I Really Need Help Here Guys

[XLR8]

Jeff Strube lives in Brighton and works on these cars. Last number I had for him was 303-857-9064.

 

[TurboBuRick]

Start with posting all your scan numbers engine warm in closed loop @ idle.

 

[whitehot1]

Check grounds? Swap the chip? I had a bad IAT sensor kill me for months til i noticed on Directscan that the temp never changed.

What kind of problems did the IAT give you with not having the temps change? and was it a bad IAT?

Sorry about the hijacking of this thread but this could be helpfull in solving a potential problem.

Thanks, John :smile:

 

[87TIGN]

Check the balancer bolt to make sure it is tight. Balancer could also be cracked. If the balancer is wobbly it will cause these symptoms. Good luck.

Bryan

So I was getting ready to check the timing on the Regal and I went to trun the crank to top dead center using the balancer bolt. When I put my fingers on it to get a rough size for the right socket the bolt spun! I am going to torque it to spec now and hopefully this will fix the issue!!!!

 

[whitehot1]

So I was getting ready to check the timing on the Regal and I went to trun the crank to top dead center using the balancer bolt. When I put my fingers on it to get a rough size for the right socket the bolt spun! I am going to torque it to spec now and hopefully this will fix the issue!!!!

You will need an 1-1/8'' socket and the torque is 219 ft. lbs

I also use thread locker on the threads, red or blue i've used them both before without any problems when removing the bolt later.

 

[pmoore4321]

This was written on the bottom of the cam sensor set instructions:

"Several people have found that when running a bigger cam with advanced valve timing, it sometimes will help cure a popping or sputtering symptom by advancing the cam sensor a few degrees. The above values give you an idea of what to shoot for."

Don't move the sensor anywhere but the instant you get voltage drop when setting the sensor. I did this and it resulted in a rough idle and the O2s were off. I know some will disagree, but it affects more than just idle.

 

[bison]

You said open loop its ok. What if you force open loop by disconnecting the O2 sensor after its shows these symptoms? Does it run ok after that? Sounds like a module problem to me.

 

[87TIGN]

I wanted to wait a couple days to really make sure that the problem was fixed but it looks like the balancer bolt was the issue. Now that its tightened the car is running like a champ!! Thanks for all your help guys I really appreciate it. If it werent for you guys Id still be stuck!!
Thanks again!!
-Andrew

 

[whitehot1]

Glad you got it fixed. :smile:

 

[Phoneguy]

I wanted to wait a couple days to really make sure that the problem was fixed but it looks like the balancer bolt was the issue. Now that its tightened the car is running like a champ!! Thanks for all your help guys I really appreciate it. If it werent for you guys Id still be stuck!!
Thanks again!!
-Andrew

Sweet! Glad you got it running right. Go enjoy the car.

Bryan