dieselmartin wrote: |
| To connect an LDA for testing purposes to a 1Z/AHU/AFN engine, you simply install a T-piece in the hose leading to the engine control unit (where the sensor is located). |
1. Model Jan6K: Insertion through a tubing piece using a needle. Problem: Ensuring a permanent, leak-proof seal for the attached tube afterward.
"Model ulf: Remove the AGR valve and install hose nipples. This requires more effort upfront, but sealing it properly afterwards is easy: remove the nipple, insert a threaded plug with one drop of sealant, and you're done."
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It's also provisional, partly because it's my wife's car and advertisements can be "bad," as you might have too much information ... She just doesn't want to. |
Can you still return the woman? *nervous laughter*
Or consider the following calculation:
Every two months, a test run with LDA installation and removal is required to detect potential overpressure damage early on. This involves "sacrificing" approximately 2 hours of your free time (which naturally impacts your couple time) for the LDA installation and removal process, including getting dirty hands and clothes.
If this doesn't happen, she may have to pay for a cylinder head gasket repair at the appropriate time, or even replace the entire engine along with the turbocharger if the latter fails and its debris damages the inside of the engine.
An alternative to avoid both of these: Install a child seat base (LDA) permanently in the car.
If you need a discouraging log for confirmation: I did one yesterday, from an unmodified and normally maintained ALH G4: After upshifting + full throttle, the LD (lambda) value rose to about 1.5 bar @ approximately 3000 rpm

(Target = 0.95 bar), which apparently no one has noticed so far. The error memory was, of course, empty.
At times like those, the battery would likely age at approximately 100 times the normal rate.