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    R33 GTST Killing fuel pumps, low power

    in General Maintenance

    Posted

    Hey there,

    Been having a on going problem with the mostly stock R33 GTST

    Quick run down,

    95 R33 S1.5, 3" dump, hi flow cat, 3.5" cat back, rest of mechanical's are stock

     

    Issue im having is its way down on power, issue first started few years back when it started to lack power under boost. Found out shortly after the 12v relay mod to the fuel pump that the pump was a goner. Replaced with a Walbro Intank pump and the car immediately felt better... for a week. Power died off instantly and month or so later pump died all together. Fast forward a little while and i went with a Bosch intank pump (044? 040?) and a Adjustable FPR with gauge (turbosmart i believe it is) Set the Psi to 43psi with vacuum hose off and motor warmed up., felt a tad better but not to where it was with the walbro when first put in. over the following months i had to adjust the FPR as the pressure kept dropping till the pump decided to not turn on at all. At this point i was fed up and threw a Cheap pump from autobahn in (aeromotive or something like that) its been in since, bout 2 years now but have lucky to put 10k on it and im still down on power, no throttle response, car feels doughy and im back to having dropping fuel pressure. Have recently replaced the exhaust gasket and studs nuts bolts turbo gaskets dump gasket copper washers ect all with genuine parts. was expecting the Car to feel better seeing as i had 5 broken studs and the gasket was missing pieces. Nope... its worse now then what it was before i swapped gasket. Boost gauge is showing 8psi, spool seems to be quick, but im just not feeling that oommph it used to have.

    Car shows 192k, not sure if motor has ever been replaced, doesnt knock, ping, tick ect, feels smooth, idles well ect.

     

    Anything i should be checking before once again changing fuel pump?

     

    Thanks

    R33 Electrical Gremlims

    in General Automotive Discussion

    Posted

    Replaced the alarm module with a new one, same brand so plug and play.

    seemed good for a week. Battery was flat again this morning.

    Getting a 0.02 that flutters to 0.03 and 0.04 reading on multimeter for the battery draw.

    Should that number be solid? and not flutter?

    Im about ready to drop it off at a auto electrician, its near doing my head in.

    R33 Electrical Gremlims

    in General Automotive Discussion

    Posted

    yeah alarm is all disconnected and has no power to it, im hoping anyway.

    Battery is new, 330cca, unsure of the other numbers though, bigger then the previous battery i know that much.

    Im guessing the alarm spikes every few minutes when connected and slowly drains battery, as starter just clicks after 2 days

    R33 Electrical Gremlims

    in General Automotive Discussion

    Posted · Edited by DAN-33

    yeah thats what causes most of the drain Mate, 2 posts up i said i removed the 4 fuses for the alarm, guess i should have put its a immobiliser as well haha.

    My other R33 reads 0.03 drain and it never goes flat, even after no start in 2 weeks. so in theory the 0.01 from this 33 should mean it shouldnt go flat.... "shouldnt"

    Odd thing is i had removed the fuses to alarm/imm over the weekend and it was still flat.. hmm.

    R33 Electrical Gremlims

    in General Automotive Discussion

    Posted

    Battery tests at 12.65V fully charged

    When engine running its 14.22V,

    Drops to 9.57V on crank then bumps up to 14.22.

    With lights on, AC on, stereo on, and anything else i can put on, and sitting at 2000rpm its 14.17V

    after car is off, battery reads 12.57v

    test for battery drain it was fluctuating at 0.05 to 0.07 and every 10 seconds or so it would bash up to 7.00, this is testing on a 20amp setting on multimeter with the multimeter between earth cable and earth terminal on battery.

    Disconnected the 4 fuses for the Alarm, it sat at a steady 0.03,

    Removing the what i believe is the power window fuse from under bonnet it drops to 0.01-0.02

    Removing the fuse labeled "electrics" going buy a engine translated picture it drops to 0.00 which im assuming is no battery drain what so ever.

    If anyone can shed some light on this, then great stuff

    Tassie Spotto:

    in Tasmania

    Posted

    Spotted a nice pearl white 32 going for a nice Sunday drive along the Cygnet Coast Road this arvo. Sounded mega tough.

    I know they Chick that owns that, is mega tuff, low and loud. If its the same car that is

    R33 Cold Start Issues

    in Forced Induction Performance

    Posted

    nope didnt fix my Issue Alex,

    Its under the plenum, 2 x 10mm bolts i think, and 2 hoses and a plug.

    Mine was gunked up, it somewhat helped, but the car wont start without touching throttle unless its already warm, or been sitting in sun half day.

    GTSboy, cleaned all that, that helped the idle alot as it was on 500rpm when warm, fixed all that, reset TPS position etc etc.

    Did I Find A Bargain On The Skyline I Bought?

    in General Automotive Discussion

    Posted

    Fun manual turbo import for under 4k, really cant go wrong imo.

    if its a car you plan on flipping for a profit later on, wont happen sadly, not sure what car sales are like where you are, but hardly anything sells where i am. its all swaps.

    Seen 2or 3 R33's sell for under 4500 here with your average mods, exhaust, FMIC, pod, hecktic skidders on rear.

    its one of those "you get what you pay for" things.

    R33 Electrical Gremlims

    in General Automotive Discussion

    Posted

    i had the same problem years ago, it turned out to be a faulty relay staying energised even when key was out of the ignition = flat battery, id be checking this or any thing else related (as well testing alternator while your at it)

    Have read something to do with the ECU relays, ECU stays grounded or something and thinks its still on. so flattens battery.

    I have bought a Multi meter, so will check battery and Alternator ASAP.

    R33 Electrical Gremlims

    in General Automotive Discussion

    Posted

    test your alternator my man. can do nothing until this is done.

    Still doesnt explain why i freshly charged brand new battery went flat after 2 days of no driving. i literally put it in, turned key, it fired up. i shut it down and left it.

    2 days later, wouldnt crank, just couple starter clicks. stereo worked for a second or 2 and then wouldnt turn back on. connect jump pack and it fires up like its a fresh battery,

    R33 Electrical Gremlims

    in General Automotive Discussion

    Posted

    First up, not sure if this belongs in this section, so bare with me.

    i got a 95 R33 manual turbo rah rah rah,

    bone stock engine wise and body, just has some coilovers and swaybars, braces etc.

    Im having issues with the Battery going flat after 2 days of no use.

    Ive replaced the battery, battery leads and terminals,

    disconnected the stereo, disconnected the key hole light around ignition as it would stay on when door closed and locked.

    boot light disconnect as ive read they can go faulty. removed the turbo timer as the screen shit itself and stopped working (was working great intill electrical gremlins came in)

    i had to removed a lot of unused wiring from a car pc install, was wires taped into the cluster, and fuse box, random shit here and there.

    from what i gather now its all bone stock wiring wise minus the alarm and boost gauge.

    just seems everything electrical is playing up, is it normal for all the dash lights, and clock and stereo to Dim when light puts on?

    I havnt tested the alternator to see if its charging, but i put a brand new fresh charged battery in and it was flat in 2 days.

    Any idea's on what to check, how to do it would be great, worse case is ill drop it off at a auto electrician, but would rather try fix it myself if possible.

    Thanks

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