Finally my 1st (water cooled) turbo build
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I made a really cool shield, sandwiched two layers of heat wrap between two pieces of mirror polished stainless. Looks great, but haven't installed. No excuse besides racing dirtbikes, golf, hiking with the dog, camping, and a few autocross events.
No real idea on how to mount it yet, either.
You can hold it in your hand while blasting it with a propane torch.
No real idea on how to mount it yet, either.
You can hold it in your hand while blasting it with a propane torch.
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New problem with tune. Well, old problem, finally bugs me enough.
I have tuned all of the boost area on the fuel map. I have tuned it in incremental boost pressues. It's pretty dialed in, and I can keep the o2 within -.4 to +0 of the AFR table, at all boost levals, all rpm.
With the map like this, if I'm cruising at 4k and go WOT, I trigger the afr safety. Why?
Afr safety is .3 of afr in this trouble area.
Lots of fuel added with AE.
Can only fix it by running the 3.5~4.5 k. Rpm fuel cells REALLY rich. Like a whole point more rich than I want.
You haz ideas?
I have tuned all of the boost area on the fuel map. I have tuned it in incremental boost pressues. It's pretty dialed in, and I can keep the o2 within -.4 to +0 of the AFR table, at all boost levals, all rpm.
With the map like this, if I'm cruising at 4k and go WOT, I trigger the afr safety. Why?
Afr safety is .3 of afr in this trouble area.
Lots of fuel added with AE.
Can only fix it by running the 3.5~4.5 k. Rpm fuel cells REALLY rich. Like a whole point more rich than I want.
You haz ideas?
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If the higher cells use lower AFR, then MS will show AFR differential (error) the moment the MAP increases, but before the enriched exhaust reaches the O2 sensor.
Picture: running 60 kPa target AFR of 15.0. A cylinder fires. Punch it and kPa goes to 100, and target is 13.0. Next injection is adequate and engine fires. However, the exhaust gas that is now passing by the O2 sensor was from the previous, 60kPa cycles. AFR safety is triggered because differential is 2.0.
You should likely notice that the actual, measured AFR never goes high, there is only a time delay during which only the differential goes high. If you dump a bunch of fuel, I suspect you will see a dip in AFR, after the rise in AFR differential (if AFR safety doesn't cut first).
Hence, use a time delay so you don't get an AFR triggered spark or fuel cut, only a momentary warning.
EDIT: In other words, the problem can be that: the AFR does not go high, but the AFR TARGET moves low. Proof can be had by temporarily setting AFR at 60 and 100kPa to 13 and punching. If there is a lack of AE, then AFR will increase and you will still have the AFR ERROR. If it is what I suggest, AFR will remain at 13.0, and the issue is target movement, a false issue.
Picture: running 60 kPa target AFR of 15.0. A cylinder fires. Punch it and kPa goes to 100, and target is 13.0. Next injection is adequate and engine fires. However, the exhaust gas that is now passing by the O2 sensor was from the previous, 60kPa cycles. AFR safety is triggered because differential is 2.0.
You should likely notice that the actual, measured AFR never goes high, there is only a time delay during which only the differential goes high. If you dump a bunch of fuel, I suspect you will see a dip in AFR, after the rise in AFR differential (if AFR safety doesn't cut first).
Hence, use a time delay so you don't get an AFR triggered spark or fuel cut, only a momentary warning.
EDIT: In other words, the problem can be that: the AFR does not go high, but the AFR TARGET moves low. Proof can be had by temporarily setting AFR at 60 and 100kPa to 13 and punching. If there is a lack of AE, then AFR will increase and you will still have the AFR ERROR. If it is what I suggest, AFR will remain at 13.0, and the issue is target movement, a false issue.
Last edited by DNMakinson; 09-18-2016 at 10:33 PM. Reason: Clarification and test proposal.
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If the higher cells use lower AFR, then MS will show AFR differential (error) the moment the MAP increases, but before the enriched exhaust reaches the O2 sensor.
Picture: running 60 kPa target AFR of 15.0. A cylinder fires. Punch it and kPa goes to 100, and target is 13.0. Next injection is adequate and engine fires. However, the exhaust gas that is now passing by the O2 sensor was from the previous, 60kPa cycles. AFR safety is triggered because differential is 2.0.
You should likely notice that the actual, measured AFR never goes high, there is only a time delay during which only the differential goes high. If you dump a bunch of fuel, I suspect you will see a dip in AFR, after the rise in AFR differential (if AFR safety doesn't cut first).
Hence, use a time delay so you don't get an AFR triggered spark or fuel cut, only a momentary warning.
