dkennedy1989
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Installed a ZZP Intake, and after driving 50 miles the Check Engine Light came on, have any ideas? I tried looking online and I couldn't find much out there for it.
Cold Air Intake pulled Check Engine Light?
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Macehammer
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Tuned?
dkennedy1989
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No it's not tuned yet, cause i don't know if I want to take that jump yet, because I have had bad luck in the past with cars breaking in general.
laborsmith
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Did you pull the inner sleeve before installing? If so you will need a tune from one of the several who developed have such.
If not, then clear the CEL and you should be good to go. Even with the sleeve in there is a change and the ecu may have lit the CEL before dumbing down to accommodate the change.
Also, AutoZone or O'Neills or Pep Boys can get the code number and explain why the CEL lit up.
Laborsmith
If not, then clear the CEL and you should be good to go. Even with the sleeve in there is a change and the ecu may have lit the CEL before dumbing down to accommodate the change.
Also, AutoZone or O'Neills or Pep Boys can get the code number and explain why the CEL lit up.
Laborsmith
dkennedy1989
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What inner sleeve?
sx sonic
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There's a sleeve on the filter end, inside the tube. It's a polished insert that reduces the intakes diameter to stock size so it doesn't skew how the MAF reads airflow.
If you take the filter off you should see it sticking out a little from the actual intake pipe.
If its not there then that's your issue.
Laborsmith- while I have the skills and knowledge to read and pull trouble codes I do not have a scanner to do so. But thanks for the consideration and including me in your list ;p
If you take the filter off you should see it sticking out a little from the actual intake pipe.
If its not there then that's your issue.
Laborsmith- while I have the skills and knowledge to read and pull trouble codes I do not have a scanner to do so. But thanks for the consideration and including me in your list ;p
dkennedy1989
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I didn't see that sleeve, in the intake,cause I bought my ZZP intake from Eric Smit on here and not straight from ZZP.
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Swordsmith
242hp/252 ft-lbs BNR EFI
I'd also pick up an Ultragauge or one of the other scanner tools. They are all cheap and add a bunch of interesting information streams, but they also let you read CELs and clear them yourself. If you're going to be modding the car, you're going to end up throwing CELs with some frequency, with a gauge that's a simple matter of checking the number online to see if it's something interesting or just a nuisance, and a couple button presses to clear the code. Without one, it's a matter of paying someone to do it (probably more than the cost of a gauge tool for just one clear) or putting some electrical tape over the light and driving around without the potentially informative warning.
Without a tune of some kind, you won't really get anything from a new intake but a different noise; the stock tune is deliberately set up to dumb down any changes you make so the car continues to perform at its worst. I mean that literally; in order to prevent you from freaking out when you have less power on a warm day than on a cold one, they set the computer up to run power as if you were breathing warm summer day air all the time.
Admittedly the ZZP noise is nice, if that's all you wanted, put the sleeve in and enjoy, no tune needed...
Without a tune of some kind, you won't really get anything from a new intake but a different noise; the stock tune is deliberately set up to dumb down any changes you make so the car continues to perform at its worst. I mean that literally; in order to prevent you from freaking out when you have less power on a warm day than on a cold one, they set the computer up to run power as if you were breathing warm summer day air all the time.
Admittedly the ZZP noise is nice, if that's all you wanted, put the sleeve in and enjoy, no tune needed...
dkennedy1989
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For now I'm just doing the intake, as of right now I don't want to do the tune yet because I have had bad luck with cars in the past.
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laborsmith
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Based on what I have read about the difficulty of pulling the sleeve out I would guess it would be even more difficult to replace. If my guess turns out to be correct, and you do not want to tune, then just put the old intake on utnil you are ready. That or get an Ultragauge or equivalent a clear codes every few days.
Another thought: contact ZZP and see if they can do the insert. I believe they do it there for their regular intake sales; to me that would be better than trying to get an already misshapen piece in place where its shape and placement are of critical importance.
Laborsmith
Another thought: contact ZZP and see if they can do the insert. I believe they do it there for their regular intake sales; to me that would be better than trying to get an already misshapen piece in place where its shape and placement are of critical importance.
Laborsmith
Swordsmith
242hp/252 ft-lbs BNR EFI
Putting the sleeve back in is very easy, getting it out isn't really hard it is just frightening because it takes a lot of force and you're worried you're doing something wrong.
laborsmith
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OK! In that case, go for it!
Laborsmith
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dkennedy1989
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Yea I'm trying to find someone that isn't using there's so I can use the sleeve until I decide if and when I want to do the tune.
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Kuntryboy865
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yeah didnt take much to get mine out either i took it off once my intake was installed with it bolted down the sleeve cane out easy
