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Old 03-30-2009, 10:04 AM
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yesterday i removed my spark plug and saw that my plug was white on the tip and removed my oxygen sensor it was all white too. i chek everything my car spike to 20psi and old 15psi to redline without bugging. can some one have a idea on what to check thanks,, maybe timing ?
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Can you hear any pinging?

I would suspect your fuel filter, restricting fuel flow to the fuel rail.
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What tuning are you running? Did it used to run differently/richer? Any other real AFR measurements other than plugs you could get?
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no i can get afr mesurement other than that if so i would have to make a hole in my downpipe aniway :P , i bought the car with a tap tuned chip i know that they dont have the vmap but my friend have the same setup and the plug are a nice color im kind of confused

if i can this summer ill buy the 034 stage 1+ maybe it will set up my problem
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Originally Posted by UrS4boy
Can you hear any pinging?

I would suspect your fuel filter, restricting fuel flow to the fuel rail.
no i dont hear that , but the guy said that my fuel filter was changed not so long before and it look new , the car has 90k.
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Looks are deceiving. You need to test the fuel pump for flow. 15 sec = 675 mL.

Is your fuel pressure regulator working properly? Is it able to maintain a 4 Bar (58 psi) differential across the injectors under wide open throttle conditions. Either the pump may not be providing enough flow or pressure or the fuel pressure regulator may be bleeding too much flow/pressure back to the fuel tank.

We're not done. You just need to investigate some more things and report back.
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Ok thanks , ill go tchek that at my friend garage. as i remember this can help ! since i have the car the starting seems to take long like 3 cranking before it start and this is not alway like that some time it start great.


ill try to bring it there some time this week !
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depending on your fuel, som eblends will give a crystalyn white / ten dust even at the proper air / fuel ratios....

also, the fuel filter is an annual item for a daily driver
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Im pinging a little at wide open throttle but only sometimes. Should I change the plugs and check the fuel filter as well? I have an ajustable fpr so maybe I can add fuel?


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