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21st March 2016, 10:34 | #1 |
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Bore Wash
I have a bad case of cylinder/bore wash with fuel in the engine oil and cylinders, and on the plugs.
Apart from an oil change, dropping cap full of oil in each cylinder, is there anything else I'm missing in rectifying the bore wash with the KV6? Does pressing the accelerator to the floor cut fuel to the engine in the 75? |
21st March 2016, 18:10 | #2 |
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Can you isolate which cylinder? It may be a stuck open injector, or if it affects all, the coolant temp sensor.
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22nd March 2016, 06:40 | #3 |
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Just to confirm, P0131 (O2 Sensor Bank 1 and sensor 1), is the first oxygen sensor (from the front of the car), right across the radiator?
Replaced it with a new one but still getting P0131. Instead of an error being too rich, its now reporting (P0171) too lean on bank 1. Guessing next port of call is Map sensor? |
22nd March 2016, 06:52 | #4 |
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I found this to be the MAF sensor.
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The cause were the new NGK Iridium IX spark plugs (BKR6EIX-11 3764). They had 1.1mm gap, however that seemed way too large.
I changed to Bosch spark plugs with 0.7mm and that resolved most of the issues relating to the bore wash. I guess it's weak coil pack since 1.0mm is the official gap? Only getting the lean fuel error now. Tried cleaning the MAP sensor with contact spray, will try a new one now. |
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What your describing i dont think is actually bore wash rather just over/under fueling due to a failing coil pack/map/maf sensor. I'd be very careful driving it round with a lean fuel error thats a ticket to disaster, running lean causes excess heat which can lead to headgasket, pinking/detonation etc.. which is not good for an engine. If its overfueling then equally you'll end up washing the bores and ring meaning the piston will be "slack" in the bore and you'll end up using more oil and loosing compression/power it'll also lead to heavily contaminated oil as the fuel leaks past the rings and into the oil. |
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Can I eliminate coil pack because its not citing specific cylinders in the misfire and just throwing out P0300? (that's what I've read) Ironically, the fuel gauge has now gone from the correct level and stuck in middle position. Should I consider replacing the fuel pressure regulator? |
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If you've got bad bore wash, then you need to isolate the reason why.
Also, once the problem is sorted, ideally you'll want a new liner (or a re hone at least) and potentially new rings. Not a small task but if you've got fuel entering the oil then you'll have a job sorting the cylinder without a strip down.
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Isaac,
You say that you have fuel in the engine oil and on the plugs. You need to find out why the engine is over-fuelling. The sparking plugs cannot be the problem. You report that your fuel gauge is malfunctioning. This may be a coincidence or related. Have you checked that your ECM is not immersed in water in the plenum? If that's OK then consider the IAT/MAP sensor as Chuckles has said. The data from this determines the fuel injector opening period. But your earlier thread raises different, apparently unresolved problems. What is the history of your car Issac? How long have you had it? Low compression, oily plugs, fuel in the sump are the sort of symptoms which would be associated with an engine which has been badly abused. Simon
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If its the map sensor it would affect all cylinders, it will smoke, stink, and make your eyes water.
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