Running Rough at Idle
Hello,
I posted this problem before. I changed the plug wires and plugs and the car seemed to run better but not like it should. It's a 2008 auto with a tune. It's got 92,000 miles roughly. What's the common culprits in this situation? Are the injectors prone to problems? Valves need some adjustments? Tps sensor? I hang out in the C3 Forum so sorry if this is a common problem with a common solution. Craig |
Craig, Does the car seem to run better at higher RPM ???...if so you might have a vacuum leak somewhere...do you have a scan tool ??...if so it would be a 2 minute diag !!...high long term fuel trims at idle that decrease at higher RPM...you could use propane or Brake Kleen to help identify the location...spray it around all vacuum hoses or after the MAF sensor...you will hear a definite change in idle !!! |
Originally Posted by rwobs777
Craig, Does the car seem to run better at higher RPM ???...if so you might have a vacuum leak somewhere...do you have a scan tool ??...if so it would be a 2 minute diag !!...high long term fuel trims at idle that decrease at higher RPM...you could use propane or Brake Kleen to help identify the location...spray it around all vacuum hoses or after the MAF sensor...you will hear a definite change in idle !!! I'm ordering a scan tool this morning. Going to look at possibly having a vacuum leak until tool shows. |
Originally Posted by Street Rat
(Post 1598317064)
No scan tool but no check engine light either. It does run fine at higher rpm.
I'm ordering a scan tool this morning. Going to look at possibly having a vacuum leak until tool shows. |
I'm thinking about purchasing this scan tool. My friend with the scanner is out of town for a week.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/a.../submodel/base |
Originally Posted by Street Rat
(Post 1598321628)
I'm thinking about purchasing this scan tool. My friend with the scanner is out of town for a week.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/a.../submodel/base |
Originally Posted by rwobs777
(Post 1598321973)
That looks like a great scan tool but if you could shell out a little more I'd go for a "clone" Tech 2...a lot more functionality and it's bi directional...great for troubleshooting !!
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/ino-5160 |
Funny story. When I installed my FAST LSXR 102 manifold when I started the car for the first time. It ran like dog $*&t, sounded kind of like it has a huge cam in it. LOL
At first I though it will take the computer a few seconds to figure it out or maybe air in the fuel lines... Nope, I forgot to hook the brake booster vacuum line back up. Huge effing vacuum leak! |
More than likely a vacuum leak. A simple test is to get some starting fluid and spray areas of the engine where there is a possibility of leaks. So any gasket mating surfaces such as the valve covers, valve cover bolts, PCV hoses, where the intake manifold mates to the heads, the brake booster hose, etc. You want to be careful not to spray the exhaust manifolds which could ignite the fluid. If you spray an area and the RPM's increase, you have found the area of the leak.
If I were you, I would get a set of new valve cover gaskets, valve cover bolt grommets, and a set of intake manifold gaskets. Maybe even a new PCV hose. Those will be the most likely culprits. |
Got my scan tool and ran all of the diagnostic codes. I got a bunch of misc. codes that don't effect how the car runs. Nothing that would indicate a problem with the engine systems. So I'm pretty convinced it has to be a vacuum leak. I'll be checking for that today.
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Originally Posted by Street Rat
(Post 1598345132)
Got my scan tool and ran all of the diagnostic codes. I got a bunch of misc. codes that don't effect how the car runs. Nothing that would indicate a problem with the engine systems. So I'm pretty convinced it has to be a vacuum leak. I'll be checking for that today.
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Originally Posted by rwobs777
what were the codes ????...what do your long term fuel trims (LTFT) and short terms look like at idle ??...if they are over 10% run the engine at 3-4000 RPM...if short terms and long terms decrease you have a vacuum leak for sure !! Now that I know what ltft and stft mean and what the values are. I should be able to run that test quite easily. I saw the values on the test tool but didn't know what they should be. |
Both long and short terms at 0 would be perfect but they are usually not !!!...keep us advised !!...as far as your new scan tool try to know what each data PID means...I wouldn’t worry about Mode 6 right now if you have it !! |
Try moving around your brake booster hose while it’s idling 😉 |
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Out of town for Thanksgiving.
Get back on it next week. |
How has no one mentioned to try cleaning the MAF...
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Originally Posted by rsb213
(Post 1598400958)
How has no one mentioned to try cleaning the MAF...
I'll also be checking some scan information that was posted above. |
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Onward to scans. |
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