Hi there I'm Joe I have the same problem with my 94 Suzuki sidekick I'm going to try and see if I can work with a compensator according to your information I would like to stay in touch and let you know whether it works or not
Hi,there I'm new here.Have a problem with vacuum leaks on the throttle body itself.Made a smoke test and found the smoke come out through butterfly ring.Want to know if I can change for an universal throttle body.
Hi, what do you mean through the butterfly ring? The gasket between the plenum and the throttle body? Or do you mean through the butterfly itself? The butterfly is supposed to be open a little bit to allow air to enter the engine at idle. You will also have air able to come through the thermal air valve as well until warm, and even then some comes through. What are you smoke testing for? If you have leaks from any o-rings or gaskets, I think you should address those first. What's the car doing, or what made you think to check for vacuum leaks?
I think it depends on where the leak is. If the coolant to air passage corroded through, I'm not sure...possibly TIG welding up the holes and a little machine work? The short answer I think is yes, but how much work, I'm not sure. If the fluid filled expander leaked, I think it would be easier to find a used one and clean it up. Good luck!
Hi:) I have a suzuki sidekick 1.6 16v 1995 , when its cold weather when i start the car my idle is around 800 but as the engine warms up the idle goes to 1500-1600 and if the weather is colder even more then 2000. Can this be the reason?
Hmm... that sounds counter intuitive and backwards than what is intended, but it is possible, yes. The 16v has two water temperature activated sir flow compensators that may be an issue. You might want to make sure the secondary ignition and timing is accurate and where it should be, and that you don't have any other issues with the ECU or check engine lights etc. Then you might have to move onto manually testing the various sensors and their functions, and then make sure the coolant lines that branch out from the water pump return rail under the intake that travel through the smaller water lines through the intake and the two compensators are not plugged and are free flowing. Those bring the warm coolant through the two manual water temperature activated air compensators that make sure the programmed ECU delivers what it should when it should. If they are not opening, usually the engine doesn't idle correctly, or searches for the correct idle. Also, there is a procedure to set the idle air bypass screw on the throttle body, but if you haven't tou8ched it, I would not suggest messing with it, as it needs a few special tools to adjust it properly. Make sure you have access to some kind of shop information such as Alldata before you begin to adjust or attempt to correct for various discrepancies. Knowledge is power and information is crucial! Good luck!
@@whiteknightandshorty someone messed with the idle screw of my 94 sidekick, the one located on top ofertas the TB. Where can I find those instructions? As you screw it in, the engine wants to stall. If it is out, the rpm go up. Thanks.
Hi there I'm Joe I have the same problem with my 94 Suzuki sidekick I'm going to try and see if I can work with a compensator according to your information I would like to stay in touch and let you know whether it works or not
Great! Let me know if there's anything I can do to help out. Good luck!
Hi,there I'm new here.Have a problem with vacuum leaks on the throttle body itself.Made a smoke test and found the smoke come out through butterfly ring.Want to know if I can change for an universal throttle body.
It is a sidekick '94.
Hi, what do you mean through the butterfly ring? The gasket between the plenum and the throttle body? Or do you mean through the butterfly itself? The butterfly is supposed to be open a little bit to allow air to enter the engine at idle. You will also have air able to come through the thermal air valve as well until warm, and even then some comes through. What are you smoke testing for? If you have leaks from any o-rings or gaskets, I think you should address those first. What's the car doing, or what made you think to check for vacuum leaks?
Do you know if these can be repaired or rebuilt? I have one that is leaking coolant into the throttle body.
I think it depends on where the leak is. If the coolant to air passage corroded through, I'm not sure...possibly TIG welding up the holes and a little machine work? The short answer I think is yes, but how much work, I'm not sure. If the fluid filled expander leaked, I think it would be easier to find a used one and clean it up. Good luck!
Hi:) I have a suzuki sidekick 1.6 16v 1995 , when its cold weather when i start the car my idle is around 800 but as the engine warms up the idle goes to 1500-1600 and if the weather is colder even more then 2000. Can this be the reason?
Hmm... that sounds counter intuitive and backwards than what is intended, but it is possible, yes. The 16v has two water temperature activated sir flow compensators that may be an issue. You might want to make sure the secondary ignition and timing is accurate and where it should be, and that you don't have any other issues with the ECU or check engine lights etc. Then you might have to move onto manually testing the various sensors and their functions, and then make sure the coolant lines that branch out from the water pump return rail under the intake that travel through the smaller water lines through the intake and the two compensators are not plugged and are free flowing. Those bring the warm coolant through the two manual water temperature activated air compensators that make sure the programmed ECU delivers what it should when it should. If they are not opening, usually the engine doesn't idle correctly, or searches for the correct idle. Also, there is a procedure to set the idle air bypass screw on the throttle body, but if you haven't tou8ched it, I would not suggest messing with it, as it needs a few special tools to adjust it properly. Make sure you have access to some kind of shop information such as Alldata before you begin to adjust or attempt to correct for various discrepancies. Knowledge is power and information is crucial! Good luck!
@@whiteknightandshorty someone messed with the idle screw of my 94 sidekick, the one located on top ofertas the TB. Where can I find those instructions? As you screw it in, the engine wants to stall. If it is out, the rpm go up. Thanks.