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clutch187
12-25-2011, 04:55 PM
Hello my car seems to run and drives fine, but the spark plugs are telling me otherwise and car has no power. the insulators are chalky white like they were when brand new. ive replaced the fuel pump cause it was getting really weak, replace the fuel filter with a new z32 one, fixed the wiring to the knock sensor cause ecu was always saying it was bad, fixed all exhaust leaks and fixed all vac leaks i could find (starting fluid method). checked and redid timing numerous times. i can't figure it out as to why my cars running lean. can anyone give me and advise on what to check next or how to fix my problem. the car in a 92 nissan 240sx s spd with a ka24de.
SFL Jon
12-25-2011, 04:57 PM
Coil packs?
New spark plugs?
clutch187
12-25-2011, 05:07 PM
plugs are brand new and as for coil pack, it was on there when i bought it. I dont understand why plugs or coil pack would have anything to do with a lean condition. doesnt lean mean its getting too much air and not enough fuel?
Chronox2
12-25-2011, 08:39 PM
If there is no problem with the spark then it could be your MAS sending a wrong signal of air, making the air/fuel ratio incoherent. Do a compression test, and a leak test. Try to find a air leak somewhere, some times BOV gets leaky.
clutch187
12-25-2011, 08:58 PM
so the maf wont always throw a CEL. i dont have any stored codes and the cars not turbod so i can rule the bov out lol. ill do compression test tomorrow
clutch187
12-26-2011, 04:44 PM
ive checked maf and i get anywhere from .98v to 1.2v at idle. compression was good all the way across the board. anything else to check
Chronox2
12-26-2011, 05:25 PM
How old are the injectors? Check the factory pulse and flow of the injectors.
clutch187
12-26-2011, 06:42 PM
I have 2 set of injectors and I've already changes them out last week and didn't change anything. I have a question though. I check the maf ground with the car running and it was .86 on 20k ohm scale when I thought it should read 0. Is that right
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