87 s4 5 speed cutting out
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Thanks for looking...I have a 87 s4 5 speed with 52,000 miles. I have owned it about a year and it has never ran right!! (posted about this a couple times but have updates) Completly quit running on day I bought it. Going 70 mph and just quit. Replaced the lh had it shipped home (kansas city) and ran fine for a couple weeks. Started missing out after warmed up. Would fall on its face and then recover and run fine. finally stalled and quit would not restart. Was told by dealer the maf was bad had it rebuilt pulled the fuel tank drained it and filled with fresh gas. Ran fine again a couple weeks. Started missing again but never just quit took it to a local porsche guy who has experience with 928's. Checked all inputs outputs checked all grounds replaced engine tempature switch and coil wire. Still missing so he gave up!!! Drove home today going about 60 starts backfiring/missing will hold enough power to maintain 55 or so and then for no reason will come back to life and pull hard??
The only constant thing that happens is when you start from cold it will idle perfect for about 3 to 5 minutes and then idle will start to bounce around 5 to 900 rpm. When the rpms start to dance around sitting in the garage give it throttle sometimes it will miss sometimes not???
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The only constant thing that happens is when you start from cold it will idle perfect for about 3 to 5 minutes and then idle will start to bounce around 5 to 900 rpm. When the rpms start to dance around sitting in the garage give it throttle sometimes it will miss sometimes not???
Thanks in advance for any help
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I put a good known MAF in for previous similar trouble cured the backfiring and poor performance. Had mine rebuilt no problems.
Recently it dropped to 4 cylinders and found the problem to be coil wires.
Pull it into are dark place and start it. Check all the wires both plugs and coil for blue strobes . Clean your grounds too. start with the one under the 14 pin connector as its for the ignition.
Recently it dropped to 4 cylinders and found the problem to be coil wires.
Pull it into are dark place and start it. Check all the wires both plugs and coil for blue strobes . Clean your grounds too. start with the one under the 14 pin connector as its for the ignition.
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Exactly how mine acted when the gounds to the wiring harness got loose. Does your tach start going crazy? Mine did.
At the back of the intake, with the airbox removed, if you follow the harness from the firewall you will see where it bolts/grounds to each head on either sire of the MAF. If either or both of these grounds are loose - your car will not be happy.
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At the back of the intake, with the airbox removed, if you follow the harness from the firewall you will see where it bolts/grounds to each head on either sire of the MAF. If either or both of these grounds are loose - your car will not be happy.
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thanks for the tips...i will go to work.
No when it cuts out tach just sits still. I actually went about a mile and a half with it just spittin and sputterin and the tach sat at 2700 or so rpm??
No when it cuts out tach just sits still. I actually went about a mile and a half with it just spittin and sputterin and the tach sat at 2700 or so rpm??
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Jim had some funny stuff tach happen with a frayed wire, I think in the CPS boot.
I forgot the details at somepoint during the LONG WALK HOME that day.
I forgot the details at somepoint during the LONG WALK HOME that day.
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Here are other potential culprits:
coil/coil wire
distributor cap/rotor
final stage ignition module
fuel pump
MAF/MAF harness
LH
You might also want to click the link in my signature for LH/EZK diagnostics.
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There's a ground for the ignition amps hiding on the fender just underneath the 14 pin connector (two brown wires with a ring terminal end) that sometimes get forgotten.
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2. It wouldn't seem like the CPS if it registers anything as in "sits still" but sitting still is not normal. I think I would check or replace CPS.
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If it runs fine until it warms up it could be an O2 sensor problem, as until it gets to temp it runs open loop. This also suggests the MAF is good.
I assume FP, LH and EZK relays are good ?
I assume FP, LH and EZK relays are good ?
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