Ive cleaned the afm connector enough. I meant the afm itself may have been damaged as my zed had a fight with a hilux's reinforced towbar. I have searched the forum for threads that mention my symptoms and this thread comes top of my list for relevance, hence my purchasing plugs. Im a zed noob but not so much on this forum that i post before i search. Afm error causing such a drastic reaction from my motor doesnt make sense to me. I know it will cause it to run rich and be on safety boost, but not sure it would cause such a rough idle. Im no mechanic, but atm a dead plug fits and is my easiest and first option to try.
Oh, i didnt know i can read fault codes without a diagnostic tool!! Will do tomorrow and post results Thanks gents for pointing me in the right direction!
so i did my first ever ecu code read unscrewed the wood board, unscrewed the ecu bracket the 3 nuts and pulled it up to see, had the key "on", rotated the pot full clockwise, waited a few secs then turned it the other way. red light came on and i got - 1 long, 2 short, 1 long, 3 short. so that means codes 12 (afm) and 13 (coolant temp sensor)? i'll go have a fiddle of the afm connector and see how i go. thanks to how rich its running, good thing i grabbed the plugs. they're probably ruined anyway.
So i changed the plugs. They were denso pk20r11s totally black all over the spark bits. Switched them with el cheapo ngk bkr6e-11 plugs. While taking the balance tube off, noticed a few hoses are past their use-by date. Got mum's manicure set to file and clean the green rust off the coolant temp sensor connector. Opened the nose panel and realised i was missing a filter so i got a pod filter too. Started him up and he's good as gold
Sorry but all zeds are female... can be temperamental bitches one day and put a huge smile on your face the next:zlove:
:rofl: Fair point. Mine hasnt been at all, i dont think. Then again im still new to the Zed phenomenon :zlove: Mines a 20 year old bloke that can be fun and mischievous one day, and have me staring at jail time the next day :zlove:
