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Still chasing my P0171 S40-V40

Stock '01 S40 152,000 miles.

I've been getting a P0171 code for about a month now. Of course it only started after I gave the car a 150K mile tune up.

The car feels normal at 1/2 throttle. Idle varies about 10-20 rpm according to my ScanGauge II. 3/4 and Wide open (WOT) though, it misses. Still has some balls, but not steady - it lurches. This is my first S40, so I'm not sure what to expect performance wise, but I know something is wrong. The only code has been P0171 and I cannot clear it with my ScanGauge II. Even for a second.

Here's what I've done so far;
New plugs - NGK BKR6ES @ 0.30" (P0171 showed up before this plug change);
New air filter;
Cleaned the MAF;
Cleaned the throttle body;
Changed the second catalytic + flex pipe (flex pipe was cracked);
New alternator;
New serpentine belt tensioner;
New fuel filter;
Checked for vacuum leaks visually, with carb cleaner and propane;
Checked for injector seal leaks with carb. cleaner;
Checked fuel pressure -
35 psi at idle;
31-32 psi when coasting;
43 psi @ steady 30 mph going up a steep hill;
50 psi @ WOT.
I think these figures are within spec.
Plugs have been in there for about a thousand miles or so and look normal - slight tanish-whitish-browinsh. Definitely not black or coated like running rich.

I'm suspecting the MAF, but don't have $250 to spend on just a hunch. I guess you can test a MAF if you know the fuel trim levels. I think the ScanGauge II will read the fuel trim, but I'm not sure how to get to that menu and the instructions that came with it are no help.
Does anyone have a how-to on testing the MAF? I don't have another S40 to swap with.

This car is killin' me with the CEL and the miss and I need help. I've been avoiding throwing parts at it because I have been trying to diagnose the problem and don't have the cash to just "try things".

Little aggravated.

:edited for spelling.








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    Still chasing my P0171 S40-V40

    Are you sure you put all of the air hoses back on tightly? I still think you have an air leak or a vacuum leak.

    Klaus
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    Always willing to listen, just not able to take direction.








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      Still chasing my P0171 S40-V40

      Checked, checked and checked again for hoses that are not seated. That is not a sure thing of course!

      I'm still leaning toward the MAF because that is the only thing that was moved when I changed the air filter. Not to mention the leaves that were in there. I made my smoke machine yesterday. Used an old quart polyurethane can. I'm hoping to try it on the car today. I'm thinking of trying a cigar inside the can as the smoke source. I tried a rag soaked in mineral spirits and that didn't smoke too much. Then with heating oil (which is pretty much just kerosene) and that didn't smoke well either. Unfortunately, when I was testing the machine I used just a hose and was blowing in it - then inhaled by mistake when my mouth was a few inches away from the hose! Yikes that was stupid!








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        Still chasing my P0171 S40-V40

        You want something that smokes, not burns, so why not some of the leaves in your yard?

        Klaus
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        Always willing to listen, just not able to take direction.








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    Still chasing my P0171 S40-V40

    I've got some news for you. 50psi IS NOT in spec.

    So, first check, pull off the return line from the pressure regulator. Blow into it, you should feel no resistance. If you feel some, then you've got a clog somewhere in the return (this is very unlikely). Otherwise you're pressure regulator could use a change. I have no idea if it can be cleaned, so I'm guessing no.
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    If you're not driving it "like its stolen," are you really driving?








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      Still chasing my P0171 S40-V40

      50 psi @ WOT not in spec? OK, maybe we're getting somewhere.
      What should fuel pressures be on this car? Any idea?

      I'll check that return line.

      The PO had the regulator changed at the dealer a few years ago because of a hard start issue.

      I ended up buying a gauge to monitor the pressure. Kind of funny driving around with it taped to the windshield. You don't realize how raked the windshield of a S40 is until you have to look at something perpendicular to it!

      I was surprised at how much the pressure varied. 42 psi when priming the fuel rail (not running, just cycling the key), but only 32+/- at idle, and then the 50 psi. I just expected that it would remain very constant like the 28 psi on a D-jet.

      Thanks.







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