EDIT: In other words, the problem can be that: the AFR does not go high, but the AFR TARGET moves low. Proof can be had by temporarily setting AFR at 60 and 100kPa to 13 and punching. If there is a lack of AE, then AFR will increase and you will still have the AFR ERROR. If it is what I suggest, AFR will remain at 13.0, and the issue is target movement, a false issue.
Picture: running 60 kPa target AFR of 15.0. A cylinder fires. Punch it and kPa goes to 100, and target is 13.0. Next injection is adequate and engine fires. However, the exhaust gas that is now passing by the O2 sensor was from the previous, 60kPa cycles. AFR safety is triggered because differential is 2.0.
You should likely notice that the actual, measured AFR never goes high, there is only a time delay during which only the differential goes high. If you dump a bunch of fuel, I suspect you will see a dip in AFR, after the rise in AFR differential (if AFR safety doesn't cut first).
Hence, use a time delay so you don't get an AFR triggered spark or fuel cut, only a momentary warning.
EDIT: In other words, the problem can be that: the AFR does not go high, but the AFR TARGET moves low. Proof can be had by temporarily setting AFR at 60 and 100kPa to 13 and punching. If there is a lack of AE, then AFR will increase and you will still have the AFR ERROR. If it is what I suggest, AFR will remain at 13.0, and the issue is target movement, a false issue.
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As i was getting the afr situation figured out, anew problem developed! sputtering at 4k. sounds like a spark cut, But I didn't change any of that. Tested the spark output, from 600 rpm to 10k all coils fire great. check this log, see anything?
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Coils are 585's. I have put somewhere around 4,000 miles on this set up. Zero issue like this til today. Plugs look great, coils test great.
No change to the tune. Also not boost sensitive, just rpm.
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UPDATE on misfire :
Replaced the 585's With a new set, replaced the cam angle sensor. Still misses at 4k under boost. Continues to misfire until I let off and fall below 4k. Going to check plug wires now. Not really sure what to check for besides resistance.
Logs do not show any lost signals.
Replaced the 585's With a new set, replaced the cam angle sensor. Still misses at 4k under boost. Continues to misfire until I let off and fall below 4k. Going to check plug wires now. Not really sure what to check for besides resistance.
Logs do not show any lost signals.
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I'll get another one though.
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MISFIRE SOLVED !
It was a plug wire boot. one of the boots on the coil end, must have had a microscopic hole. I had the hood up, in the dark (don't ask), and noticed a giant spark every time the engine had a misfire..
replaced the boot with a new one, problem solved.
Now i need more help. closed loop idle. I still cant get it to do anything other than stall. The engine doesn't respond to ANY changes in the closed loop settings. I am clearly ******* something up. If you open the tune, I am back on open loop, because it works. so if you apply closed loop, does anything look screwey?
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It was a plug wire boot. one of the boots on the coil end, must have had a microscopic hole. I had the hood up, in the dark (don't ask), and noticed a giant spark every time the engine had a misfire..
replaced the boot with a new one, problem solved.
Now i need more help. closed loop idle. I still cant get it to do anything other than stall. The engine doesn't respond to ANY changes in the closed loop settings. I am clearly ******* something up. If you open the tune, I am back on open loop, because it works. so if you apply closed loop, does anything look screwey?
HALP ME?
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Glad to see it was something simple for the missfire!
For closed loop idle, that is my current brick wall. No idea how to work the darn thing... You can get a reaaaaly nice idle playing with open loop if you take the time. I sit at 1100rpm with everything off, 800ish with everything on, and 1500 when the AC is on. No stalls or anything. Idles rock steady.
For closed loop idle, that is my current brick wall. No idea how to work the darn thing... You can get a reaaaaly nice idle playing with open loop if you take the time. I sit at 1100rpm with everything off, 800ish with everything on, and 1500 when the AC is on. No stalls or anything. Idles rock steady.
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Crummy. It worked pretty good the first time I fired it up. Then I drove it and it constantly stalled. I tried raising the low number on the idle valve, but that just made it idle a little higher initially, then the idle would just droop until it died.
Tried a cold start this morning. It just fired up, ran for about 3 seconds, then died. Tried that a few times, then just turned open loop back on. Smooth, 14.5 but at 900 rpm, as always.
Just not sure what I should be changing to manipulate the closed loop.
Tried a cold start this morning. It just fired up, ran for about 3 seconds, then died. Tried that a few times, then just turned open loop back on. Smooth, 14.5 but at 900 rpm, as always.
Just not sure what I should be changing to manipulate the closed loop.