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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 02:53 AM
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i got the kit off and im back to stock but now the car appears to be running rich. The exhaust has a heavy smell of fuel. Any ideas why that is and how i could fix it?
Old Sep 23, 2009 | 03:06 AM
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Did you reset the ecu by disconnecting the Neg terminal on the batt?
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running stock injectors?...its going to take a couple of days for it to return to normal...you can speed things up by driving around roughly 40 miles...it helps
Old Sep 23, 2009 | 02:02 PM
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Disconnecting the battery will be the quickest way. You need to reset your fuel trims.
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wouldnt everything reset once he pulls the piggyback off and the kit off, puts back stock injectors and all other stock parts? the monitors would reset back to normal after a certain about on driving
Old Sep 23, 2009 | 02:23 PM
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oh stock plugs too! but yeah reset the ecu and its should clear the fuel trims it made with your tune
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Originally Posted by davedavetC
wouldnt everything reset once he pulls the piggyback off and the kit off, puts back stock injectors and all other stock parts? the monitors would reset back to normal after a certain about on driving
yes both ways work...resetting the ecu or just driving around for a bit will do the trick.
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Did you ever upgrade your fuel pump?
Old Sep 24, 2009 | 02:44 AM
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na still have the stock pump. ive reset the ecu and its still rich. im also getting a cell im going to find out what code its throwing tomorrow. I guess that could be causing it to run rich we shall see
Old Sep 24, 2009 | 02:52 AM
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Originally Posted by dave2610
na still have the stock pump. ive reset the ecu and its still rich. im also getting a cell im going to find out what code its throwing tomorrow. I guess that could be causing it to run rich we shall see

yes check that out asap, plus better to run rich than lean =P
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Originally Posted by dave2610
na still have the stock pump. ive reset the ecu and its still rich. im also getting a cell im going to find out what code its throwing tomorrow. I guess that could be causing it to run rich we shall see
yeah check the code, it could be your maf or your O2 sensor went bad.. But try driving the car for a bit and it should adjust the your fuel trims to where the ecu wants it
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So the code it's throwing is p0171 system to lean. Any ideas
Old Sep 25, 2009 | 08:31 PM
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Resetting the fuel trims is not done by simply disconnecting the battery. You must discharge all the capacitors in the ECU first. Disconnect both battery terminals and touch them together for 2 or 3 seconds. Done. Reconnect and the car will be set to relearn fuel trims. Also check all the work you did and make sure that there are no loose vac lines.
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Checked vac lines. no leaks. Gonna Clean maf and reset ecu like don said

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Update: No vac leaks and i cleaned the MAF sensor but it was still throwing the code. So i replaced the primary O2 sensor and that seems to have fixed it. Ive driven for like 30 miles and the code hasn't returned. It would come on almost instantly before.
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maybe that was ur problem all along with the turbo kit
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yes.. or maybe your tune made your O2 sensor to fail prematurely
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o2 sensors and be fouled too
Old Oct 5, 2009 | 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by ElevationTC
maybe that was ur problem all along with the turbo kit
na turbo seals are bad. the old o2 sensor wasnt mine and it had been sitting for quite a while
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