There's got to be a solution??? (THERE IS, PROBLEM SOLVED!)

[iamironman]

Ok, it was the FPR!!!

I got the parts in and first tried the MAF... for obvious reasons... it was easier... NO change... still 'idle surged'... left the MAF on... new fuel filter... NO change... so I put the original MAF back on and did the FPR... WORKED like peanutbutter-smooth n creamy.................
perfect idling, perfect acceleration-WAY better pick-up, just all around smoother in EVERYTHING it does... so I put the new MAF back on and it seemed to do even a little better... (the onl reason I switched back to the orig MAF was troubleshooting 101, eliminate all possibilities to see what the root cause is).

Thanks for ALL the input... I think I'll keep her, she's muh huckleberry

[nfpgasmask]

Way to go, dude! But wait, you didn't tell us how much fun it was to change the FPR!

Bart

PS - Stick a new EGR Valve on and I bet it will run ever betta! Like butta!

EDIT: How was your old FPR? Mine had several small holes in it when I changed it out.

[iamironman]

I didn't think it was all that bad... I downloaded the PDF file from this site... cutting the allen wrench with my dremel was a breeze... for the replacement bolt I just switched with a bolt from on top of the intake that was holding down a bracket... same size length and thread and used that to replace the rear allen head bolt. The circlip was easy getting off a lil more difficult getting back on the new FPR as it seemed to sit a lil higher than the old one... prolly the newness of the new o-ring. Whole thing took 20-25mins.

Overall, changing MAF, fuel filter, and FPR took hour and a half, tops.


Old FPR?: it just looked ooold n worn out, no visible damage or deformity

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[Tone]

But the acetone run in this motor has NOTHING to do with this or the quart a week plus oil usage does it....?:wtfg::wtfg::wtfg::wtfg:

[Thmstec]

But the acetone run in this motor has NOTHING to do with this or the quart a week plus oil usage does it....?:wtfg::wtfg::wtfg::wtfg:

I would venture to say no, cause mine has only ever burnt the same amount of oil, acetone or not. And I haven't had this problem... yet... **crosses fingers**knocks on wood**puts rabbits foot on rearview mirror**

I'm not superstitious or anything ......

[iamironman]

But the acetone run in this motor has NOTHING to do with this or the quart a week plus oil usage does it....?:wtfg::wtfg::wtfg::wtfg:

Tone,

The motor was replaced first week of august (I told you that on sunday)... its burned oil like that from the begining (I told you that also on sunday)(something I told you in confidence, hmmm... you likewise told me "stuff" in confidence)
I used acetone in four tanks in oct (I also told you on sunday and you said nothing about it then)
This problem "NEW" I described in starting this thread (except the carbon on tailpipe, that has been happening since the gitgo also) happened the preceding 2-3 days before I posted...
I'm not tryin to start a fight, I just wanted to get a solution to this "NEW" problem, and I did. Thanks for EVERYONES input. Even yours Tone

REPLACING THE FPR SOLVED this problem so I don't think acetone had anything to do with the "idle surging" And acetone would have nothing to do with the MAF