[Shotimes] cylinder test

[Mike Wojton]

Well, this should tell you all how long ago the last time I needed to pull
codes was. Having said that, I'm sure I've just jinxed myself though. ; )
  --
Mike Wojton
Dover, PA

-'95 White MTX
'96 Brake Upgrade
Eibachs (front)

"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan

 On 8/29/05, Paul L Fisher <sho@paul-fisher.com> wrote:
>
> No, he is talking about the cylinder balance test. Basically, after the
> KOER
> test is complete, you goose it again like for the goose test and then it
> turns off one injector at a time and monitors the RPM drop. If it doesn't
> drop enough, it marks that cylinder as 'weak'.
>
>
>
>
> Paul L Fisher
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Chris Locker
> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 9:09 AM
> To: SHOtimes
> Cc: jhartberger@mail.com; Jon Heese
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] cylinder test
>
> The "goose" test is where you floor the pedal just for a second during
> part
> of the test. This tests the knock sensor to see if it is returning a
> signal. At the end of the KOER test, any new codes along with the stored
> codes will be displayed twice. After the last code is displayed, just
> touch
>
> and release the throttle slightly and the cylinder balance test should
> kick-in. You will see the rpm's jump up to 2000 and hold there, then after
> a short time, each cylinder's injector will be cut out, then cut back in
> one
>
> at a time. You should be able to see and feel the missing cylinder when it
> cuts the injector out. The cylinder balance test can only be run one time
> for each KOER test sequence. If you need to run the cylinder balance test
> again, the whole KOER test must be restarted.
>
> Chris Locker
> Red '98
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jon Heese" <shotimes@jonheese.com>
> To: "shotimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 8:25 AM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] cylinder test
>
>
> >I think Mike may be thinking about the "warm-up" part of the test. IIRC,
> my
>
> >tester instructs me to warm up the engine by holding it at or above 2k
> RPM
> >for 2 minutes before some certain part of the test. By contrast, I do
> >remember a WOT requirement during a few-second interval between sections
> of
>
> >the test, but I don't remember a cylinder *balance* test on my EEC-IV
> >tester. The closest thing I remember was a cylinder number test, i.e. 4
> >flashes tells you you've got a 4-banger, 6 flashes for the 6-cylinder, 8
> >for a V8.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Jon Heese