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Honda CRX map sensor issues

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4 years 6 months ago #33780 by Crombie
After doing the engine conversion, it always seemed like it wasn't running right. I thought of the map sensor and realized its the only sensor that hadn't been changed over the years. So I installed a new one of an aftermarket brand. Immediately I noticed a difference, smooth idle, and more power through the rev range, that continued to correct the tables on the PCM. Now 5 days later, its running lumpy again and back to square one. I know this is in open loop too, so its nothing to do with O2 sensors. Though I have limited data as its OBD0, I have checked the MAP sensor wiring and probed when running in the past. I will have to look closer at the pin fitment.

I just don't understand it was like a Eureka moment of my word its fixed! Now its not after 5-6 days

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4 years 6 months ago #33786 by Cheryl
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What is the map sensor voltage? Should be about 1 volt at idle. Coolant temp reading when it runs bad? Variable valve solenoid sticking??

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4 years 6 months ago #33813 by Crombie
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Thanks, I have checked the signal to the map sensor awhile ago, but I will again at Idle cheers for that. I've also checked the signal wire to the Coolant sensor and it decreases as it warms up. It seems like its a proper misfire now at idle, since I have no catylitic convertor I will unclip the injectors and do a cylinder drop test, I've got like 4 ignition coils also, thats a parts swap, but I have them at hand and takes 10 minutes.
I don't think the vtec solenoids sticking as it engages and disengages at the right RPM, and activation settings, like having to be warmed up, over 20mph, and oil pressure, thanks for the help

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4 years 6 months ago #33842 by Crombie
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I installed an old genuine Ignition coil to no effect. Installed new spark plugs no change. I disconnected each injector one by one, cylinder 3 seemed like it had the least effect, but they all created more of a misfire. The cars not overheating, I was going to do a ScannerDanner distributor cylinder drop test but even with a test light I don't like the idea of getting zapped, and the leads are a pain to put back on mine, I might just undo them at the spark plug and shut car off quick each time. Its really fuelly at idle now, and fuel vaper, so makes me think ignition related, but Im getting a fueling code 44, the 2 primary oxygen sensors are new, but I can smell a leak near the tank, I wonder if thats the code. The car didn't vape out fuel like that until about 4 days after installing the map sensor, but as I said before it totally transformed the car to perfect running and power, now its go no go in it at all, The idles at 750rpm smooth enough, then drops to 500rpm and misfires, but not all the time, but still lacks power whether smooth or misfiring

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4 years 6 months ago #33883 by Crombie
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Map sensor signal 1v at idle, 0.2 ground, 4.8v power feed, coolant sensor 0.65v after a long drive. Will check valve lash next, and swap out a spare ignitor in the distributor, its a new distributor but had to grind it to get base timing set. The map sensor was perfect when i put new one on but only lasted 5 days like that, but looks like the numbers are ok

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4 years 6 months ago #33884 by Crombie
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Im going to check Ignition timing again tomorrow, Im thinking maybe the trouble with the ignition timing was due to the broken map sensor, I've read the map sensor can have an affect on ignition timing. Check Valve lash in a few days. I set it when I put the motor together but maybe its changed a bit. I've already checked fuel pressure, but that was to the feed line not through the fuel filter to the fuel rail side.

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4 years 5 months ago #33916 by Crombie
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I rechecked ignition timing is it set at base timing, I read that map sensor does not affect ignition timing only above idle in the mapping tables. I'm going to check for 3 volts at the PCM from the map sensor signal and ground, with the map sensor plugged in. I'm also installing an innovate wideband LM1 this week, as I bought one second hand. I don't know what the fueling is like but it feels and sounds to me that the cars lacking in fuel. I will update in the week, I need to keep persisting with this

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4 years 5 months ago #33961 by Crombie
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Its idling at a rich 12.5 air fuel, but it goes lean from quarter throttle upward 14-16, the overrun it drops to 11 rich. So I decided to adjust the TPS after I checked the map sensor off voltage which was 2.9v, and the air temperature sensor was 1.6v approx at around 55F. I checked all the sensor grounds too, though I haven't checked the map sensor ground from another sensor ground, as the battery it drops it to 0.2, when it should be no more than 0.1, so I need to check it from a PCM ground, and the map sensor doesn't share a ground with the other sensors.

I then proceeded to adjust the TPS to 0.42 from 0.48v, I was expecting to see the Idle fuel ratio to go a bit more lean, but its at 11.4 most times now, I thought it meant the PCM would see less throttle and deduct fuel, but it had the opposite effect. Either way when driven again its still lean, but very rich at idle and overrun
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4 years 5 months ago #33962 by Crombie
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When the map sensor made it perfect, I think the PCM was fooled for a bit, Im pretty sure the headers warped at the cylinder head, I had header off, had to drop the subframe to change the oil pan gasket, and saw the blow by on the header gasket, thought tightening it more and heat expansion would seal it, but I think this may be the over all problem

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4 years 5 months ago #34295 by Crombie
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I worked out most of the problem, there's two primary oxygen sensors, one of the pins I hooked up at the ecu to o2 sensor B, was the wrong way round so it was making poor contact, one was reading lean and the other rich, so I read if you have the pins the wrong cylinders it can do that, so I swapped them round, and went for a drive it then surged whilst driving, so I unplugged both sensors, as per manual instructions to see if it would be better, it ran pig rich and choked the engine. So I put it back in the correct location and it read lean and rich, one lean one rich. Anyway after reading online this is how these primary sensor actually work! OBD-0 its a balance thing, Im not totally sure how it works but that's how they're supposed to read. The problem is these are 1 wire o2 sensors so they don't heat up very well, and especially in a stainless header like I have, also in the cast iron header the o2 sensors are designed to sniff two cylinders at a time, 1&4 and 2&3, I had two bungs TiG welded into the header so its only sniffing two cylinders, but it runs far better than it ever has. I have to still sort the warped runners though, but it means dropping the subframe, I don't know why they didn't make these aftermarket headers in two pieces for the B-Series Honda engines. Anyway its as good as its gonna get, this is why Honda tuners convert to OBD-1, as you can either run a heated o2 sensor further down, or just map the engine without o2 sensors. The problem with welding bungs into the runners of the header is the problem that I have now, its warped them. I've got to find a machine shop with a large belt sander or milling machine

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