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Engine Pulsing at Idle

Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 2:00 pm
by Tailwind
I have a MS-II V3.0 running fuel and ignition. It has been running fine, but today has displayed a problem. At idle, the RPM pulses from about 900 up to about 1700 over a second or so, then it drops back and repeats. Up until now, the idle would pulse a bit around 1000 RPM, but not this pronounced. Above idle the car runs great with good throttle response and plenty of power.

The problem started just after I relocated the 10 micron fuel filter from the drive shaft tunnel ( where the drive shaft hit it) to the engine bay. Aside from that, there were no changes. I don't see how this could be related, but there is a lot I don't understand.

Any suggestions as to where to look would be greatly appreciated. I've attached a log file and the msq file I'm running.

Thanks in advance.

Bill

Re: Engine Pulsing at Idle

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:11 am
by Matt Cramer
These tips may help:

http://www.DIYAutoTune.com/tech_article ... uning.html

It looks like it's leaning out when the RPM comes up and makes the RPM drop again.

Re: Engine Pulsing at Idle

Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 3:11 am
by Tailwind
Thanks for the help, Matt. Sorry to take so long to respond, but life intruded on my fun stuff for a couple of days.

I've tried your suggestions and the idle is much steadier now, at about 1200 rpm. I'd like it to be a bit lower, in the 800-1000 range, so I need to play with it some more.

Thanks, again

Bill