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July 05, 2012, 07:35:55 pm

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MTDi pump goes strange
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this has hapend on two mtdi pumps i have built , when you press the diesel peddle hard to the floor from 1200rpm in 5th the engine seam to go on to two cylinders its like it fires of the injectors before there ment to fire and lots of smoke from the exhaust(when it is on two) and can take 70 seconds to get back on 4 cylinders  , i run a 1z mtdi with 110hp injectors FMI and a gt 15 with no pipe going to the wast gate 32psi max ,boost spike ?, will do the same in second gear to third etc,pump timming and the advance curve fine , i would like to find out what is causing this and get it sorted , its beating me i have put a we faset elec pump in line but makes no difrance .


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Reply #1July 05, 2012, 10:21:44 pm

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Re: MTDi pump goes strange
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2012, 10:21:44 pm »
I think the issue is that you are trying to shove that much fuel in to the cylinder when there is not enough air.. 1200 rpm is dangerously low to be mashing the throttle.

a GT15 at 32 psi? You gonna blow that thing up too.. Pretty sure those are NOT suited for more than 18psi tops, much like the K03's.

Reply #2July 06, 2012, 06:01:45 am

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Re: MTDi pump goes strange
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2012, 06:01:45 am »
the same thing happings if your steady with the throttle at 3000rpm and then floor it , i dont hit 32psi often 4 years with the same small gt 15 , at 55 on a flat road 4 to 6 psi , and i get good MPG 65  sitting at 55mph UK gallon
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Reply #3July 07, 2012, 08:15:37 pm

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Re: MTDi pump goes strange
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2012, 08:15:37 pm »
What sort of setup do you have for the pumps? What did you build them out of?
Green 83 Rabbit 4dr, 5 speed ACH trans swap, ported 1.6D mech lifter w/ vnt15, na pump w/ gov mod, gasser intake mani, 2.5" exhaust, bilstein sports and cut mk2 springs, ss brake lines, 14" vw bottlecaps

Reply #4July 09, 2012, 05:45:43 pm

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Re: MTDi pump goes strange
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2012, 05:45:43 pm »
What sort of setup do you have for the pumps? What did you build them out of?
11mm head +di camplate , shimed gov 2mm , control leaver 2mm more than std , mod lda, vw adv set up , i have a control leaver with 4.1mm and this pump is worse than the other one , seams to get more presshure to the injectors sooner , its like it has starved its self off fuel but its not and two of the injectors are fireing off at the wrong time , and if you take your foot of the thotle it sorts its self after 30 seconds its a strange one .
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Reply #5July 09, 2012, 06:10:00 pm

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« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2012, 06:10:00 pm »
What is the 4.1mm in reference too? the amount of throw your internal throttle has?

Reply #6July 09, 2012, 06:25:00 pm

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« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2012, 06:25:00 pm »
the travel of the control spool has with the moded control lever is 4.1mm
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Reply #7July 10, 2012, 06:24:48 pm

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« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2012, 06:24:48 pm »
Ahhh, well I honestly think you are just trying to ingest wayyyy too much fuel at too low of an RPM. I know if i stomp the pedal at low rpms for whatever reason (not normal driving), it really bogs down and I can feel the engine having a hard time with what I have just made it do. I am unsure of my control levers travel, but it is quite a bit.

Reply #8July 12, 2012, 08:06:11 am

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Re: MTDi pump goes strange
« Reply #8 on: July 12, 2012, 08:06:11 am »
I'll try to help you with brainstorming because Im no expert about ve's Ive never owned one. Only taken them apart and read about them. So say this happened to my p pumped truck I would think its one of two things. One would be it sounds like a timing issue. The thing your describing sounds like when a staticly timed pump slips timing or maybe has way to much timing. I know these pumps have a timing advance in them so possibly this is in some way not working properly. The other thing that can cause these symptoms are inadequate fuel pressure or air leaks. Could be a clogged filter, a crack in a fuel line or a pick up tube, or just plain lousy pressure from the lift pump. Does this car have a fuel pressure gauge? My other idea was valve float, but thats not it at those rpms.
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Reply #9July 13, 2012, 12:06:52 pm

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Re: MTDi pump goes strange
« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2012, 12:06:52 pm »
HOLY FU**

GT15 to 32psi? can you say "whole lotta hot boost"?

you need a bigger turbo.

and to rev your engine up more before mashing the throttle. 1200 is barely off idle.

my engine backfires if i hog down at too low of an RPM..
92 Jetta GLI - Black, 1.6D w/ GT2056V turbo..
86 GTI - 4 Door, Med Twilight Gray, Tow Machine..
86 Audi Coupe GT - Tornado Red, All Stock.. WRECKED.
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Turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.

Reply #10July 13, 2012, 08:12:11 pm

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Re: MTDi pump goes strange
« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2012, 08:12:11 pm »
HOLY FU**

GT15 to 32psi? can you say "whole lotta hot boost"?

you need a bigger turbo.

and to rev your engine up more before mashing the throttle. 1200 is barely off idle.

my engine backfires if i hog down at too low of an RPM..
only once in a blue moon dose it see 32psi , 6 to 12 psi is the norm and have a big FMI so no hot air , one pump has a high lift idi cam plate , and other one has a disco camplate with the 4.2 mm of travel on the control spool and that one is the worst ,if i am giving some brisk driving but not hard ,this running on 3 to 2 then back to 4 after 30 seconds and  happings at 4500 rpm, have fitted a we 3psi faset lift pump but no diffrance.
  it is none of theas  inadequate fuel pressure or air leaks. Could be a clogged filter, a crack in a fuel line or a pick up tube, but it is like it fires of 2 injectors before it is ment to , my timming addvance set up is from a 1.9 tdi pump with all the shimes and the spring so cant jump timming addvance , will try a shim in there and retard my timming a tad see if this makes a diffrance
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Reply #11July 14, 2012, 12:58:41 am

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Re: MTDi pump goes strange
« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2012, 12:58:41 am »
Does this car have a fuel pressure gauge?

This sounds like an excellent idea.

Have you measured the internal pump pressure when you are mashing the go pedal?
Tyler

Reply #12July 14, 2012, 09:16:52 am

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Re: MTDi pump goes strange
« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2012, 09:16:52 am »
Does this car have a fuel pressure gauge?

This sounds like an excellent idea.

Have you measured the internal pump pressure when you are mashing the go pedal?
no i dont, but wont take me to much to rig up , what psi rpm are we looking at 1000 rpm 18psi ? and higher with the rpm going up , some one got some figures
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Reply #13July 15, 2012, 12:06:10 am

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Re: MTDi pump goes strange
« Reply #13 on: July 15, 2012, 12:06:10 am »
In your situation I would just be looking to see if the pressure is significantly dropping when you are mashing the pedal. If it is, you know you don't have enough supply flow.
Tyler

Reply #14July 29, 2012, 05:11:48 pm

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« Reply #14 on: July 29, 2012, 05:11:48 pm »
got the gauge on and at idle it is 80psi , 3000- 3500 rpm when it cuts to 3 it reading 120psi  it is steady from 80 to 120psi with no drop then it cuts to 3 , and when it popes back to 4 you hear the injector cracking like it is bleading its self , there is a good bit of gray/black smoke coming from the exhaust when she goes down to 3 .
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