Blitz S/C being installed this Saturday! - Page 9 - Toyota Yaris Forums

cali yaris · 11-25-2008, 11:52 PM

me too! This is....well.. painful, in a funny sort of way?

KCALB SIRAY · 11-25-2008, 11:53 PM

kinda like when you were a kid and you got your first remote control car. I never put mine down, did you? He'll update us soon, I'm sure.

LtNoogie · 11-25-2008, 11:55 PM

Ok, the car started. It idled rough but we verified that the belt did not disintegrate.

The blower clutch engages and disengages.

Then 5 minutes into idling, my brother yells "stop the engine!"

Fuel injector #2 popped out of the fuel rail and gas went all over the valve cover.

We will have to do a partial disassembly and try to get the injector to fit tighter.

mikenacarato · 11-25-2008, 11:55 PM

:( sorry to hear about it. why didnt the rail sit tight?

LtNoogie · 11-25-2008, 11:57 PM

Believe me, we had two fire extinguishers at the ready. That's all we're gonna do for the night. The engine is warmish and I have gas on the valve cover.

Well, I think I held my breath as much as you guys did. I kept yelling at my brother to get his face out of the engine compartment in case something flew out.

I'll post what little pictures I have tonight.

Doc Zaius · 11-26-2008, 12:08 AM

Congrats on finishing. Sorry it didn't go the first time.

My last injector sprayed fuel 3 times (I think) before we got it seated properly. I then lubed up the o-rings with a bit of WD-40, and it popped on properly. Like I mentioned previously, my Toyota tech said you should always lube the injectors when putting them back onto the rail.

At least, popping off the fuel rail and reseating the injectors doesn't require removing anything else. Just un-snipping the zip ties holding the cable bundle to the rail.

Anyhow, good luck tomorrow when you try again! We'll be waiting!!

LtNoogie · 11-26-2008, 12:34 AM

Gosh, the pressure you guys are putting me under is worse than the pressure I already feel!

Yoda · 11-26-2008, 01:01 AM

its worst for us cause we are not there to see the start up :(

LtNoogie · 11-26-2008, 01:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikenacarato

:( sorry to hear about it. why didnt the rail sit tight?

I don't know much about fuel injectors but ours are plastic things that just push into the fuel rail and are held in place by the o-ring. As Doc has said, you need to lube these with WD-40 before seating them into the fuel rail. I did not do this and I thought that the injectors went in fine. Apparently not.

cali yaris · 11-26-2008, 01:36 AM

ooh VERY CLOSE now!

I stayed up late, just hoping for an update. Thanks Noogie, I can go sleep now.

LtNoogie · 11-26-2008, 01:49 AM

Today, I ran the red wire that had been left in the passenger compartment back through the loom and into the engine compartment. This wire and the last yellow wire are soldered onto the small ECU connector harness.

The covers go back on the ECU harness connectors. I put one of them on backwards so that wasted some time.

HINT: Take as many pictures as you can before you disconnect or tear apart anything. Three days later, it's hard to remember what position it was in when you started.

The two ECU harness connectors are reconnected to the ECU and the ECU is mounted back onto the firewall. Wire loom sections are cut to cover as much bare wire as possible.

The +12V wire is connected to the battery. We don't tie strap anthing down in case we have to take it apart again.

We shine two lights into the engine compartment for five minutes to make sure there are no tools left in there or connectors left unconnected. My brother finds a bracket that had not been re-attached to the throttle body so I attached it.

The fuel pump connector goes back onto the top of the fuel tank back where the 60% seat was. We prime the fuel system per the directions. Position the fire extinguishers within reach.

The S/C control is set to OFF and the car is started. The car starts and all looks and feels good. We start and stop it a few times to make sure the belt is running straight.

Then with the S/C control set to the lowest level, I start the car again and press the throttle part way. We hear the blower clutch engage. I left my Scangauge at home so I don't know what RPM I was at.

A few more presses of the throttle and the car starts to idle roughly. The CEL comes on and the car does not want to idle very well.

I press the throttle part way again and that is when the injector pops out of the fuel rail. There's gas all over that area and we decide not to do anymore testing until tomorrow.

You can just see the fuel injector and it is now partially out of the fuel rail.

LtNoogie · 11-26-2008, 02:04 AM

At this point, I doubt that I will take too many more pictures unless something extraordinary happens that need recording. I will continue to post on my progress until it is running and I feel that it is safe enough for me to drive this car home. Eventually, I will make that video for PETERPOOP. You'll probably see me just crawling at walking speed in the parking lot while my brother walks alongside shooting the video.

I'll try to hide the fear of a breakdown from my face.

I want to thank, in advance, all of you who have been watching this journey for your moral support. I am constantly amazed at how many views this thread has generated.

Special thanks go to those who did the installation before me and have given me many priceless hints.

I hope that this will prove useful to those who have yet to install their Blitz superchargers. Kurokuma-kun, if you are still watching stealthily, good luck this coming week. Same to you whooppee777.

LtNoogie · 11-26-2008, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camelll

It is scary to fire the thing up for the first time. I went and got a neighbor to watch in the engine compartment and have a hold of the fire extinguisher.

