ZBoost Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 I just recently got my zx running but I am having issues after about 2 minutes idle headers start smoking it seems. What I do notice is the valve covers are getting very hot. I'm still learning alot, any advice would be appreciated. Maybe needs to be timed? I think maybe thermostat not working? Seems like no pressure building up in radiator. Just tossing out some things I notice may not mean anything. Any advice appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyoctopus Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 there might be a air bubble in your coolant system, so start the car and let it warm up with the cap off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluDestiny Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 For how long was it not running before you "just got it running"? And what major work have you done to it to get it to run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBoost Posted April 24, 2010 Author Share Posted April 24, 2010 Car had been sitting close to a year. I replaced almost all gaskets. Thermostat, Valve Cover, Intake, etc. Added N42 Intake, Aftermarket Header, Cold Start Delete, Air Regulator Delete. Injector connectors and other sensors alike replaced. All A/C Components have been removed. Close to everything has been pull apart inspected clean/replaced. It fires up geat has good throttle response after about 30-45 seconds running. Once it starts running though thats when it smokes. I will try for the air bubble I have seen a car at work with those symptoms and it was an air bubble, forgot about that. I had most the radiator and hose apart when I clean up all the EFI components. (Had to rethread a bolt behind the radiator.. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woldson Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Ummm, you think that the car is getting too hot after 2mins? Smoke from work being done is not abnormal. I remember my frist.... Anyhoo, what is you temp gauge at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBoost Posted April 24, 2010 Author Share Posted April 24, 2010 Well I cant know 100% cause I had the cluster out. I did not have time to hook it all up and what not, I am going to check when I get home. I just don't wanna let it run thinking its burn off or something or fresh gasket heating up and burn up something. I just dont recall the car heating up hot enough in that short of time to were you could barely place your hand on the valve cover. Maybe I am being to cautious being my first car to actually strip down this far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBoost Posted April 24, 2010 Author Share Posted April 24, 2010 (edited) Ran it with cap off then put it back on let it run for a bit seem to stay cool after that I did not get to let it run to long though cause Now I see an Injector leaking... Guess you gain some you loose some. Hopefully I will fix that later and get to find out for sure. Edit Injector fixed car seems to be running good. Weird though if I disconnect FPR from the intake car seems to run better. Edited April 25, 2010 by ZBoost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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