Blown my 2nd engine :@ whats going on????

Sheldon

Sheldon

Malta Area Rep.
GT_Chris said:
Cheers for the advice guys

how do you remove it? im no good with things like this? do i just pull the wires out of the ECU and it will then be removed or?
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positive and negative should be just removed..

then there are two (forgot the colours) that ar in between a wire.. you have to remove them and reconnect that wire from the ecu harness to the ecu.


dont know how to make myself more clear than that lol
 
sx_turbo

sx_turbo

Lifer
you will need to cut the wires out, and then rejoin the wires with the fcd removed.

i would get a pro to do this though.

also put your efi pipe back on.
 
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GT_Chris

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Ok guys cheers.....so any auto electrical then yeh?

but cant i just turn the settings down on the FCD? to save the hassle of removing it?
 
Nippon

Nippon

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Boost abuse. Lol.
Bad luck geez. If you take the advice of people above your 3rd engine wont die.
 
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GT_Chris

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Yeh i was gonna get new engine and then sell it, but im gonna follow the advice and keep it i think

also can u tell me if its ok to keep this pipe disconnected
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Cause when i removed the efi pipe it had nowhere to connect to

plus i left it disconnect anyway cause with it connected it wudnt boost intill 5k
 
MARK@CMBAUTOS

MARK@CMBAUTOS

Trader
GT_Chris said:
Yeh i was gonna get new engine and then sell it, but im gonna follow the advice and keep it i think

also can u tell me if its ok to keep this pipe disconnected
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Cause when i removed the efi pipe it had nowhere to connect to

plus i left it disconnect anyway cause with it connected it wudnt boost intill 5k
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if its the little vacum pipe. then will be fine its for venting off extra boost ;)
 
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GaryGT

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Looks like u have No Boost Solenoid lad and Running a FCD
NO WONDER YOUR ENGINE BLEW
Get Rid of that FCD and put it back on the Boost solenoid and your next engine will last.
Look after your engine and it will look after you.
Dont be all the a time Chasing more Boost
more Boost does not always mean more Power!!
Write that down
 
billybob

billybob

Untrusted Seller
GaryGT said:
Looks like u have No Boost Solenoid lad and Running a FCD
NO WONDER YOUR ENGINE BLEW
Get Rid of that FCD and put it back on the Boost solenoid and your next engine will last.
Look after your engine and it will look after you.
Dont be all the a time Chasing more Boost
more Boost does not always mean more Power!!
Write that down
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x2 your spot on lad :):)
 
scot-ish

scot-ish

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Chris@CCM said:
ur wrong there pal as ricky has said u need to take the fcd out or get a fpr and get it set up tho u need to sort the boost creep too
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my bad, i assumed the HKS one worked the same as the one ive built, which doesnt alter the signal, untill it gets to the setting on the POT, and then once it gets over the pot, its offset, so it will still reach boost cut, but instead of it reading a map signal of 4.1 for boost cut, it would need 4.5 from the sensor to get 4.1 output from the fcd, i just assumed it worked like that lol

my bad
 
Chris@CCM

Chris@CCM

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scot-ish said:
my bad, i assumed the HKS one worked the same as the one ive built, which doesnt alter the signal, untill it gets to the setting on the POT, and then once it gets over the pot, its offset, so it will still reach boost cut, but instead of it reading a map signal of 4.1 for boost cut, it would need 4.5 from the sensor to get 4.1 output from the fcd, i just assumed it worked like that lol

my bad
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good old hks for ya lol
 
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GT_Chris

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MARK@CMBAUTOS said:
if its the little vacum pipe. then will be fine its for venting off extra boost ;)
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Yeh it usually connects to the boost solenoid but u can loop them so say.....but i traced where the pipe goes and it come from the actuator.....so it i left it unplugged will it be ok yeh? cos connected it dont boost intill 5.000rpm

GaryGT said:
Looks like u have No Boost Solenoid lad and Running a FCD
NO WONDER YOUR ENGINE BLEW
Get Rid of that FCD and put it back on the Boost solenoid and your next engine will last.
Look after your engine and it will look after you.
Dont be all the a time Chasing more Boost
more Boost does not always mean more Power!!
Write that down
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with the boost solenoid connect it dont boost right tho mate, plus the high and low setting doesnt work with it connected or disconnected ?
 
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GT_Chris

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Ricky@JAP MAD said:
leave the solenoid disconnected thats fine.


just deal with the fcd issue
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Thats ok then ill leave it disconnected :D

i had to ask cause all my mates say its bad to leave it disconnect even tho they got crappy cars i.e gold vr6, fiesta zecte s wid puma lump lol

But yeh soon as i got car bk on the road ill drive it to autoelectric place
 
sx_turbo

sx_turbo

Lifer
if you lived closer i would sort it for ya dude.

i had pretty much similar thing with my first starlet.

also the stock boost solenoid only controls the high and low boost funtion of the actuator, so by removing it all you've done is stuck the actuator on high boost permanently.


because you have a decat there is no garuntee that boost creep wont occur unless you put the stock efi pipe on including the stock air box.


the boost creep and the fcd are the reason you keep blowing engines.

you need to stop both of these as they are both detrimental to life of the engine, because even hitting the factory fuel cut to often will result in a blown engine.
 
adi271087

adi271087

Fresh Recruit
iv got a jam fcd on mine and running 0.6 bar . will i be ok wit this till i get a fpr and get it setup for a bar.
the fcd wo on the car wen i got it. 1 bar of boost fcd stock mani and cat and topmount = bye bye to my first engine. i dint no nething bout these cars bk then

spec
efi pipe connected
hks act 0.6
jam fcd
after market mani/decat
 
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