Peugeot Re: 86 505 n9te high idle

From: august macbeth (august_macbeth@hotmail.com)
Date: Sat 30 Mar 2002 - 13:40:54 EST

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    >From: "august macbeth" <august_macbeth@hotmail.com>
    >To: peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com
    >CC: PeugeotCommunity@egroups.com
    >Subject: Re: [Peugeot-L] 86 505 n9te high idle
    >Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 06:07:56 +0000
    >
    >welp, no luck on the idle / rough running (yet)..
    >
    >new plugs plugs, plugwires, cap 'n rotor, different AFM, different aux air
    >valve, oh and different injector resister pack (just for the hell of it).
    >
    >with the o2 sensor plugged in, the idle is at 1800rpm (as stated below). we
    >disconnected the TPS while at idle and it dropped down to 1000rpm
    >indicating
    >that the tps could be whacked?
    >
    >not sure where to go next but i'll keep you guys posted.
    >
    >august
    >
    >
    > >From: "august macbeth" <august_macbeth@hotmail.com>
    > >To: peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com
    > >CC: PeugeotCommunity@egroups.com
    > >Subject: [Peugeot-L] 86 505 n9te high idle
    > >Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 20:12:19 +0000
    > >
    > >some of you may remember me posting something a while back about a 86
    >turbo
    > >car with the idle at 1800rpm. we really haven't done much with it because
    > >no
    > >one has been driving the car lately etc etc, but smog is past due so
    > >something has to happen soon. just so you guys have somewhat of an idea
    > >what's up. there is definitely no vacuum leaks, we've spent quite a bit
    >of
    > >time with that in the past and found nothing. the accordion rubber tube
    > >going from the afm to the turbo inlet is new, etc etc. i'm pretty sure
    >it's
    > >a component due to if it was a vacuum leak, idle would always be high,
    >not
    > >vary. if the car is idling, blimp the gas, the rpm will go up, then drop
    > >down to 1000rpm for a second, then rise back up to 1800. tons of stuff
    >has
    > >been changed (AFM, throttle body (including TPS and microswitch), aux air
    > >valve, ignition ECU, NTC sensor) but no change. also, timing is set to
    > >factory spec.
    > >
    > >for some reason, if the single black wire going to the o2 sensor
    >(?signal?)
    > >is disconnected, the idle drops down to where it should be. so if the o2
    > >sensor is out of the picture, the car idles fine, (a new o2 sensor was
    > >installed a couple of days ago).
    > >
    > >the other thing is the overall running, there's a ton of missing and the
    > >thing just flat out runs rough in the low rpm range (highway it's fine).
    > >listening near the back of the car while it's running, there's a clear
    > >miss.
    > >we put the car on the exhaust gas analyzer, at 1000rpm, the HC reading
    >was
    > >at like 1400, but everything else was ok. at 3000rpm the HC reading
    >dropped
    > >to a normal levels and still, all the other numbers were ok. i know that
    >a
    > >high HC reading indicates a misfire, so something with the ignition has
    >to
    > >be whacked.
    > >
    > >i'll be getting new cap, rotor, plug wires from my local peugeot dealer
    >on
    > >monday along with new plugs.
    > >
    > >if any of you have any suggestions, please let me know.
    > >
    > >august
    > >
    > >PS. Joe: will the WR5DS or W5DS plugs be ok in a stock N9TE? or would you
    > >only recommend them after i get everything fixed, running at spec, and
    >up
    > >the boost and change injectors.
    > >
    > >
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