runnin rich?
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: NH
St. Jude Donor '14
Originally Posted by CFI-EFI
You could use diagnostic tester. You could put the ECM in the field service mode. Or if it's bad enough, you could go by the smell.
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What do I need / would you recommend, to log data from the ECM into, say, a laptop that I could look at?
Thanks,
Joe
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From: The Top of Utah
Originally Posted by Draven
Could you be more specific? I have a similiar issue, the car smells like its running rich.
What do I need / would you recommend, to log data from the ECM into, say, a laptop that I could look at?
Thanks,
Joe
What do I need / would you recommend, to log data from the ECM into, say, a laptop that I could look at?
Thanks,
Joe
Specific how? If it smells rich, it is likely, that it IS rich. Wasn't the question, "How can i tell if im running rich?"
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Drifting
Joined: Apr 2003
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From: rome ny
i have a innovate afr meter to see if im running lean or rich with nos. it is hooked up to a wideband o2 sensor in the ypipe. also i have it hooked up to the msd box so i can log a/f with rpm and into the tps sensor so i know thottle position. it can record up to 44 min right in the box. then i hook it to my desktop and i can view the data logs. it is a very nice tool and only cost around $500. mainly im most concered about wot, but its nice to know your entire rpm range under different loads.
really the only other way to accurately see if your running rich or lean is on a dyno. the reason i say this is that at wot a scanner cant read the blocklearn or intigrator. ay least on my 91 it cant. it may on the newer cars.
really the only other way to accurately see if your running rich or lean is on a dyno. the reason i say this is that at wot a scanner cant read the blocklearn or intigrator. ay least on my 91 it cant. it may on the newer cars.
