Free Beer!

[nada]

is it still running the same?

or does it run like a dog, i wold be checking either ur sparkplugs, coil packs (cause when u play with them in rbs they f**k up), or go and get a compression test done. hope this helps

with the new ecu it ran alot better, just after a couple days it started acting up, like it would die randomly like before, and everytime i went over a bump the car would start to rock, sort of like it was trying to move but didn.. like a shudder? but yeh the ecu was a series 2, so im guessing perhaps if i get a working series 1 thatll fix the problem once and for all.

How much would the compression test cost, and what will it tell me besides the compression?

i also plugged back in my ecu, and yeh its screwed, died like crazy, everytime i slowed down it just died.. ARGHHH this is really getting annoying. i was also thinking maybe the series 2 worked better because it has the ignitor built in hence i installed the sparks wrong? so even if i did get a new series 1 ecu itd still screw up.. sigh..

if only i could get a free quote, on what is wrong and what needs to be fixed/replaced.

i changed the sparkies recently, my coilovers seem fine as im not missfiring or anything and my afm has to be fine because if it was broken then i wouldnt be able to rev over 2500rpm's.

The only thing thats made a difference when i replaced was the ecu, so yeh it has to be the ecu, what else could it be? ill also try tighten my sparks, and this time use a tensioner bar..

SUCH A HEADACHE

[RubyRS4]

How much would the compression test cost, and what will it tell me besides the compression?

ill also try tighten my sparks, and this time use a tensioner bar..

I have a compression gauge. They don't cost much to buy. Just remove your spark plug and screw it in and turn over the engine (with the coilpacks removed).

Don't use a tension bar on your plugs. You'll do more harm than good and you'll only overtighten them at the very least.

[Ryanrb25]

can't be f**ked reading the whole thread but have you tried changing your series 1 ignitor pack?

[PIMPED_jzx100]

compression tests r easy as 1.2.3, it could be ur ecu, MAYBE, i just thought bout compression test cause mine was dying and running like a dog, got 1 done and bingo pot 1 was 70psi and pot 6 was 80psi, lol, should be max 15psi, so hence thats why i bought a new car, lol, and seeling the skyline now, could be a number of thing, take it to a dyno place and see if they can put it on the dyno and run a ecu check on it, i know a bloke that would do it but it will cost some dollars, but he is well worth it, leon if any1 knows of him, he is wicked at tuning and can tell u what ur car needs for that little bit of extra power, best bet would be going to him, but it will cost ya as i said, just let me know and ill pm u his number

[nada]

can't be f**ked reading the whole thread but have you tried changing your series 1 ignitor pack?

Hrm no i havent, that could be it though, because when i plugged the series 2 ecu in the car ran abit better, but then it started to screw up again, so iono abit lost, im just getting fustrated.. im pretty sure my compression is good, because the car starts and drives normally its juts dies randomly thats all.

[nada]

compression tests r easy as 1.2.3, it could be ur ecu, MAYBE, i just thought bout compression test cause mine was dying and running like a dog, got 1 done and bingo pot 1 was 70psi and pot 6 was 80psi, lol, should be max 15psi, so hence thats why i bought a new car, lol, and seeling the skyline now, could be a number of thing, take it to a dyno place and see if they can put it on the dyno and run a ecu check on it, i know a bloke that would do it but it will cost some dollars, but he is well worth it, leon if any1 knows of him, he is wicked at tuning and can tell u what ur car needs for that little bit of extra power, best bet would be going to him, but it will cost ya as i said, just let me know and ill pm u his number

i dont want that extra power, i just want the problem fixed (and any other problem i may have that im unaware off).. but if its a good price and he can 99.9% GUARANTEE what the problem is deffinentely look into it..

same goes to everyone, if you know anyone who can find/fix the prob please start listing them!

[craig R33]

my car used to do it very randomly, like once in a blue moon, did it BEFORE pfc, AND after, so may not be your ecu.

but yeah, i know how frustrating it can be.

