[Damo]

Another week, and g16 thread...

Since i've got it runing properly there have been no problems, until Thurs last week. All of a sudden the engine would not idle nicely. Then it would not idle at all. It would start fine, it would drive just as it would before but would not idle at all.

I checked all the vacuum lines over the weekend, and cable tied some that I suspected were a bit dodgy. I also came across a little split in the intake tube between the airflow meter and the throttle body. I fixed all these little things but the problem remained.

I knew that the engine will run without the airflow meter so I disconnected it and sure enough it idles without it, so I figured it was the airflow meter. Having a look down the bore of the airflow meter I saw a little rectangle of metal about 3mm x 10mm connected to a couple of tiny little wires. This was bent off to the side and I figured it should be more directly in the airlow. So I bent i back down (carefully!) and put it back together. Hoorya! it works!

BUT, this morning driving to work it stopped idling again so is that little metal piece supposed to be held in place somehow? Or am I totally on the wrong track?

[royce]

when I cleaned mine wit a cotton tip and contact clean I fair bent that thing off to the side and shit bricks at the thought of buying a new one
so I carefully pushed it back into place and superglued it there (very very small amount on the join)

and since then I have been enjoying 8.6l100km so I would say its somewhat critical and once its knocked off its spot it flops around easy

[Damo]

OK, so how is that bit supposed to stay put? Is something broken? It all looks fine to me, except the bent bit. Where exactly did you put the superglue Royce?

I just took a pic of the meter...

[royce]

only going by memory here but I am sure mine had a little bit of circuit board that stuck up and that sat on

[Damo]

royce wrote:

only going by memory here but I am sure mine had a little bit of circuit board that stuck up and that sat on

That little rectangular piece looks to be a circuit board of sorts to me, if you shine a light from behind it you can see the track on the board. I bent it down again and glued it into place.

I hope that works

[royce]

yeah it is, I am sure I had another bit that stuck up

like this

though I was more freaking out about breaking it and being stuck in Bruces backyard with no way home other than his driving and having to hear what a great and helpful guy he is

[Damo]

royce wrote:

yeah it is, I am sure I had another bit that stuck up

like this

though I was more freaking out about breaking it and being stuck in Bruces backyard with no way home other than his driving and having to hear what a great and helpful guy he is

Fear not! It will run without the airflow meter

And besides, Bruce IS a great and helpful guy!!

[royce]

makes you wonder how many people have crap running vits with the same problem

[Damo]

Definitly! And one more good reason to put my megasquirt on (no airflow meter!)

[Damo]

It ran OK all the way home, but not as good as before. Some of the glue has probably covered some of the board... but it's better than it was.

[Bruce]

I am a great guy Royce you know I am

[royce]

they never run as good as they did before, except mine

[Bruce]

That's cause you fixed it at my place

[royce]

well finally it all went to shit, I think I used a different glue and it ate the wires

New one from here $300 shipped vs $490 local

[steak_knife]

You are good at finding stuff!!!

[royce]

googled the number on the sticker, followed my sense of stingyness

found the Chinese mob that make em too but $10k min order, group buy perhaps?

[Damo]

Careful, the aftermarket one I bought was a POS and didn't work for crap. I gutted it and it's now an inlet air temp sensor

[royce]

Damo wrote:

Careful, the aftermarket one I bought was a POS and didn't work for crap. I gutted it and it's now an inlet air temp sensor

go away!!!

[Damo]

royce wrote:

Damo wrote:

Careful, the aftermarket one I bought was a POS and didn't work for crap. I gutted it and it's now an inlet air temp sensor

go away!!!

First the missus, then the kids, now Royce. I think i'll go out to the shed.

[royce]

Ordered Tuesday night, Just arrived, looks the same as the one thats on it, same numbers on the side, made in Japan the works