It simply won't run right...

[thepyrofish]

Well, I got my logger running. Stupid me didn't realise I had to calibrate the palm to make it work properly...I thought it was broken. I have a mechanic friend coming over to let me borrow a timing light and a compression tester, se I'll do some playing and see what I can figure out. Thanks to everyone for all the help.

[thepyrofish]

I was playing around with my logger, and apparently I have an ECU Comm error.
That and my ABS light stays on. Fishy's gettin' nervous... I'll add more when I get a timing light and a 3rd party insight.

Third party on my end that is...you guys are great.

[Blackcrow64]

Originally Posted by thepyrofish

I was playing around with my logger, and apparently I have an ECU Comm error.
That and my ABS light stays on. Fishy's gettin' nervous... I'll add more when I get a timing light and a 3rd party insight.

Third party on my end that is...you guys are great.

Its all good man. I drove over a year with my ABS light on and it never hurt anything... Except for the days when my brakes would go completely out... Those were always fun days...

[thepyrofish]

I've dealt with brake failure on this car already too. Last guy who worked on it let his upper piping rest against one of the metal ABS lines...it eventually cracked right at the coupler into the ABS unit dealie. On the highway. Under necessarily heavy braking. Most afraid I've ever been behind the wheel of a car.

...I can't tell which half of your post is being sarcastic and which half to take as advice

[Blackcrow64]

lol No sarcasm intended. It seriously gave me no problems other than the times that would happen which was only a few times. lol

[thepyrofish]

Aw shit dude, is my car fucking haunted? Lame.

Turns out dude can't come over and give me a hand (or his tools ) until tomorrow...so again I will simply curse the vehicle, and my fate.

Somewhere, somehow, I think I must've pissed karma off.

[l_eclipse_l]

Originally Posted by thepyrofish

...so again I will simply curse the vehicle, and my fate.

Get used to it as long as you own a DSM lol.

[thepyrofish]

Alright, everybody on board the update train. Man I'm weird, anyway...

So, I was googling the ECU Comm Error I get, and it turns out it has to do with a bad connection between the ecu and the logger. I'm going to clean up the contacts in the car and tighten up the clips on the cable and that should fix that. This is one of the ebay cables that has loose wires to connect instead of a plug. The ABS light is also because of the homemade cable...nothign to worry about. My car is still fucked up and undrivable, but I'll be damned if I'm not feeling a little better.
Plus I'll have help and a timing light in the next 20 minutes or so.

Stupid car...I need a drink.

[thepyrofish]

I started it up for a couple people to listen to and fiddle with...one asked me if I had over revved it because he said it sounded like a valve floated or something. The other said something similar, either a valve or I think he said valve springs? He wants me to get it towed into his shop so we can test it a little better, and start tearing it down if necessary. I just want this thing fixed. I'm unemployed and I need to sell it to pay off some debt while I'm job hunting. I've decided I need to drive a more responsible car until I have a little more money kicking around...I'll pick up another 1g in a few years when I'll be able to devote the time, energy and $$$ that they need. I just need to sell this one first!!!

AArg, ok. Where I imagined the boost controller would be (never needed to look for it before) on the line to the wastegate solenoid thinger, I see simply a t-connection with 5 inches of hose hanging off into oblivion...my boost guage kicked the shit about a month before the car went tits up. I see a connection here. My understanding of forced induction is, that with that line leaking boost all over the place there is nothing to tell the wastegate to open. Ja? Ja! This means that I would be boosting pretty damn high, ja? Causing bad things for the turbo and worse things for my poor motor running it's shitty 450cc injectors (not my idea...PO needs to get whooped). So instead of running a cautious amount of boost, I've been spinning my 16g as fast as the little fucker will go haven't I? Causing lean-ness and heat and melted spark plugs and a b0rked motor perhaps??? Fuck. Me. Running.

Every time something goes wrong on this vehicle, I can trace it back to a part that was installed/repaired by one man. A guy who runs a local tuner shop. He's only been around a few years, but he has a great rep and seems to really know his shit. Problem is he did all the work on this car for the PO...not me.

Oh well. I've got an 1/8th, a case of beer and a nice Partagas Serie D (mmmm, aged Cuban.......drool) that says I don't give a damn for the rest of the night.

PEACE!

[gthompson97]

Ok holllllly shit, first off, get me some compression numbers because that will mostly likely verify what I'm about to say. Running 87 on a modded DSM is a VERY bad idea, you'll knock like crazy and risk the chances of either melting a piston, or what I think happened to you, burnt valve. With the plugs burnt off like that and your car not running worth a shit, you most likely burnt valves 1 and 4. I would still like some compression numbers, because that should tell you if the valves are burnt or not.

Edit: A leakdown test would be the best thing because then you'll know where the air is escaping, but a compression tester is much easier to come by and use, so just get me some numbers.

[thepyrofish]

It only had 87 in it for 10 miles or so. Still, I'm sure the guy wound the piss out of it... When it goes to my friends shop we'll compression test it and I'll ask him about a leakdown test. I'm sure they can do it.