5CHN3LL

Heh. Them's fightin' words.

innov8

I received my cable and set up windows on my mac using boot camp. After being a block head and re-installing the Duremetric software 3 or 4 times because it crashed every time I opened it. The patient folks at Durametric explained that the software will only run while the cable attached and ignition on. Once I realized my oversight. It worked beautifully.

I did a very quick scan of the codes and there are random misfires across all the cylinders. Since I'm new to this, I thought I would do more research on the causes of misfires... and I have read it could be the cam actuators (vario timing), a stuck valve or collapsed tappet or leak in the intake.

Since it appears at first glance to be evenly spread across all cylinders, I think I can rule out cylinder scoring and loss of compression (I hope), Also a stuck valve or collapsed tappet (also I don't hear any slapping in the engine).

Fuel is probably too lean at idle but I don't know how to check that with the Durametric... I have the Bently Shop Manual. What is the normal work fow here... check the ECU for all fault codes and then look them up in the manual to trace the possible issues. Of course, I'll start with the lowest cost fixes first... but if anyone here has specific experience, or if there is a DIY thread that I have missed, I would appreciate your help. Thank you

DBJoe996

If you are getting random P0301-P0306 misfires, check and clean your MAF sensor. How old are your plugs/coils? Have they been replaced recently? How about your air filter? What other codes pop up, if any?

Botsy67

If you already changed your spark plugs and coils and still getting misfires, just make sure that all your coils are fully seated (plugged-in). I did my coils couple of weeks ago and had real hard times to get the spark plug wires to fully connect to the coils due to the thick outside protective boots around the wire connectors. I kept getting misfires especially the 2 back, in the most rears of the engine, tight space to get a good grip on the connectors and plug them fully in. Sometimes you can hear the "click" sound but if so they are very faint. Worth checking before you do anything else as suggested by others here... Good-luck, cheers,

innov8

OK. I've run the Actuals this morning during my drive to the train station... this doesn't show the first few minutes of my start up b/c it was also my first time really using the software.

I have no idea which modules to enable so this is a best-guess based on my limited knowledge of misfire troubleshooting. It is a data dump and I really don't know where to start. Should I be looking up what each value should be for each data point? Then work backward from those that are out of range to narrow possible causes of the misfies?

If you have knowledge of how to read the data, I would appreciate some insight, direction or feedback OR if you know if a site that would allow me to learn what each of the data points means and how I can start to understand them. The Durametric site doesn't provide much more than how to use the tool to get the data.

This is a google sheet that is public published to the web: https://docs.google.com/a/tsangseymo...53&single=true

Thanks in advance!

JayG

Get a windows tablet. You can find them for under $100
No hard drive to break. 4gb RAM and 32 GB storage is fine for using with a Durametric

As an added advantage, it's small and portable and easy to use in the car

innov8

Thx JayG. I'm not a windows user but I recall that the processor in the tablets does not work the Durametric software. Anyway, I have it running on my mac book pro now and it's great. Now I just have to figure out what to do with the data! I haven't found any comprehensive threads on the DME values.

JayG

Mine works fine
it has an Intel ATOM Z3735G 1.33 Ghz processor
Running Windows 10

I bought it at Frys on sale for around $75 including the keyboard case

talkenrain

Geez, are you not getting what innov8 is asking? He needs help with the resulting data, not the computer platform.

Innov8, don't be discouraged, there are some very technical experts here that can help you. You've got one of the best tools to diagnose most problems. I understand your questions, I don't know the right answers but will refer a few friends to this thread. Hang in there... You'll get experienced intelligent responses soon enough.

Schnell Gelb

My solution was to subscribe to Renntech an ask the smart guys there.

Byprodriver

My dedicated Durametric laptop is a 1997 thinkpad, works fine!

innov8

Thanks Schnell. I'm a subscriber as well. Will try that. I think that the title of this thread is throwing off the new posters...

On the Durametric:
To confirm... I have Durametric software running on Windows 10 in a Boot Drive partition on my Mac Powerbook Pro using Boot Camp. It works well... I just have to log out of one to go to the other so I may try Parallels on the Mac to make the switching back and fourth easier.

On the Misfires:
I had gotten multiple misfires using my OBD reader... The car is new to me with 113K so I replaced the plugs and the coils (they were cracked). The plugs all looked consistent... gray and ashy not oily and not blackened with carbon. After about 5---600 miles the same misfire code came back.

I upgraded my diagnostics to the Durametric and I have misfire codes across almost all of the cylinders and I have an "actual readings" excel file that pulled... not sure what to monitor so I took at guess at the parameters. The problem is I have no idea where I find information on how to interpret the data or know what the actuals readings should be to attain "actionable" data. I am sort of surprised that the Durametric site offers no more information than how to get the software running and the capture the data... I suppose that is all they sell.

So in summary, I am looking for the information or resources to learn how to analyze the readings that I get from the Durametric product (which I really think is wondeful... it is easy to use once you get it going).

Any pointers or links to where I can find more information on how to use the data from the durametric would be super helpful to me.

Thank you in advance.

Ahsai

Replied to you on Renntech

Marv

Sorry to drag this up from the dead...

I recently bought an Enthusiast Version of Durametric and it ran exactly once on Parallels on my MacBook Pro (with some difficulty), then never again.

• Running Win 7
• Durametric Version 6.5.5.12
• Updated USB Drivers

I keep getting the following errors each time I try to start the machine:





I've tried reinstalling the software, its drivers, restarting Win 7, followed the cable connection procedure, all to no avail. Any things I should try next?

TNX

Marv

Maybe a false alarm. I reloaded software and its drivers for the third time and it is working again.