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two40 Grand Master

two40

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Finally after 4 and a half months my car is where it belongs. A bit worse for wear though.

The repair shop apparently couldn't be fu**ed to turn a key and then turn it again ten minutes later like I asked them to so the battery had drained. The computer seems to have reset itself along with the electronic boost controller which is beeping like a bi**h everytime boost comes on.

Back home again and this is where it all came unstuck. Reving it past 3K was impossible. It'd start backfiring and blowing black smoke like it was the Sydney bushfire all over again. I nearly choked on the petrol fumes. Mind you the petrol in her is over four months old so that can't be helping the situation.

Atm it's undrivable so I have to get her towed and tuned. I will demand they pay for this expense as it was their incompetance that got it to this state.

A couple of questions if you're still reading... Does the PFC reset if the battery drains and does it retune (learn) itself or do I have to tune it all over again? How does the petrol's age affect it? What is causing the huge amounts of black smoke that could choke an elephant?

Final word of thought, be careful and insist on idiots like the ones that fixed (???) my car, to turn it on every week and replace your petrol before you drive it.

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meggala Grand Master

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george I sympathise I have n't had my car on full song for a couple of months and to see people take for ever and barstadaise my car like that I would be very angry.take it some where and get it retunned I would also be checking there is nothing wrong visibly in the engine bay. they might have got water on the afm or something. I hope all is well I can t wait to get my car back and then get the r33.

cheers

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Shell Grand Master

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Atm it's undrivable so I have to get her towed and tuned.[/quote:8646269995]

Not that you'd be driving her anyway...RIGHT? must...resist..... hehehe

nah seriously, that sucks, they sound like they don't care about cars at all! It's not too much to ask to have a workshop treat your car with a bit of care and respect!!

Good luck with everything :)

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JiMb0

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Know the feeling George, only difference in m yscenario is that I appear to be the one at fault :x My battery is now totally drained and decided it would leak acid all over me, my garage on the boot of my car when I pulled her off to take it and have it recharged. A battery less than a month old should not do this right ? :roll: I'm looking for the receipt like a madman

two40 Grand Master

two40

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i couldn't resist. after 4 and a half months i had to drive her around the block a couple of times. it's impossible to resist :twisted:

took the rocker cover off after fighting with it for 15 minutes. the plugs were platinums and they were burnt and had deposits of oil. also stank on petrol. bought new coppers with urmines help. i was going to drain the fuel tank and line but i thought i'd best take it in for a service. don't want to take any chances.

REDGTT Grand Master

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Onarun. When you cant rev past 3 grand and you blow heaps of black smoke then your Air flow meter is gone. That are the symptoms of a dead AFM and the reason why the engine does that is to run extra rich and protect the car as it doesnt get any signal from the AFM and it needs to protect it by going into limp mode.

EDS33T Enthusiast

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Guys (and Shell)

I got my car out of the crash shop yesterday with fresh paint and panels, when they took it off for a wheel alignment, a heap of blue smoke came out of the exhaust. Any ideas anyone?

My theory is when I had my stack the motor shut off straight away making the turbo cook letting oil past the seals? Read ->stuffed

The battery was dead as well, try getting one of those suckers out with the strut bar in place :?

JiMb0 Veteran

JiMb0

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a heap of blue smoke came out of the exhaust. Any ideas anyone?[/quote:2fbb44f0cf]

There's some basic things you can tell about an engine's condition by the colour of the exhaust emissions ... blueish tinge - usually oil.

The battery was dead as well, try getting one of those suckers out with the strut bar in place :?[/quote:2fbb44f0cf]

Hehe, had to do it yesterday. Try getting one out past the strut bar, having acid all over your hands, your boot and your garage floor .... things been in there a month and it's now dead as a door nail. Not sure if my alternator is gone or if I have something using power when the car is off. Brand new battery though and even my battery charger wont charge it as it seys it fails to hold a charge.

EDS33T Enthusiast

EDS33T

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JiMbO,

The motor's still in good nick and with these wintery days I managed to wind it off the clock easily on a back road this arvo.

If I wasn't at the servo without tools, I would've pulled the strut bar out before changing it over. I'm not too keen on the idea of the battery not having a vent tube either. Electricals in a confined space with a lead acid battery (hydrogen) = Boom! 8O

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Because some nissan genius decided to put the battery in the boot (probly for weight distribution?), the original equiptment battery was sealed with a ventilation tube running down the left hand side of the battery and through the floor. Have a look for a rubber grommet where the tube used to pass through.

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