How long was it before you felt comfortable driving on the freeway? 15 minutes later? A day later?

whooppee777 · 11-26-2008, 12:39 PM

continues to take notes.....dont forget spacer b.....duct tape the injectors to the fuel rail

Doc Zaius · 11-26-2008, 01:28 PM

Hahhahah... I drove around the block only a few times, and got it out on the freeway about 10 minutes later. Popped the hood just before that to make sure the belt was still good, and there wasn't any weird smells or smoke in the engine bay.

But yeah, for those injectors, we totally thought we had them on fully... pressed and pressed and wiggled and pressed, but still as soon as I started the car, *squirt squirt* all over. You guys are much more safety conscious than I... even though I had an extinguisher in the garage, it definitely wasn't nearby just-in-case!!

Pop that sucker back on, and go make some boost!

LtNoogie · 11-26-2008, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camelll

The next problem I had which was a few weeks later was I blew a belt.

So, when the belt broke, did that strand you? Did you have to be towed home?

Putting the belt on is not the easiest thing, at least for my length of belt.

LtNoogie · 11-26-2008, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whooppee777

continues to take notes.....dont forget spacer b.....duct tape the injectors to the fuel rail

You may be the one person who gets it done in a day and have time to drive the supercharged Yaris to the movies the same night!

PETERPOOP · 11-26-2008, 01:47 PM

nice progress! can't wait for videos!!!! oh yah!

11-25-2008, 11:52 PM	#145
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11-25-2008, 11:53 PM	#146
KCALB SIRAY それを吸ってください View User's Garage Drives: black sand lb Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 8,894	kinda like when you were a kid and you got your first remote control car. I never put mine down, did you? He'll update us soon, I'm sure. __________________ http://lifesdailypimpslap.tumblr.com/#me My Build

11-25-2008, 11:55 PM	#147
LtNoogie View User's Garage Drives: '08 Bayou Blue LB AT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: West Hills, CA Posts: 2,517	Ok, the car started. It idled rough but we verified that the belt did not disintegrate. The blower clutch engages and disengages. Then 5 minutes into idling, my brother yells "stop the engine!" Fuel injector #2 popped out of the fuel rail and gas went all over the valve cover. We will have to do a partial disassembly and try to get the injector to fit tighter. __________________ aFe Intake \| Blitz Supercharger \| Megan Header \| TRD Exhaust \| NST Pulley Set TRD Shocks/Struts \| Tanabe NF210 Springs \| TRD Sway Bar \| Motegi TRAKLITE wheels \| Kuhmo Ecsta XS R1 Concepts slotted rotors \| Carbotech 1521 brake pads \| stainless steel brake lines \| Seibon vented carbon fiber hood

11-25-2008, 11:57 PM	#149
LtNoogie View User's Garage Drives: '08 Bayou Blue LB AT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: West Hills, CA Posts: 2,517	Believe me, we had two fire extinguishers at the ready. That's all we're gonna do for the night. The engine is warmish and I have gas on the valve cover. Well, I think I held my breath as much as you guys did. I kept yelling at my brother to get his face out of the engine compartment in case something flew out. I'll post what little pictures I have tonight. __________________ aFe Intake \| Blitz Supercharger \| Megan Header \| TRD Exhaust \| NST Pulley Set TRD Shocks/Struts \| Tanabe NF210 Springs \| TRD Sway Bar \| Motegi TRAKLITE wheels \| Kuhmo Ecsta XS R1 Concepts slotted rotors \| Carbotech 1521 brake pads \| stainless steel brake lines \| Seibon vented carbon fiber hood

11-26-2008, 12:08 AM	#150
Doc Zaius Lurker supreme! View User's Garage Drives: old and boosted! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada Posts: 792	Congrats on finishing. Sorry it didn't go the first time. My last injector sprayed fuel 3 times (I think) before we got it seated properly. I then lubed up the o-rings with a bit of WD-40, and it popped on properly. Like I mentioned previously, my Toyota tech said you should always lube the injectors when putting them back onto the rail. At least, popping off the fuel rail and reseating the injectors doesn't require removing anything else. Just un-snipping the zip ties holding the cable bundle to the rail. Anyhow, good luck tomorrow when you try again! We'll be waiting!! __________________ 2006 Red Blitzed RS 5-door

11-25-2008, 11:55 PM	#148
mikenacarato SIPNDEW View User's Garage Drives: 15 STI Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brentwood, TN Posts: 2,281	:( sorry to hear about it. why didnt the rail sit tight?

