turned the car on after LT's install and...
Originally Posted by Smartass6885
I think u mean it was idleing around 400-500 rpms and sounding liek it was going to die. and then idled at 600rpms like normal.
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yeah, my bad thats what i meant...im trying so hard to think what could possibly be wrong that i didnt even pay any attention
if its idling fine you are all set... you prolly just got some ****/oil/whatever else you touched the header with
if its not that the only thing that could be burning is your 02 wires (your plug wires wont melt)
if its not that the only thing that could be burning is your 02 wires (your plug wires wont melt)
Originally Posted by 00transamnh
if its idling fine you are all set... you prolly just got some ****/oil/whatever else you touched the header with
if its not that the only thing that could be burning is your 02 wires (your plug wires wont melt)
if its not that the only thing that could be burning is your 02 wires (your plug wires wont melt)
you think the gasket has anything to do wiht it?? i reused the stock ones..but like i mentioned i sprayed the passenger side gasket with blaster to try and clean it ...
it wont catch on fire will it
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Verdad Gallardo its not the gasket (especially if you smell somthing other than fuel buring)
all i can say is start it up, let it run and keep a close eye on everything... like i said before you prolly just have some crap on the header that needs to burn off
all i can say is start it up, let it run and keep a close eye on everything... like i said before you prolly just have some crap on the header that needs to burn off
The blaster on the gaskets will be fine, I sprayed my gaskets and cleaned off the heads with some blaster when I did mine. It smelled pretty crazy for a few minutes while it burned off but it was fine.
As for the plug wires you should be able to just move them around a bit to make sure they are not touching. As for the idle, look at the plug wires and see if they are wobbling on the plugs when the motor is on, if so push them down nice and tight. Make sure all those wires are seated properly on the coil packs and plugs.
It sounds to me like everything is actually alright and you are just a bit paranoid
As for the plug wires you should be able to just move them around a bit to make sure they are not touching. As for the idle, look at the plug wires and see if they are wobbling on the plugs when the motor is on, if so push them down nice and tight. Make sure all those wires are seated properly on the coil packs and plugs.
It sounds to me like everything is actually alright and you are just a bit paranoid
The Smell and smoke WILL go away !!! I just did mine about 3 weeks ago and it smelled for two days " I didnt drive it but about 20 mins each day" but it is all good now other than the ORY banging on the Floor board!!!!
are there any bigger plug wires that i can buy??? i have no egr and my stupid passenger header has egr provision, its pretty much impossible to work the wire around it w/out touching it...
i would undestand if it had gotten something on the header , but it still continues to smoke....i would think it would of already burnt off..
JUST FOR THE RECORD IT IDLES AT AROUND 600 RPM....
i would undestand if it had gotten something on the header , but it still continues to smoke....i would think it would of already burnt off..
JUST FOR THE RECORD IT IDLES AT AROUND 600 RPM....
It'll take a couple of days to burn off all the contaminants, the pb blaster on the gasket is probably the main cause of the smoke, the gasket has several layers, and the blaster has gotten between the layers, and will take some time to burn off
The plug wires will be fine, I've had 2 sitting on the header primary since Dec and they aren't burnt, and don't seem to be suffering any ill effects due to the contact IMO I wouldn't worry about it
If you really want to spend the money, get a set of LS2 wires, they're a 90* boot and offer more clearance than the stock straight booted wires
The plug wires will be fine, I've had 2 sitting on the header primary since Dec and they aren't burnt, and don't seem to be suffering any ill effects due to the contact IMO I wouldn't worry about it
If you really want to spend the money, get a set of LS2 wires, they're a 90* boot and offer more clearance than the stock straight booted wires
Originally Posted by z28_n_tx
are there any bigger plug wires that i can buy???:
well, guess ill have to see if the smoke goes away. ill be driving it tomorrow for my first time. btw i turned the car on tonight and i saw some minor sparks coming from where the passenger side wire touches the egr provision... is this bad?? if so what should i do??
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do a few driving cycles:
http://www.obdii.com/drivecycle.html
the reason why headers run better after a week of driving is because over the course of the week, you eventually complete a few driving cycles. if you manually do them exactly, you'll be good in a few HOURS. do a couple, you'll see good results.
http://www.obdii.com/drivecycle.html
the reason why headers run better after a week of driving is because over the course of the week, you eventually complete a few driving cycles. if you manually do them exactly, you'll be good in a few HOURS. do a couple, you'll see good results.
as off today the car stil smokes on the drivers side....took it to the muffler shop and got the ory put on. what the hell happened to the loudness??? car sounds like it did before the lt install ...well maybe except if i punch it. can really notice any diff. sound wise. Ory bangs a bit.
took it to auto zone, got it scanned and it threw 1 code P0118. did a search and it s got to do somethingwith the temp sensor. the guy at auto zone looked it up and said that the car was running hotter than normal. but my temp gauge is normal. so he said that it might be the sensor. so i ordered one and it should be here tomorrow. the ses light came on yesterday ...but its been off since 9 pm last night. where exactly is the temp sensor??
can someone plz reply to my question from earlier this morning?? about the spark plug wire touching the header.
took it to auto zone, got it scanned and it threw 1 code P0118. did a search and it s got to do somethingwith the temp sensor. the guy at auto zone looked it up and said that the car was running hotter than normal. but my temp gauge is normal. so he said that it might be the sensor. so i ordered one and it should be here tomorrow. the ses light came on yesterday ...but its been off since 9 pm last night. where exactly is the temp sensor??
can someone plz reply to my question from earlier this morning?? about the spark plug wire touching the header.