometer started to work, and now i can't go past 0psi



Modified by vtec.dc2 at 2:59 AM 9/10/2003

 

if i place tape over hks bov to see if boost builds up - will that work to eliminate that its bov's fault?

 

i dont know the answer to ur question but why the blow off valve, dont u mean the waist gate?

 

sounds like a boost leak...

go here to make a home made tester

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=615038

 

I'll probably need to agree with accordfreak on this one...

Andre

 

yep.. pipe connecting to intercooler was like half way off, i guess that will do it... lol..


as far as a/f problem, what could possibly fail? its not like i have fmu.. could it be my autometer just crapped out for that period of time? - its not like my hondata maps could lean out for that time.. anyone has ideas on what could be the cause for what happened?

thanks