Hello gentlemen, here is update:
The injector change was completed. I used new OEM injectors from Standard Motor Parts.
This did not resolve the misfire condition at high load, nor did it change the †double digit negative LTFTs whenever the car is moving’. In fact, they got a little lower, to the point of -19, which I hadn’t seen before anything less that -15.
Then the MAF sensor was changed with new OEM sensor Delphi brand.
This indeed made the double digit negative LTFTs vanish, and now the figures are †normal’. This did not resolve the misfire condition though.
On close examination of previous data, it appeared the old MAF would jump a little higher once in a while versus frames right before and after. On these frames, I would get a VE of 110% or 115% and concluded eventually that maybe isn’t right. The highest MAFs I’d see would be 18 or 19, and %calcload would be 100%. Now my highest MAF is 16 and %calcload never exceeds 98. I’m still not flooring the gas. Now any VE at higher loads is 85% to 94%. So, I believe the new MAF is more accurate and the old MAF was resulting in the negative double digit LTFTs. The old MAF was always correct at idle though and seemed correct at part throttle.
It continues to be a very fine point by which I can recreate the misfire or avoid. I did lengthy testing after these changes and found that by keeping TPS just below 50, %calcload would max at 93%, and misfire is avoided. If I TPS to just above 50, %calcload would get 97% or 98% and misfire would occur. See the two graphs; the more lengthy graph displays multiple events where %calcload reaches above 90%, MAF is 14 or 15, and misfire does not occur. There are no misfires in this lengthy drive. In the second shorter graph, I have recreated the misfire at both notable peaks with just a bit more TPS above 50, and %calcload up at 97 or 98.
It is quite a mystery what condition would occur so specifically to cause misfire in this way, without it happening otherwise.
I then performed RC test, battery voltage style, non-inverted, so of course the troughs are the compression strokes. See the two consecutive scope frames. It appears my non-automotive scope leaves a bit of a gap between frames, as well as being a bit messy on this test. It tells me I’m good on compression though. Feel free to examine.
Various higher load VEs tell me (according to the ATG instructions) I’m reasonably good on compression, and reasonably good on airflow. In fact, I’m running out of things it could be. Is it possible the CAT is clogged in some slight way, that only causes difficulty at highest loads? I plan on doing the CAT backpressure test upon getting a fitting, but this test might not reveal imperfections at higher load, or would it? Maybe the CAT is just fine as well.
Maybe with these changes, an †ECM reset’ by disconnecting the battery for a while is applicable? †Don’t know.
Let me know what you think. Of course, if you need full scan data, I can provide full CSV files.
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Monday, November 6th, 2023 AT 7:12 AM