4.6L (1996-2004 Modular) Mustang Technical discussions on 1996-2004 4.6 Liter Modular Motors (2V and 4V) within.

AFR Question

Old 04-21-2009, 08:27 PM
  #1  
Nolimits31
3rd Gear Member
Thread Starter
 
Nolimits31's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 500
Default AFR Question

Today when i started the car up i let her idle for awhile and i noticed the a/f was between 11.6-12.2. she usually reads around 13.0-14.2 but why such a difference today? is this safe or should i contact my tuner?
Nolimits31 is offline  
Old 04-21-2009, 08:28 PM
  #2  
mustangman281
Banned
 
mustangman281's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: tn
Posts: 0
Default

What is the temp outside?
mustangman281 is offline  
Old 04-21-2009, 08:31 PM
  #3  
Nolimits31
3rd Gear Member
Thread Starter
 
Nolimits31's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 500
Default

Originally Posted by mustangman281
What is the temp outside?
today it was about 55 with very little sun.
Nolimits31 is offline  
Old 04-21-2009, 08:34 PM
  #4  
mustangman281
Banned
 
mustangman281's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: tn
Posts: 0
Default

Did it stumble at all or run rough?
mustangman281 is offline  
Old 04-21-2009, 08:39 PM
  #5  
Nolimits31
3rd Gear Member
Thread Starter
 
Nolimits31's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 500
Default

Originally Posted by mustangman281
Did it stumble at all or run rough?
no everything sounds normal at idle i didnt take her out since it was on our lift at the shop cause i am trying to figure out an emissions problem. maybe you can help me with that too, i get a code p0443 stating emissions system purge valve circuit and i replaced the silonoid in the rear of the car that connects to the vaccumm canaster and that did not fix the problem. what else should i check.
Nolimits31 is offline  
Old 04-21-2009, 09:16 PM
  #6  
mustangman03
3rd Gear Member
 
mustangman03's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: SC
Posts: 621
Default

could be a wiring problem
mustangman03 is offline  
Old 04-21-2009, 09:20 PM
  #7  
vanquish
4th Gear Member
 
vanquish's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: asdf
Posts: 1,600
Default

Originally Posted by Nolimits31
Today when i started the car up i let her idle for awhile and i noticed the a/f was between 11.6-12.2. she usually reads around 13.0-14.2 but why such a difference today? is this safe or should i contact my tuner?
What wideband are you using? I'm using an AEM and sometimes I have to drive my car for a while then the AFR's get more consistent.
vanquish is offline  
Old 04-21-2009, 09:55 PM
  #8  
01GT4.6
6th Gear Member
 
01GT4.6's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Slidell, Louisiana
Posts: 5,726
Default

Originally Posted by Nolimits31
no everything sounds normal at idle i didnt take her out since it was on our lift at the shop cause i am trying to figure out an emissions problem. maybe you can help me with that too, i get a code p0443 stating emissions system purge valve circuit and i replaced the silonoid in the rear of the car that connects to the vaccumm canaster and that did not fix the problem. what else should i check.
I think (could be wrong) that I had that same code when I had a vacuum line to the gas tank loose, but I think the gas cap with throw the same code as I had...
01GT4.6 is offline  
Old 04-21-2009, 10:17 PM
  #9  
jvog
5th Gear Member
 
jvog's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: PA
Posts: 2,825
Default

When I start my car up it hovers around 12 everytime. Once it warms up it reads around 14.5
jvog is offline  
Old 04-21-2009, 10:20 PM
  #10  
Nolimits31
3rd Gear Member
Thread Starter
 
Nolimits31's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 500
Default

yea i think it will be just fine now i need get this gd service engine soon problem taking care of it is driving me crazy. o by the way it did not come on until after i had it dyno tuned. maybe something my tuner did?
Nolimits31 is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Dokilar
4.6L (1996-2004 Modular) Mustang
15
10-16-2015 08:13 PM
AMAlexLazarus
AmericanMuscle.com
3
10-02-2015 08:06 AM
AMAlexLazarus
AmericanMuscle.com
0
10-01-2015 10:29 AM
AMAlexLazarus
AmericanMuscle.com
0
10-01-2015 09:21 AM
treesloth
New Member Area
4
09-28-2015 07:03 AM


Thread Tools
Search this Thread
Quick Reply: AFR Question



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:32 AM.