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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 09:32 PM
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Default My Saph CO reading is 5.9% at idle and .39 at fast idle???

Has a stage 3 Ahmed chip, and it's a 4x4 with L8 ecu, is this ok???
EDITED as I just looked at the emissions results the CO was slightly lower than first thought.

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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 12:39 AM
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no. has the car been prefessionally set up
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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 08:52 AM
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As said needs looking at sooner rather than later.
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 07:33 AM
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Well it has but a long time ago, what's the best way to adjust this/check where the problem is??? I'm 99% sure it's something that's not set right as the car has been totally overhauled and most of the parts are new. I don't think there is actually a fault anywhere.
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:59 AM
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Also, forgot to add, the car has a SECS monitor and everything "looks" ok going by the readings displayed on the realtime info.
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 12:35 PM
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Anymore worldly advice to give???
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by rog
I'm 99% sure it's something that's not set right as the car has been totally overhauled and most of the parts are new. I don't think there is actually a fault anywhere.
The CO reading disagrees

If it was OK before the overhaul, and isn't now, then something has changed - possibly a replacement part (like a sensor) is defective.

Is the fuel pressure OK at normal and at fast idle?

Is it a green or red top ECU? Are you using a lambda sensor if it's a red top ECU? If so, is the lambda sensor new?
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by rog
I don't think there is actually a fault anywhere.
Well if you are correct, then the CO machine is obviously broken
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 03:43 PM
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All the sensors are new bar the lambda which is about 3 years old, it was running bad before it was rebuilt, but i never had that diagnosed as I was replacing everything anyway. It's a greentop engine, has no cat.
What I mean by there is no fault, is that I find it VERY hard to believe that something is broken if it's new.
Bar playing with the screw on the ECU what else can I look at, the phase sensor on the distributor?
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If it was a phase sensor error then typically it would misfire on boost IME.

Turning the CO screw seems a good place to start.
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 03:46 PM
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doubt very much that your stage 3 has closed loop lambda
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 05:12 PM
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If the old engine was burning oil for example hence the rebuild ?, this could well have killed the lambda sensor.
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tabetha, as per tony... its an off the shelf ahmed stage3 chip so it wouldnt matter if he replaced the lambda sensor with a lollypop
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did you check to see if the rad fans were on while checking? as this scatters the results all over the place
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:20 PM
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I know it doesn't have closed loop, it's just a pish Ahmed chip so it's not enabled, that's one of the things I'm getting sorted out before summer. The fans were cutting in but not when the test was done, gonna have a play about with the screw as said, I just wanted to check other things first before I go tamering with it.
Thanks!!!
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by rog
I find it VERY hard to believe that something is broken if it's new.
Just cos it's new doesn't mean it's not defective Always remember that.
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 09:23 PM
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might just need setting up
as quite often when they've been apart like that everything is differant when it goes back together
as said earlier the lambda is irrelevant, the chip isn't looking for it
try setting up c.o
might be worth checking the fuel pressure as well
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