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do i need to regap my sparkplugs after the supercharger. i have not yet, is that why i have white smoke out of the exhaust on the passenger side? with a check engine light that says cylinder 1 misfire. when i checked the sparkplug it was collasped. i regapped it to .052. now it is ok. but when i get in hard it sputters. is this because of detenation? :confused:
For a blown application you need to run a step or two colder plug (depending on boost level) and pull the gap down to .028-.035", otherwise you risk detonation and "blowing" the spark out. .052 is way to wide of a gap.
COOL! is this why when driving in town it runs fine? but when i get on it it hesitates? :confused:
More than likely you are experiencing spark blow out....
would that because of the sparkplug gap? this has been a 4000 dollar nightmare for the past 2 weeks
If the plugs were at .052 then I'd chance in saying yes that was a major issue....
would this explane the white smoke, coming out of the passinger side exhaust. and the hesistation? what plugs do you say i should use? oh yeah the white smoke is on the same side of the cylinder 1 misfire(passenger side) :confused:
Like the new sig Sean LOL :D
White smoke is usually not a good sign (Headgasket in my expeience), you may want to do a compression & leakdown test to rule that out. If ya went lean, this may be a possibility.
Don't take my word as gospel though, I'm still a novice at this crap as well.
Thanks Jorge :DQuote:
Originally Posted by blueoval92
My question would be - Was it doing that when you picked it up from the shop?
I think you said that you had someone install it. I assume they test-drove it.
Say at 30MPH, put it in 5th and apply a little throttle. Does it feel like its missing? Under a load like that, you should be able to feel it missing/shaking.
Jeff
gapped the plugs @ .032.......... runs like a dream. thamks guys :D
Do you still have white smoke because spark gap will not fix that. How is your temperature gauge holding. Oil still clear. Just trying to catch something before you damage a bearing with antifreeze and throw a rod.
yeah i got white smoke but i cant get to that damn last plug on the passenger side. oh yeah it is only white smoke when i first fire the car up. :rolleyes:
That still means your probably leaking water into a cylinder some place
hey speedy what now, how can i tell? remember i am an new 1 @ this!
Go to Advance or Auto Zone and they have a pressure hand pump that you put on the radiator and you pump up the pressure and watch the meter to see if it starts dropping pressure. Check around the lower intake also because sometimes you will see water on it and when your running the vacuum will push the water into the engine.
hey dudes i just bought the denso iridium plugs and what a raping on the price.....13 bills a piece. now i have the check engine light. so i took it to auto zone. i am coming up with error 443 evaporative emission control system control vale.....WTF. where is this and how much to replace? or can i just clean it or something? :confused: :confused:
Have you removed your charcoal canister?? If so this is where the code is coming from.
If you plug that solenoid back in and cap off the vacuum nipples on it, the check engine light should go away.
dude you are talking to a noob, can you translate in english? sorry man i think i have found the egr valve but i dont know??????? this is a 98 gt. the punk @ autozone said i think that is it(egr valve) send pics if you have. i hecked on another website and thay just showed the stuff for the cobra? please help anyone! :mad:
If you didn't remove it then it's most likey still there, I'm not too familiar with the 98's though so I'm not sure if they moved the location in comparision to the Fox bodies.
Anyways, the charcoal canister may be on the pass. side framerail just forward of the motor mount. It looks like a black platic box that'll have two vacuum line running to it.
It may be your EGR, but that's an Exhaust Gas Recirculating Valve?? Wish I knew more about the 98's......