200q20v digest, Vol 1 #1295 - 17 msgs

Jobe Tichy bimmer_dude at hotmail.com
Thu Dec 12 18:41:42 EST 2002


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Yeah, I got that comment yesterday.  I'm going to try and pull the codes
again.

Thanks,

JOBE
>From: C1J1Miller at aol.com
>To: 200q20v at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: 200q20v digest, Vol 1 #1295 - 17 msgs
>Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 13:16:00 EST
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>Sounds like you're not pulling codes, but doing the output diagnostics
>feature instead.
>
>http://www.sjmautotechnik.com/ecuf20v.html
>
>
> > From: "Jobe Tichy"
> > To: 200q20v at audifans.com
> > Subject: 4,000 Series Code Issues
> > Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 20:48:15 +0000
> >
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> > Hello All:
> >
> > I have recently pulled my codes and I received a code on all of the 4,000
> > series motronic accessories. These all seem to be selenoid-based
> > accessories:
> > Fuel Injectors 1-5 (in firing order); ISV; WGFV; and Carbon Can. Moreover,
> > because each of these are selenoid-based, I was able to run the output
> > tests
> > to "double check" their functioning. Sure enough, each of the tests
> > delivered
> > a functioning accessory.
> >
> > Has anyone else pulled similar codes sequences such as all selenoid
> > accessories? I thought this was really odd. I pulled them once, cleared
> > them, then did it again and the same thing. Does this just mean that I
> > need
> > to run some FI cleaner and spray down the ISV and clean it out? (That
> > would
> > be nice:)). Are these accessories connected in such a way where if one
goes
> >
> > bad, they all trip sending a code? From my expereince with a 7A 90 20v, I
> > know the "feel" when an injector is bad--e.g., hesitation, etc. I do not
> > have
> > that here. The car runs super strong, full boost, no missing or hesitation
> > from my analysis. I cross checked SJM and I don't really have a rough idle
> > either, which is a telltale of each of these problems. The idles doesn't
> > sputter and is not spiratic.
> >
> > One thing though, on my mechanical boost gauge I saw 13-14 psi. spike once
> > when I really floored it on an on-ramp with perfect ambient temps--the
> > turbo
> > was really happy:) and so maybe this would trip the WGFV code, but would
it
> > have an affect on the others?
> >
> > Any help would be great and thanks in advance. This is just too weird to
> > pull
> > all selenoid codes; have each function on the output test; and have the
car
> > run really strong....???
> >
> > JOBE TICHY
>
>
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