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Old Nov 8, 2014 | 10:22 PM
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Changed my plugs today and the tips were white.. She's running lean... Any tips before I go crazy trying to solve this and spend more money than I need to?
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Old Nov 9, 2014 | 12:15 AM
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Just drive it. If it's running good and there is no check engine light, leave it alone. The ECM adjusts the air/fuel mixture, there is nothing you can adjust to richen it up.
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Old Nov 9, 2014 | 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Bustedback
Just drive it. If it's running good and there is no check engine light, leave it alone. The ECM adjusts the air/fuel mixture, there is nothing you can adjust to richen it up.
well would a 703 injector swap help? I've been looking into doing this anyway
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Old Nov 9, 2014 | 01:32 AM
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No. The computer will adjust the mixture even with different injectors. My plugs come out white, not a huge deal.
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Old Nov 9, 2014 | 09:40 AM
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It's not just something I want to blow
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Old Nov 9, 2014 | 09:40 AM
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Blow off *
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Old Nov 9, 2014 | 04:41 PM
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The only thing that you can do is make sure the MAP sensor is functioning, the O2 sensor is sweeping up and down, and the TPS is working. Those three sensors are the ones that dictate the fuel strategy the most.
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Old Nov 9, 2014 | 06:39 PM
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What plugs are you running? Might be wrong plug for your application such a too hot of heat range. Use the champion coppers
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Old Nov 9, 2014 | 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by mitch500
What plugs are you running? Might be wrong plug for your application such a too hot of heat range. Use the champion coppers
Just changed my plugs with champions. Not sure what they were before I just bought the XJ
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Old Nov 9, 2014 | 10:40 PM
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Post a picture of the plug. White on the tip is fine, it's when the ring at the top of the threads (flat surface) or down the walls of where the porcelain is white it is lean. Or if it's melting
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Here.
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