Engine Problems!!! Need Help!!!

[eweppler]

I would do this but the only problem is there is no one around my area.

[95talonracer]

Read Read Read Read and this will help you. There is alot for you to learn. There are tons of posts on here with very good information that will help you. It sounds like a head gasket to me. You never answered the question to if the coolant boils/bubbles at idle once its warm or whenever.

[eweppler]

well here is the deal it hasnt overheated in a while and then the other day i noticed there was a hose stuck in the radiator fan. And yes it was boiling/bubbleing.

[iceminion]

boiling/bubbling CAN be a symptom of a blown headgasket, however, it is more likely that everything is just fine.

Turn your car on and let it idle.

Watch the temp and make sure that the fan actually turns on, if so then awesome.

Over time if you lose coolant, or if the car bubbles during idle, your headgasket may be defective.

[eweppler]

Ok still waiting for my exhaust manifold to get here but i decided to check my CEL that is on all the time after a few seconds of running. I pulled up many error codes on it. The ones i caught for sure was 13, 25, and 14; there were other error codes as well but i was unable to have enough time today to sit there and figure it out. Could this possibly mean that the ECU is shot? I do have another ECU but its an eprom and i know its set up for a manual and mine is an automatic. Would it be bad if i hooked up the eprom one and started my talon?

[brando]

it wont hurt it and i do belive you will be able to drive it because your tranny has its own control unit but your ecu is not the problem. you have to start finding out what the codes are and fix them. if they go awau then you know that that is the problem, and sometimes one code can be causing another code so just look into it deeper.

[eweppler]

Ok i have gotten the car to stop stalling it happened to be the BISS screw, I got a new one and put it in and the stalling has stopped. But im still having issues with an unstable idle and acceleration hesitation. I checked the CEL codes and i am coming up with codes; 13 (Air Intake Temp Sensor), 14 (Throttle Position Sensor), 21 (Engine Coolant Temp Sensor), 25 (Barometric Pressure Sensor), and 31 which i do not know yet.

I have tested the Air Intake Temp Sensor and the Throttle Position Sensor and they test out fine, I have also replaced the Engine Coolant Temp Sensor about a yr ago. Could this mean that i either have a bad engine wiring harness or a faulty ECU? I check the ECU for leaky caps and i didnt notice anything.

I have another ECU but it is an Eprom and it is set up for a bigger turbo and bigger injectors it is not set up for a manual but an automatic i just realized. would it work to just try the other ECU to see if it brings up any codes. Or would it be bad to try it since its set up for a bigger turbo and injectors?

[twack]

if the eprom chip is for larger injectors then it wont work (but i might have a stock chip for a manual if you want) just open up the old ecu to take a look at the caps. let me know about that chip

[eweppler]

well mine is an automatic and i heard that the turbo and injectors on an auto is smaller than on a manual. Is this correct?

[eweppler]

Today I was back under the hood again and I decided that I would check the spark plug wires just to make sure they were good. I measured the resistance of my spark plug wires and these were my results; #1 - 4.75 k ohms, #2 - 6.7 k ohms, #3 - 7.4 k ohms, and #4 - 8.55 k ohms. I looked in my service manual and it says that I should be getting these results; #1 - 5.8 k ohms, #2 - 8.4 k ohms, #3 - 10.6 k ohms, and #4 - 9.7 k ohms. So I believe that this is why I am not being able to start my car at times like right now.