04-29-2016, 07:58 AM
fixkick, i also fitted that fuel pressure gauge we talked about.
news is so and so (can`t be 100% accurate right now; didn`t have the time to do the leak down test properly with a watch).
but here is the preliminary data:
-key ON once: 28-30psi
-key ON twice: 32-34psi
-pressure after 1minute (rough estimate of time): ~25psi
-pressure at idle (cold or hot its the same): ~30psi
based on the criteria on your site, these are almost acceptable numbers.
i will have to repeat the test(s) tomorrow and then hope that the fuel filter replacement (next week to be installed) will bump up the figures a bit.
what worries me is that the fuel filter was supposed to have been replaced by PO less than 1 year ago (roughly 8k kms ago).
but it looks like an unknown brand thing to me, so i ordered a Bosch. i just hate no-name and junk-name parts.
i don`t care if its just a screw or not; if it ain`t proper i want it replaced.
so, whats your opinion on the K&N AIR filter btw? is it a myth that an expensive air filter (like this one) can improve performance?
news is so and so (can`t be 100% accurate right now; didn`t have the time to do the leak down test properly with a watch).
but here is the preliminary data:
-key ON once: 28-30psi
-key ON twice: 32-34psi
-pressure after 1minute (rough estimate of time): ~25psi
-pressure at idle (cold or hot its the same): ~30psi
based on the criteria on your site, these are almost acceptable numbers.
i will have to repeat the test(s) tomorrow and then hope that the fuel filter replacement (next week to be installed) will bump up the figures a bit.
what worries me is that the fuel filter was supposed to have been replaced by PO less than 1 year ago (roughly 8k kms ago).
but it looks like an unknown brand thing to me, so i ordered a Bosch. i just hate no-name and junk-name parts.
i don`t care if its just a screw or not; if it ain`t proper i want it replaced.
so, whats your opinion on the K&N AIR filter btw? is it a myth that an expensive air filter (like this one) can improve performance?
Vitara 1998, 1.6L/16v, 5door, 5speed, G16BS.