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General => General Technical => Anything Engine/Performance/Tuning related => Topic started by: AndersE on June 05, 2009, 09:56:25 PM

Title: Help!! sudden engine trouble when adj pfc.
Post by: AndersE on June 05, 2009, 09:56:25 PM
I read the pfc faq about adjusting ignition timing and fuel correction for running on 95 octane fuel.

I decreased IGN corr to -7 as said in the faq, then increased INJ corr a couple of steps.

I did not notice any change in running (this was on cold engine) and when
accellerated warmup was finished after a couple of minutes the engine suddenly started to limp as "running on 2 cylinders;)".
Or it just happened to coincide when acc wamup was complete, i don\'t know.

I quickly turned off engine and ignition, tried a while later and it still "limps".
The corrections in pfc are reset after power off, so it\'s not that.

The engine was only running maybe 5minutes in total and i have no problems starting it again, it just won\'t idle..
Title: Solved
Post by: AndersE on June 06, 2009, 01:22:41 PM
happy happy joy joy..

nothing wrong with my engine, just pfc was ....ed up. I reset settings and relearned idle, now it runs as it should.

Lots of black smoke and exhaust bangs for a minute after that, then it cleared off, and now everything is a-ok.

So there seems to be som bugs in my pfc as even a power off and disconnected battery those temporary settings did not go away even if they were zeroed out on the display.
Title: Help!! sudden engine trouble when adj pfc.
Post by: shaunwil on June 06, 2009, 03:53:24 PM
How far away is a tuner ?? Would be a good idea to get the car tuned on the pfc. The base map is good up to a point with some small modifications on fuel.

Where was the FAQ that told you to adjust the pfc ??

Shaun
Title: Help!! sudden engine trouble when adj pfc.
Post by: AndersE on June 06, 2009, 04:15:41 PM
http://paulr33.skylinesaustralia.com/docs/powerfc-faq/powerfc-faq.htm

I don\'t drive much at all, and i am going to map it really soon.
Title: Help!! sudden engine trouble when adj pfc.
Post by: shaunwil on June 06, 2009, 06:53:39 PM
Please make sure if you are reading FAQ they are off rotary forums. Its a completely different animal to a piston engine and can end in some serious headaches and engine failures !!!

Shaun
Title: Help!! sudden engine trouble when adj pfc.
Post by: AndersE on June 06, 2009, 11:52:33 PM
i found the link on rx7club.

http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=573647
Title: Help!! sudden engine trouble when adj pfc.
Post by: shaunwil on June 07, 2009, 11:17:32 AM
EEK !!!

Shaun