Running rich...how to adjust?

frozenwaffles · Post by **frozenwaffles** » Tue May 09, 2006 8:04 pm

Hey guys, my baby is running very rich. it always has been since i got her, but now my friends even comment about the blue smoke and smell of petrol when i rev her hard...
how can i adjust this???
is it bad she runs like this. i have always thought it had bad fuel consumption (city driving - 400ks per tank, coutry driving 500-600ks per tank)
also will an apexi (or similar ) controller help tune my car (with extractors, 2.5" full exhust, CAI, etc)?

EURO · Post by **EURO** » Tue May 09, 2006 8:11 pm

get it dyno tuned.

mine runs rich 2. way smelly.

kid_dynamite · Post by **kid_dynamite** » Tue May 09, 2006 9:07 pm

Dude blue smoke is usually oil, not fuel (brown)

Try resetting the ECU but long term solution is to install a piggyback ECU and tune it.

frozenwaffles · Post by **frozenwaffles** » Wed May 10, 2006 10:40 am

ah ok cool. so what is the best ecu to get and how much and where?

bobz · Post by **bobz** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:55 am

frozenwaffles wrote:Hey guys, my baby is running very rich. it always has been since i got her, but now my friends even comment about the blue smoke and smell of petrol when i rev her hard...
how can i adjust this???
is it bad she runs like this. i have always thought it had bad fuel consumption (city driving - 400ks per tank, coutry driving 500-600ks per tank)
also will an apexi (or similar ) controller help tune my car (with extractors, 2.5" full exhust, CAI, etc)?

If your getting black smoke then check the following, O2 sensor MAF/MAP and water temp sensor as those 3 things control the amount of fuel that goes into your engine, also the throttle postition sensor as well.

No point in spending money on a piggy back if there is a problem with the original set up.

BobZ

frozenwaffles · Post by **frozenwaffles** » Wed May 10, 2006 12:03 pm

ok, how do i check for these things? ad where do i find them?

bobz · Post by **bobz** » Wed May 10, 2006 12:08 pm

This is why you need a Mitsubishi diagnostics to check them all out as to being within parameters.

BobZ

frozenwaffles · Post by **frozenwaffles** » Wed May 10, 2006 12:49 pm

can you explain that a little further please???

mxysxy · Post by **mxysxy** » Wed May 10, 2006 1:03 pm

frozenwaffles wrote:can you explain that a little further please???

Our old friend Mut-II
It is harder to find then gold!!!
Even a Mitsu service has the device, they still need a software driver for FTO,
Which is harder to find then Platinum!!!!

frozenwaffles · Post by **frozenwaffles** » Wed May 10, 2006 1:18 pm

wow, well that sounds easy... i think i will just pull it out of my arse

oh dear.....

Storm · Post by **Storm** » Wed May 10, 2006 8:43 pm

Oxygen sensor - get a unversal one for twenty quid (dont know that in dollars, sorry) - ebay
Engine temp sensor - get a new one for around tenner (again dont know how much in dollars) - mitsubishi

EDIT - Universal O2 sensor for $54 http://cgi.ebay.com.au/OXYGEN-02-SENSOR ... dZViewItem

MAF/MAP - unsure of how to check

HTH

Arashi

frozenwaffles · Post by **frozenwaffles** » Mon May 15, 2006 9:15 pm

ok well yes it was the oxygen sensor. $150 for a new genuine one...
should have my baby back tomorrow after service, tune up, dyno run and general love and care!

FTO AUSTRALIA

Running rich...how to adjust?

Running rich...how to adjust?

Re: Running rich...how to adjust?