[DIOR 33]

hey borrow the ecu again until you find something to really fix it i dont care it doesnt bother me cause then atleast your car wont die as much

i have put ecu in our hiddy place where you left it for me so just go get it

[nada]

hey borrow the ecu again until you find something to really fix it i dont care it doesnt bother me cause then atleast your car wont die as much

i have put ecu in our hiddy place where you left it for me so just go get it

no i couldnt do that, youve done enough for me already. and yeh even though it died less it showed different problems, like the weird shake when i went over bumps, i think thats cause the series 2 has a built in ignitor etc. so yeh id rather keep it to a minamal of one problem lol

aslo since i lost my licence for 6months i figured ill just save up and keep it garaged and then i can just take it to a workshop and yeh let them deal with it.

thanks anyway

[nada]

OH YEAHHHH SHES BACK... FINALLY.. YES PEOPLE FOR GOOD!

sorry for being inactive for so long folks.. but yeh my apprenticeship is taking a hell outta me if that makes sense. bloody 10 hour days, fkn oath!

Ok now the juicy stuff, yeh shes fixed, what more can i say.. she never misses a beat now and is back to her old self (if anything, better) i cant belive it to be honest but im stoked, feels like sex on wheels!

LOL and yeh im 100% certain this time its for good, yeh been driving her around for a good 3 weeks now with no problems what so ever... besides the occasional pull over to check if it is my car! lol

The problem was.. the smallest most stupidest thing.. i didnt think of. ok it started with i removed/disabled my aftemarket BOV thinking that i had 2 bovs running hence the dying problem, however.. the stock bov was actually BLOCKED thus it wasnt plumming back or anything.. so really i removed my aftermarket bov leaving my car BOVLESS! so when ever the engine tried to plum back it was unable to because it was blocked by the plate blocking the stock bov.

Im kinda annoyed at myself because i let the prob go on for so long.. and there wer so many signs that wer staring me in the face.. she was trying to tell me.. i just didnt speak her langauge lol sorry for al the weird remarks im in a state of euphoria LOL

the signs were.. instead of the pshhht whip sound from the stock bov and pod filter my car had the flutter sound instead... how is this possible with a stock bov.. easy, answer is block of ur stock bov from the intercooler pipe with a peice of plate. another sign which i didnt happen to notice was a 5mm PLATE in between the stock bov and the intercooler pipe.. i should be ashamed of myself (1 year toolmaker).

Well yeh i removed that STUPID plate (and welded it to a 5kg anchor then dropped it off a cliff, which then sunk down to the bottom of the ocean).. and then resetted my ecu.. took her for a spin and when my car first vented it was the pshhht whip sound so already my heart jumped knowing the problem was fixed.. just sounded less artificial.. and more in beat, yeh the sound doesnt sound as cool as a flutter and abit more sissy like.. but after a while of driving u learn how to vent it right... so it sounds just like an aftermarket bov.

SIGH im so releaved now that its over.. and now my car is running at 99% was good though because i got new sparks, coils, oil changes, gearbox oil, z32 afm and even cleaned the pod and engine bay during the process

Well that sums it up guys, hope that fixes any problems people might be having similar to mine.. OH and the free beer.. well i guess another carton wont hurt

NADA, OH BOY!

[mid life crisis]

so what are you really trying to say is that there is NO FREE BEER lol

[Ryanrb25]

If we knew it was fluttering and blocked off we could have told you the problem months ago mate.

Well done.

[RubyRS4]

so what are you really trying to say is that there is NO FREE BEER lol

[typevu]

Wait wait wait.... so the "problem" all this time was that the standard BOV was blocked? Thats not a problem! Its fully hectik as!

[gtrkiet]

lol you just go to learn how to drive with it blocked cos it tends to stall no?

[typevu]

no

[gtrkiet]

yes

[typevu]

no

[Damo_R34]

yes

no

lol

[gtrkiet]

er yes. lol woops

Edited December 4, 2008 by gtrkiet