IDLES WIERD RUNS FAST THO

Discuss the RB20, RB25 and RB26 series engines.
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I HAVE A NISSAN A31 CEFIRO , STOCK AUTECH TUNE, IT RUNS REALLY GOOD, WHEN BOOSTING, BUT AT IDLE IT SHAKES, NOW WHEN I PULL OFF THE OIL CAP ENGINE STALLS, I HAVE 135 PSI COMPRESSION, AND FOR SOME REASON, IT HAS VACUUM WERE THE LIL BREATHER OUTLETS COMING FROM THE VALVE COVER TO THE OIL CATCH TANK, AND IT HAS VACUUM, I CHECK FOR VACUUM LEAKS EVRYTHING FINE, AND CHECK FOR CYLINDER LEAK DOWN TEST HAS GOOD PERCENTAGE. HAS LESS THAN 1 PSI OFF BACK PRESSURE THREW THE EXHAUST,ALSO CHECK THE VACUUM, IT READS 14 IN/VACUUM, ANYONE HAVE ANY CLUE, THANX FOR THE HELP


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Do you have some crazy cams...

if so, and you don't like your idle... send them to me

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If I am reading right you probabally still have the PCV valve hooked up and a catch can vented to atomosphere.

This can lean your car at idle making it idle rough. The PCV closes under boost.

Evan

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240z4u wrote:If I am reading right you probabally still have the PCV valve hooked up and a catch can vented to atomosphere.

This can lean your car at idle making it idle rough. The PCV closes under boost.

Evan
will this make it run with 14in/vacuum

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yes as it is an unmetered air leak.compression is also a bit low.

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found da
Carl H wrote:yes as it is an unmetered air leak.compression is also a bit low.
rom, it is a faulty coil, #6 cyl, that was causing it to have 14 in/vacuum cuz of the cyl not working, thanx for you guys help, helped me alot,, *** for compression, wats the min and max for a rb20


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