Just curious, are you still on the stock cat? I'm a little concerned about how they are going to treat my aftermarket 3" cat with the new CO rules, even though I have never had any issues passing the roller test.
The ISC won't generally move unless the car is running and it's actively trying to adjust idle. That being said, if you reset the ecu by disconnecting the battery terminal, on first power up the ecu will go into a "rehoming" mode for the ISC and you should hear and see it move provided...
I think the 1g knock sensors work fairly well. They can get a little overactive when the black silicone on the backside starts to fail but other than that I've not really seen issues with them that couldn't be explained by something external like lifters.
Ok, good, so sensor power is verified good. And you verified that the autometer sensor output is going to pin 15 on the ECU? A good test to try would be to remove the autometer sensor output from the ecu and just measure it with a multimeter by itself. It should follow this table that shows...
Maybe we can help you figure it out. Where are you measuring 4.47V and how are you measuring it? I'm assuming you have 3 wires connected to the sensor (sensor 5V from ecu, sensor ground from ecu, and EGR input)? Are you measuring 4.47V from sensor 5V to sensor ground? You wouldn't happen to...
I believe you need the buckle also, but I can't remember for sure. It's probably a good idea to get that just in case.
I did not have to trim. I believe I took that black cover off the retractor, but I'd have to open things up to find out for sure. As you can see though, no trimming...
2g seatbelts will work also. You don't get the B pillar plastics like you do from the Canadian cars, but you get better retractors and they are easier to find. It's what I'm using in my car right now.
There are a lot of factors when it comes to spool. Compression could definitely be part of it. 125 seems pretty low. Ignition timing during spool can affect it. You can try to increase or decrease in the spool up range to see if it makes a difference. Turbine housing can make a difference...
I might have missed it, but if you only replaced the capacitors in that ecu that you have a picture of in post # 9 and didn't repair the trace that is under it, your ISC will not work properly. That trace goes to one of the ISC drivers, so you'll have to get that repaired before it works...
Wow, welcome! Such an interesting thread. Brings back so many memories. I spent quite a few summers in Korea visiting family (my mother was born there). Most of my time was spent around Osan, Seoul, and a tiny farm town call Kimjae where I watched my mom help her parents in the rice patties...
I remember the Talon digest days. I was a poor college student at the time so I wasn't able to afford much with my DSM back then.Todd or Tom? I think Tom Stangl was running the VFAQ site. I met him once. He drove out from California and met up with some of us from Colorado to drive...