Husky. Good at LED's, Cr*p at plenums

[Husky]

oh just shoot me now for posting such a mundane and boring topic

 

i just installed a plenum spacer. finish up and then switch car on, car goes engine warning light and both TC lights on. oh and like a little rollercoaster on idle.

 

so me swtiches off, disconnect battery, wait, reconnect.

no use.

 

so i do yonder ECU reset procedure, fair enough my xmas tree display of lights has gone but i am still on the lumpy idle rollercoaster

 

 

what to do!!?

 

hope the pictures helped explain

[BladesGrant]

Have you made sure that you haven't trapped the ruuber surround of the oil in the upper plenum. No air leaks or hissing sounds from around the plenum?

[TADDY]

may seem daft but you havent traped the rubber oil surround in the plenum have you? could cause an air leek

[TADDY]

i started writing that before bladesgrant had post then went to let dog out came back and posted it without realiseing someone else had post lol

[BladesGrant]

i started writing that before bladesgrant had post then went to let dog out came back and posted it without realiseing someone else had post lol

 

At least great minds think alike!!

[Husky]

and great minds are kinda correct

 

so one of the plenum bolts although torques correctly (i believe) isnt all the way in, after previous bolt sheering joy im paranoid about tightening it more

 

oh and i may be sure theres another bloody leek but untill i sort this one LIKE A SIEVE !!! grrrr

 

electrical A-

mechanical F (see me after class)

[BladesGrant]

When i fitt mine I was a screw driver with bolt attachment. That way you can't really over tighten them as the screw driver should just slip in your hand. That is unless you have a grip like a gorrilla!!!!

[Husky]

That is unless you have a grip like a gorrilla!!!!

*whistles*

thats why im using a torque wrench

 

ok so i sorted it kind of. so one of the bolts i dont know for sure and dont want to test it, but i think it was a tad too long so i swapped it out for a slightly shorter one. that seems fine now (was on the top 6) BUT i can hear a his from the side now im going to take more off and investigate. oh but the idels got better, and am i imagining it or does the induction sound louder and better now?

<-- uber grin

[BladesGrant]

It does make it sound a little deeper. Will probably be even better when you don't have any leaks as well!!!

[Ekona]

I wouldn't drive it like that for any length of distance either until fixed, as you've got a leak post-MAF which is very bad for the engine. Good luck with it though, nothing more satisfying than fixing something yourself.

[Danny 350Z]

and great minds are kinda correct

[Husky]

I wouldn't drive it like that for any length of distance either until fixed, as you've got a leak post-MAF which is very bad for the engine. Good luck with it though, nothing more satisfying than fixing something yourself.

yeah its not going anywhere, and neither am i for that matter untill the hiss is gone, ass you say it isnt good. se i know the theory but i just havent ever physicaly done it before and hit the common problems, ah well you live you learn

 

ok so ive gone round with my ear right next to it, i think i know the general location, tried prodding around listening for a tone change but no joy, looks like its all going to have to come off again and be redone its got cold to

[Husky]

couldnt find the leak because its a crack in the top of the plenum

 

*clears throat*

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHh

 

so theres a post in the wanted section now for a plenum

[Danny 350Z]

couldnt find the leak because its a crack in the top of the plenum

 

*clears throat*

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHh

 

so theres a post in the wanted section now for a plenum

Oh No. Sorry mate. Only £100 though. Pick up a nice polished one.

[sunset350z]

£400+ new or around £70 for 2nd hand

[Husky]

looks at map to see where the nearest zed he can nab one from is

 

yeah mine looks like ass anyway as it was never cleaned before i got it and i had started in the polishing process

[Danny 350Z]

viewtopic.php?f=32&t=29634

[Husky]

right im starting with who evers nearest and in possible pick up range, then working from there

[GT4 Zed]

right im starting with who evers nearest and in possible pick up range, then working from there

 

 

Rotten luck mate that will dent our plans for tomoro. just about to drive from plymouth up to worcester now so would be arriving late to come round and see if i could work something out i will swing by yours tomoro anyway and if there is anyone enroute who has a plenum just give me a shout and will pick it up for you

 

PS will be on my mobile in 30mins

[Husky]

right im starting with who evers nearest and in possible pick up range, then working from there

 

 

Rotten luck mate that will dent our plans for tomoro. just about to drive from plymouth up to worcester now so would be arriving late to come round and see if i could work something out i will swing by yours tomoro anyway and if there is anyone enroute who has a plenum just give me a shout and will pick it up for you

 

PS will be on my mobile in 30mins

 

cheers mate, well see what comes up

[rtbiscuit]

ok just seen what you've done from the other thread.

 

sorry to hear that mate.

 

how the hell does one crack these.

[nixy]

obviously doesn't know his own strength...............

[rtbiscuit]

when someone says use your head when fitting mods it doesn't mean hedbut the plenum to fit it

[Ian]

ok just seen what you've done from the other thread.

 

sorry to hear that mate.

 

how the hell does one crack these.

 

At a guess i'd say he overtightened the bolts

[Husky]

ok just seen what you've done from the other thread.

 

sorry to hear that mate.

 

how the hell does one crack these.

 

At a guess i'd say he overtightened the bolts

 

using torque wrench set to correct torque so cant have been it got stiff but didnt click, i decided to trust the torque setting. maybe im just @*!#.