Progress Thread 1993 LX Hatch Progress

Mac131 · Aug 31, 2024

More progress... Removed intake to understand/fix vacuum routing. Since I was here, removed driver's side valve cover (since that is where the tic/knock shows up when car is warm). Everything looks fine at a top level glance. Verified torque on all the rockers-all good. Glad to see zero sludge.

Now time to reassemble after I fix the intake vacuum lines.

89ripper · Aug 31, 2024

Pcv comes off of where you have the tfitting in the back corner. Not sure if this matters or not, just an observation

Or actually I could be wrong lol now i need to go check mine. Someone correct me. I could have the brake booster there instead

Mac131 · Aug 31, 2024

89ripper said:
Pcv comes off of where you have the tfitting in the back corner. Not sure if this matters or not, just an observation

Or actually I could be wrong lol now i need to go check mine. Someone correct me. I could have the brake booster there instead

I've been googling pictures of the under side. Charcoal canister line port will be blocked.

89ripper · Aug 31, 2024

Mac131 said:
I've been googling pictures of the under side. Charcoal canister line port will be blocked.

I apologise Mac if I said something confusing I forgot I bypassed the vacuum tree temporarily when chasing down vacuum leaks previously

Mac131 · Aug 31, 2024

89ripper said:
I apologise Mac if I said something confusing I forgot I bypassed the vacuum tree temporarily when chasing down vacuum leaks previously

You're good! Appreciate your thoughts.

Mac131 · Aug 31, 2024

This is what I'm going with...PCV off the T.

General karthief · Aug 31, 2024

The line from the throat to the T is not needed, hose f the T to PCV, brake booster gets vacuum from the tree on the firewall. Everything else goes to the tree on the intake. Canister is from the front of the throat.
That's how I have my intake (tubular) pretty much the same as stock minus the emissions stuff. Well I still have my egr valve although no provisions. SN95 should be similar.
I think.
Veryuseful.com prolly has a pic.

Noobz347 · Aug 31, 2024

I would replace those rubber plugs with some fuel or vac hose plugged with... not rubber.

Those things dry rot and come apart and all the sudden one day it's running like crap and you're scratching your head. The heat cycles just eat them.

Mac131 · Sep 1, 2024

Noobz347 said:
I would replace those rubber plugs with some fuel or vac hose plugged with... not rubber.

Those things dry rot and come apart and all the sudden one day it's running like crap and you're scratching your head. The heat cycles just eat them.

Good to know, thanks!

Mac131 · Sep 1, 2024

Another update...after getting everything back together in the engine bay, I decided to pull the pcm to inspect the capacitors. Sure glad I did. 2 of them were toast. I have no idea how the fuel pump wasn't constantly running and the CEL wasn't acting up.

This is what they looked like:

New ones being installed: I bend the leads to hold it in place while I solder. I then trim the excess off.

So...when I was finished, I bumped the PCM and it took a freaking gainer off my work bench. Everything still looks good but my hell...hopefully it's ok. I am always super careful, so this was a kick to the balls.

Tomorrow I'll fire it up and if all goes well the shakedown will continue as I tear up the streets! Kidding...sort of.

Mac131 · Sep 1, 2024

Forgot to add this one...looks like it was chipped at some point in it's life.

89ripper · Sep 1, 2024

I forgot that i put one of those damn chips on my car years ago...wonder where it went

General karthief · Sep 1, 2024

You didn't read the fine print?
Says, 'this chip will dissolve after seven years, results may very'.

limp · Sep 1, 2024

Other than your puffy caps ( what my old TV repairman friend called em) your board looks pretty nice...

nicholase · Sep 1, 2024

This is making me want to look at mine....

Mac131 · Sep 1, 2024

limp said:
Other than your puffy caps ( what my old TV repairman friend called em) your board looks pretty nice...

Even after the swan dive...lol.

Mac131 · Sep 1, 2024

General karthief said:
You didn't read the fine print?
Says, 'this chip will dissolve after seven years, results may very'.

I'm guessing these "performance" chips were a joke?

Mac131 · Sep 1, 2024

nicholase said:
This is making me want to look at mine....

Couldn't hurt.

89ripper · Sep 1, 2024

Mac131 said:
I'm guessing these "performance" chips were a joke?

I know back in the day they were. Hypertech, JET, the gains if any, were minimal for the price.

Mac131 · Sep 1, 2024

89ripper said:
I know back in the day they were. Hypertech, JET, the gains if any, were minimal for the price.

Oh yeah, I remember JET from the late 90s.

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wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair

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wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair

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wrap a little cheese around it and its a done

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I lubed and pushed, until it was all the way in

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