PLEASE HELP car runs like popcorn popping

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whywontmycarwork
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Car: 91 300zx na

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So here is whats going on, i have had my car off the road for about a month or two and now its running absolutely horrible.It seems to idle okay but kind of rough and when i give it throttle it sounds like popcorn popping extremely loud.When i turn my key to start the car the electric fan in front of the radiator comes on and it wont go off even when the car is running.I have checked the coolant temperature sensor and it seems to be in good condition with little to no corrosion, When i removed the connectors to the sensors the problem still does not change.All of the injectors are new as well as the spark plugs and i have tried resetting the ecu and cleaning the tps connector. Can anybody help me figure out what is wrong?


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NolimitZ32
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Car: 91 AG2 2+0 TTMT swap/E39 BMW 540i6/E53 4.6is Dinan S3
Location: Houston, TX

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1) pull codes,
2) are the injectors new style?
3) drain old gas.

AUX fan running all the time = limp mode = if its not one of the sensors than your ECU has sang its last goodbyes.

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Sdavne
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Car: Nissan 300zx n/a 2+0 5 speed sliver

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NolimitZ32 wrote:1) pull codes,
2) are the injectors new style?
3) drain old gas.

AUX fan running all the time = limp mode = if its not one of the sensors than your ECU has sang its last goodbyes.

what would that matter if the injectors are new style or old style, and if it makes a difference should i switch to one or the other?

vulcanrush
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Car: 93 300zx n/a to tt

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Sdavne wrote:
NolimitZ32 wrote:1) pull codes,
2) are the injectors new style?
3) drain old gas.

AUX fan running all the time = limp mode = if its not one of the sensors than your ECU has sang its last goodbyes.

what would that matter if the injectors are new style or old style, and if it makes a difference should i switch to one or the other?
you want newer-style fuel injectors.

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Sdavne
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why is that, and is it ok i mix them, i am having a problem with a misfire and i am getting 4 new ones and i already out one on so i am just going to buy another one but i think the ones on there are the old style so your saying i should switch to new style? and thats not hard to do right its just the plugs so u just cut the wire off and put the new style on or am i misinformed? thanks

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NolimitZ32
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Switching to new style requires an adapter kit available through Z1, never gave mixing a though I would imagine that its impossible but even if its possible DONT.

whywontmycarwork
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So i checked my ecu and the diagnostics wont work. all the sensors are reading correct values. Is it my ECU?
Does anyone have an ECU i can buy?

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BigTDogg (MA)
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whywontmycarwork wrote:When i turn my key to start the car the electric fan in front of the radiator comes on and it wont go off even when the car is running
Sounds like it may be your ECU. I'd try to swap it out with a known good one and check.


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