HIGHFIV5's RB20--->S13 Project (LOTS OF PICS!)

[HIGHFIV5]

Turns out my plugs are fouled! ********...brand new pretty much havent even legitly driven on em and they fouled!
Damn NGK BCPR6 plugs...gotta spend another $80 on a set now...
I put in a shitty champion plug into the first cylinder just to check if the problem continued
and the damn thing almost started lol.
So gess imma have to get a new set of plugs...better it being something simple though then something complicated. Glad i dont have to mess with wiring.
Ill probly wait till my FPR adapter is in cause thats probly the reason they fouled so fast. Stock FPR cant handle the walbro and was dumping lots of fuel into the cylinders soaking the plugs.

[HIGHFIV5]

Ughhh. Cars ganna drive me nuts! Haha.
I seem to be having some sorta O2 problem...
Dunno if its in the wiring or the O2 itself.
But basically im running stupid rich. Exhaust is really black
and AFR;s in the 9.8 range
assuming my wideband is working correctly.
Im thinking it might have something to do with the brown
wire coming off PIN #115. Its the O2 Heater ground.
I took my O2 out with it plugged in and turned my car on and it was
not heating up, i could still touch it.
I also tried taking a jumper wire from that brown wire and connecting it to a 12V
to see if my O2 heated and still nothing.
Sound like this wire could be my problem or the O2 sensor itself is faulty??
Any ideas anyone

[SkyGrl]

oh that sucks Adrian... i hope someone whoknows whats up helps you out. good luck man.

[HIGHFIV5]

Thanks! How much longer is Kyle ganna be in GP?
I wanna borrow his O2 sensor :P haha.
Think its just my sensor not my wiring...

[SkyGrl]

he is up there for another 8 days... im sure he wouldnt mind. im talking to him tomorrow... ill ask him if you can borrow it
Amy

[Skym]

When o2 sensor is stuffed, voltage won't fluctuate quickly. There's a o2 sensor test where you hold rpm at around 2000rpm or so and note how fast o2 sensor switches between lean, rich triggers. But you'll need to see the voltage from 02 sensor to do this test (usually done with Nissan's consult).

You can just leave o2 sensor unplugged. I did on my car for a while until I could get a new o2 sensor.

[HIGHFIV5]

Doesnt make a difference if its plugged in or not. AFRs are still the same and all over the place and stupid rich at idle :/

Edit: Oh sweet thanks Amy! Ill be gone all weekend till monday, so ill
get ahold of yeh sometime after this weekend!

[DrMango]

sorry I was home for my days off last weekend and you were in hinton or something. Im home this weekend again and we can see if I can get it out of the dump pipe. I have to work on my car anyways to get it sorted out.

Kyle

[HIGHFIV5]

Yeh i was chillin up north with some old friends.
I just went ahead and bought another O2 sensor
and R32 tach from good ol' mike at 4X Toys.
Now my tabs on my coil where my wires plug into my coil (waste spark)
two have broken off...im so damn frustrated with this stupid
waste spark setup that my engine came with and am just gonna get a
set of coils and a coil harness. Way tidier and less problems to deal with....
Yellowjackets will replace the stockers eventually...

[ARC240]

Looking good so far man, way to take your time on it! Swap looks all nice and properly done. Sucks to hear about the waste spark though, I hear they have their fair share of advantages, but if it's really not living up to it and you want to change it out, change it out. It'll save you from replacing a 100-odd dollar spark plug wire set too every so often, especially if you're getting brand new coils (wont give you any trouble). Anyways, good job, keep it up, +1 from me

[DrMango]

Get new coil packs if you can man, it will be a lot less trouble in the end. I know a guy with some really good condition used ones in red deer. Let me know if you want me to get ahold of him

Kyle

EDIT: btw Im home now

[HIGHFIV5]

Do it up!
Thatd be great

[DrMango]

ill call him this afternoon. Im towing my car home first thing today

Kyle

[HIGHFIV5]

Probably bout time i should update you guys!
Sorry ive been slacking!
So i got the stock coilpacks in now and she starts fine
once again. Im currently trying to figure out this erratic idling problem i have.
I adjusted my FPR to 44 PSI without vacuum and that seemed to stable the idle alot.
I cannot seem to time it tho. It idles nice when the timing is way far advanced but
then its a farcry from 20 degrees. Whenever i bring it closer to 20 degrees she starts sputtering and such and often just dies its drivin me nuts!
Also my harness apparently didnt have the plug for my AAC valve so that isnt connected
right now either dunno if this could affect it much.
Only thing i got in mind atm is trying to check to see if my TPS is adjusted properly.
Any other ideas guys???

[HIGHFIV5]

Beginning to ******* hate this car....
No matter what issues i find they dont do **** all to fix my problems...
Found out my IACV was actually on backwards...oops my bad when i disassembled the engine.
Also took some time today to test my injectors.
All injectors resistances are within spec but i followed the service manual and tested the
resistance between the ECU and the proper terminals on the mid connector. 2 cylinders had
20+ ohms of resistance when it should read 0. Either thats ****** or it wasnt the proper plug.
The manual didnt say to test the male or female end but i figured itd be the female end since thats the one off
the main harness.
Fired it up, didnt run any better....AFRs were down from low 11s to low 10s once again.
Then it died and wouldnt start...figured i was outta fuel went and got some fuel,
still no go, reset the ecu still no go. This cars pissing me off...starting to be alot more trouble than what its worth...
Everytime i get it running a lil better something else seems to **** the bed...

EDIT: Suspect the plugs fouled yet again... wtf :/ will check tomo dont feel like looking at my car anymore for today.