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Old 10-07-2011, 12:54 PM
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Default Going nuts.....another in-depth tuner question..$50 Paypal whoever figures it out.

Maybe you saw my other thread...
https://ls1tech.com/forums/pcm-diagn...-****-out.html

Basically I still have the codes below....with two brand new 02 sensors.

I checked everything regarding wires, plugs, PCM pin rows, ground wires...and both front 02 sensors are new. New coolant temp sensor.

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Can one "bad" new 02 sensor cause the other 02 sensor to read problems and throw its own codes?

I still have these codes......and still, this problem ONLY misses/stumbles about 1 minute after start-up, it does it for about 10-30 seconds, and then it clears up for the rest of the day and the engine runs perfect until it cools down and I start it again to drive it.

Or is there something that can throw all these EQUAL codes on both sides at one time.

P0131 0P2 Sensor Circuit Low Voltage (Bank I Sensor I)
P0133 02 Sensor Circuit Slow Response (Bank 1 Sensor 1)
P0151 02 Sensor Circuit Low Voltage (Bank 2 Sensor I)
P0153 02 Sensor Circuit Slow Response (Bank 2 Sensor 1)
P0171 System too Lean (Bank 1)
P0174 System too Lean (Bank 2)

Heading to a dealership where a friend works, he's gonna take a crack at it today. If he doesn't find it, the $50 is still in play................

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BUMP....and an update.

I just drove home from the gym....this time after I pulled away, about 1 minute into driving, the missing/stumbling started and lasted just about 5 seconds one time....then never returned all the way home. Usually it stays for about 30 seconds, sometime it comes and goes in 5 second intervals for 30 seconds and then stops.

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If both bank set lean codes it is generally something that affects both banks. The lean codes don't set until the pcm is commanding an extra 25% fuel to compensate for the problem. There has been no talk of fuel pressure and volume testing so that is a first step and will take less than 5 min to rule out. If that is good then I would look at the MAF failing in range hence no code.
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Originally Posted by flame
If both bank set lean codes it is generally something that affects both banks. The lean codes don't set until the pcm is commanding an extra 25% fuel to compensate for the problem. There has been no talk of fuel pressure and volume testing so that is a first step and will take less than 5 min to rule out. If that is good then I would look at the MAF failing in range hence no code.
huh...ok. I'll have someone check the MAF. So does the MAF turn off, or stop after about 1 minute of driving...and just the 02 sensors take over? Because as I mentioned....the engine runs great once that 20-30 seconds of stumbling/missing goes away. So I'm assuming fuel pressure is fine. But I'll check fuel pressure tomorrow too.....

....could I go buy a stock MAF and try it to see if it fixes the issue....with the tune I have in it for my 427ci?

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I think 2 possible things:

1- Your O2's are too far from exhaust collector and they are working too cold.

2- You need to tune VE and MAF with a wideband, because the AFR is too lean when engine is in open loop, when it goes closed loop it compensates a little and works better, but it's far from ideal.
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ive ran into this same problem. you need a new maf.
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Originally Posted by MontecarloDrag
I think 2 possible things:

1- Your O2's are too far from exhaust collector and they are working too cold.
They're in the same place as the other 02 sensors I've had the past 10 years, its always run perfectly fine.

2- You need to tune VE and MAF with a wideband, because the AFR is too lean when engine is in open loop, when it goes closed loop it compensates a little and works better, but it's far from ideal.
But why would I need to tune anything......its been the same exact set up for 10 years.

The car sat for 4 months waiting for a new tranny, when I got it installed I started it up and both 02 sensors (maybe 5 years old each) were showing switching problems. I went and got two new 02 sensors and it was great for 3 months. Then all of sudden...this starts and those codes.

Could I go get a stock MAF from Advance Auto to try....will it work on my 427ci tune? Just as a weeding out process to see if my MAF is dying.

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Originally Posted by gmtechnician
ive ran into this same problem. you need a new maf.
Ok...even with no MAF code.....it can cause this stuff, right?

Its a 10 year old Z06 MAF...it went on when they installed my 427ci. back in 2002.

edit: I see Advance Auto has them (2002 Z06 MAFs) for $85.00. Could I go get one to try....will it work on my 427ci tune? Just as a weeding out process to see if my MAF is dying.

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Sounds like lean open loop, wether it be tuning or unmetered air entering somewhere. It could be q maf issue. Needs to be logged to see error difference between commanded and actual fueling.
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any way of watching your fuel pressure when it acts up?
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Or just try to clean the maf. Buddy had a car that wouldn't run for **** dealers couldn't figure it out and turned out to be webs in the maf lol. This was a ford though.
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have you checked for exhaust leaks upstream from and close to the O2 sensors?

if air from the outside environment gets into the exhaust and the O2s pick it up, it will intepret a lean condition and throw fuel in like crazy. This won't happen in open loop while the car is warming up, only when it starts using the O2s in closed loop as part of the fueling calculations.

did you by any chance get oil/grease/anit-seize/coolant/etc...on the O2 sensors before installing them? they could be fouled by some other kind of contamination....could also maybe be a leaking exhaust valve seal, getting oil in the exhaust and fouling the sensors....its a long shot, but i'm just trying to think outside the box here
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was it doing it before it sat for four months? hows the gas?
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Originally Posted by 98Camarod
was it doing it before it sat for four months? hows the gas?
No, never did this before. Its had about 6 full tanks through it, different stations.

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Originally Posted by 2000_SS
have you checked for exhaust leaks upstream from and close to the O2 sensors?

if air from the outside environment gets into the exhaust and the O2s pick it up, it will intepret a lean condition and throw fuel in like crazy. This won't happen in open loop while the car is warming up, only when it starts using the O2s in closed loop as part of the fueling calculations.
But wouldn't a leak always cause stumbling/missing from the richness.......this clears up after 20-30 seconds and its great the rest of the day.



did you by any chance get oil/grease/anit-seize/coolant/etc...on the O2 sensors before installing them? they could be fouled by some other kind of contamination....could also maybe be a leaking exhaust valve seal, getting oil in the exhaust and fouling the sensors....its a long shot, but i'm just trying to think outside the box here
I didn't use anything on the 02 sensor threads this time.

Leaking valve.......again though, the problem would always be present all day, right?

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Originally Posted by Cool28
Or just try to clean the maf. Buddy had a car that wouldn't run for **** dealers couldn't figure it out and turned out to be webs in the maf lol. This was a ford though.
I cleaned it two times in the past month, sprayed the hell out of it.

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Just pay a shop to diagnose it...
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Originally Posted by 1996firebirdformula
Just pay a shop to diagnose it...
I had a guy scan it with HP Tuners and he could see out of the ordinary was the 02 sensors not switching properly. Right side sensor was only reading between 0-4....left one was up in the 400-800 range, but he said they were switching slowly.

I'll get new 2002 Z06 MAF tomorrow and see if that fixes it, they're around $55.00 at Advance Auto with a 40% off coupon code I found on the net. "BIG35"

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subscribing my stock car is doing the same thing.
Once it did this maybe 2 years ago, it was the cat but the cats are new this time around.

I have p0171 & p0174
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Originally Posted by LS6427
But wouldn't a leak always cause stumbling/missing from the richness.......this clears up after 20-30 seconds and its great the rest of the day.





I didn't use anything on the 02 sensor threads this time.

Leaking valve.......again though, the problem would always be present all day, right?

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yeah i would think so...i was just brainstorming....MAF might be the cause as well...hard to say with it being so random like you describe, and i'm not sure why it would throw O2 codes.


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