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Date:         Sun, 8 Jul 2007 10:00:37 -0600
Reply-To:     Martin Jagersand <jag@CS.UALBERTA.CA>
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From:         Martin Jagersand <jag@CS.UALBERTA.CA>
Subject:      A bit rough idle, running. Unbalanced injectors?
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Hi all,

I have a question about a gas engines rough idling and running. This is my '94 Westy, so its the I5, but I imagine the 4cyl can have similar symptoms/problems also.

Symptoms are: Rough running. Not misfiring, but just rough. Particularly noticeable as a vibration at idle (but motor mount ok), but also noticeable at speed and as a rough sound when accelerating.

I think the Westy also has somewhat worse gas mileage and less power, though that I haven't measured this objectively.

Trouble shooting I did: I checked spark plugs and they are all good. I couldn't localize it to a particular cylinder by pulling one spark plug wire at a time.

Compression good on all cyl.

I checked temp sensors, and startup sequence. As far as I see it behaves normally. (At startup has 1000rpm high idle, warms up, drops to about 850. Two temp sensors change Ohm-value correspondingly. Both rpm stable, but running at both are a bit too rough.)

Neither the VW dealer, nor another local shop could figure it out.

Having worked only on Diesels my whole life, gas engine electronic injections and the many ways they can give trouble is beyond me, so I'm hoping for some advice.

Could it be just unbalanced injectors? Tried running a couple of tanks with injector cleaner, but didn't help.

How difficult is it to pull the injectors on the Eurovan Westy? I can't see them looking from the top. I could try do it myself or take it to a garage.

Anyone knows of a good Canadian injector service? (I found several US web sites, but would hate have my injectors delayed in customs. I don't have a second set)

Thanks for any advice.

Martin -- Martin Jagersand University of Alberta http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~jag/


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