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inspire
03-02-2014, 12:36 AM
Ive just swapped in a dohc into my coupe and when I crank itll turn over fine but will not idle. ECU threw maf and knock sensor codes but when I changed ecus it just says code 55. It will turn over and sound like a harley. running rich. wet plugs but spark is fine. Timing is right. Thick white smoke coming from intake mani. Any help appreciated.
heychris
03-02-2014, 12:48 AM
Thick white smoke coming from intake mani. Any help appreciated.
As in out of the exhaust or backwards through the intake/throttle body/CAI?
Neither is good btw. Sounds like you're not running on all 4 cylinders? (Harley sound)...Does the smoke have a smell?
Unless one or more of the injectors are bad, I'm kinda leaning towards FUBAR-red engine..
Ch
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mechanicalmoron
03-02-2014, 12:49 AM
from your INTAKE manifold?
Maybe you forgot shop towels or something that where used to block up head ports, or manifold ports, on either the intake and/or exhaust side?
What's it smell like?
Don't mess with it without a fire extinguisher handy. Vehicle fires go VERY fast, and destroy EVERYTHING, you wouldn't just lose the motor (which sounds like it may be totally screwed, if you didn't make some sort of silly mistake).
inspire
03-02-2014, 01:38 AM
Backwards through the throttle body. It smells kind very faintly of fuel. Im thinkin it may be a vaccuum leak I messed up on after my egr delete. I had a fuel leak from an injector, and I changed the o ring but I think an injector might be screwed.
Ive read that it might be a vacuum problem with that white smoke having something to do with a bypass and that its just a vacuum problem but the car does start and has a crappy idle for a few seconds til it dies which I think is caused from it running too rich. FPR vacuum maybe? IACV? could these cause this problem
Thanks guys
heychris
03-02-2014, 12:34 PM
I agree with mechanicalmoron....unless something is plugged you should not be getting smoke from the intake out, just based on basic engine principles...you can occasionally get some blowback/popping in the intake if your timing is super early. I don't at all think it's a vacuum leak..to reiterate. ...unless someone made a silly mistake I also think the motor's done..
Ch
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