11-26-2008, 12:34 AM	#151
LtNoogie View User's Garage Drives: '08 Bayou Blue LB AT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: West Hills, CA Posts: 2,517	Gosh, the pressure you guys are putting me under is worse than the pressure I already feel! __________________ aFe Intake \| Blitz Supercharger \| Megan Header \| TRD Exhaust \| NST Pulley Set TRD Shocks/Struts \| Tanabe NF210 Springs \| TRD Sway Bar \| Motegi TRAKLITE wheels \| Kuhmo Ecsta XS R1 Concepts slotted rotors \| Carbotech 1521 brake pads \| stainless steel brake lines \| Seibon vented carbon fiber hood

11-26-2008, 01:01 AM	#152
Yoda Drives: 2008 Black Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: FL Posts: 966	its worst for us cause we are not there to see the start up :(

11-26-2008, 01:36 AM	#154
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	ooh VERY CLOSE now! I stayed up late, just hoping for an update. Thanks Noogie, I can go sleep now. __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

11-26-2008, 01:49 AM	#155
LtNoogie View User's Garage Drives: '08 Bayou Blue LB AT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: West Hills, CA Posts: 2,517	Today, I ran the red wire that had been left in the passenger compartment back through the loom and into the engine compartment. This wire and the last yellow wire are soldered onto the small ECU connector harness. The covers go back on the ECU harness connectors. I put one of them on backwards so that wasted some time. HINT: Take as many pictures as you can before you disconnect or tear apart anything. Three days later, it's hard to remember what position it was in when you started. The two ECU harness connectors are reconnected to the ECU and the ECU is mounted back onto the firewall. Wire loom sections are cut to cover as much bare wire as possible. The +12V wire is connected to the battery. We don't tie strap anthing down in case we have to take it apart again. We shine two lights into the engine compartment for five minutes to make sure there are no tools left in there or connectors left unconnected. My brother finds a bracket that had not been re-attached to the throttle body so I attached it. The fuel pump connector goes back onto the top of the fuel tank back where the 60% seat was. We prime the fuel system per the directions. Position the fire extinguishers within reach. The S/C control is set to OFF and the car is started. The car starts and all looks and feels good. We start and stop it a few times to make sure the belt is running straight. Then with the S/C control set to the lowest level, I start the car again and press the throttle part way. We hear the blower clutch engage. I left my Scangauge at home so I don't know what RPM I was at. A few more presses of the throttle and the car starts to idle roughly. The CEL comes on and the car does not want to idle very well. I press the throttle part way again and that is when the injector pops out of the fuel rail. There's gas all over that area and we decide not to do anymore testing until tomorrow. You can just see the fuel injector and it is now partially out of the fuel rail. __________________ aFe Intake \| Blitz Supercharger \| Megan Header \| TRD Exhaust \| NST Pulley Set TRD Shocks/Struts \| Tanabe NF210 Springs \| TRD Sway Bar \| Motegi TRAKLITE wheels \| Kuhmo Ecsta XS R1 Concepts slotted rotors \| Carbotech 1521 brake pads \| stainless steel brake lines \| Seibon vented carbon fiber hood Last edited by LtNoogie; 11-26-2008 at 02:56 AM.

11-26-2008, 02:04 AM	#156
LtNoogie View User's Garage Drives: '08 Bayou Blue LB AT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: West Hills, CA Posts: 2,517	At this point, I doubt that I will take too many more pictures unless something extraordinary happens that need recording. I will continue to post on my progress until it is running and I feel that it is safe enough for me to drive this car home. Eventually, I will make that video for PETERPOOP. You'll probably see me just crawling at walking speed in the parking lot while my brother walks alongside shooting the video. I'll try to hide the fear of a breakdown from my face. I want to thank, in advance, all of you who have been watching this journey for your moral support. I am constantly amazed at how many views this thread has generated. Special thanks go to those who did the installation before me and have given me many priceless hints. I hope that this will prove useful to those who have yet to install their Blitz superchargers. Kurokuma-kun, if you are still watching stealthily, good luck this coming week. Same to you whooppee777. __________________ aFe Intake \| Blitz Supercharger \| Megan Header \| TRD Exhaust \| NST Pulley Set TRD Shocks/Struts \| Tanabe NF210 Springs \| TRD Sway Bar \| Motegi TRAKLITE wheels \| Kuhmo Ecsta XS R1 Concepts slotted rotors \| Carbotech 1521 brake pads \| stainless steel brake lines \| Seibon vented carbon fiber hood Last edited by LtNoogie; 11-26-2008 at 02:46 AM.

11-26-2008, 12:39 PM	#158
whooppee777 I used to have 1700 posts View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Yaris Hatch Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 808	continues to take notes.....dont forget spacer b.....duct tape the injectors to the fuel rail __________________ *First Boosted Yaris On The East Coast*

11-26-2008, 01:28 PM	#159
Doc Zaius Lurker supreme! View User's Garage Drives: old and boosted! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada Posts: 792	Hahhahah... I drove around the block only a few times, and got it out on the freeway about 10 minutes later. Popped the hood just before that to make sure the belt was still good, and there wasn't any weird smells or smoke in the engine bay. But yeah, for those injectors, we totally thought we had them on fully... pressed and pressed and wiggled and pressed, but still as soon as I started the car, squirt squirt all over. You guys are much more safety conscious than I... even though I had an extinguisher in the garage, it definitely wasn't nearby just-in-case!! Pop that sucker back on, and go make some boost! __________________ 2006 Red Blitzed RS 5-door

11-26-2008, 01:47 PM	#162
PETERPOOP View User's Garage Drives: 08 white liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oahu Posts: 3,674	nice progress! can't wait for videos!!!! oh yah!

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