SES Light caused by my Kinetix Plenum
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SES Light caused by my Kinetix Plenum
Hey Everyone ever since I installed my Kinetix V3 Plenum Ive been having the Service Engine Soon Light come on.
The Brass Elbow fitting behind the TB was actally blocked by some wierd material. So I yanked it out and drilled out whatever was in it and that solved my problem. I spoke to Kinetix about it and it seems to be an Isolated issue.
Heres a pic of what it looked like.
The Brass Elbow fitting behind the TB was actally blocked by some wierd material. So I yanked it out and drilled out whatever was in it and that solved my problem. I spoke to Kinetix about it and it seems to be an Isolated issue.
Heres a pic of what it looked like.
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Re: SES Light caused by my Kinetix Plenum
Originally posted by xlacrosse
Hey Everyone ever since I installed my Kinetix V3 Plenum Ive been having the Service Engine Soon Light come on.
The Brass Elbow fitting behind the TB was actally blocked by some wierd material. So I yanked it out and drilled out whatever was in it and that solved my problem. I spoke to Kinetix about it and it seems to be an Isolated issue.
Heres a pic of what it looked like.
Hey Everyone ever since I installed my Kinetix V3 Plenum Ive been having the Service Engine Soon Light come on.
The Brass Elbow fitting behind the TB was actally blocked by some wierd material. So I yanked it out and drilled out whatever was in it and that solved my problem. I spoke to Kinetix about it and it seems to be an Isolated issue.
Heres a pic of what it looked like.
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Originally posted by Apexi350z
that looks completely blocked off... I wonder what it is? plastic cap?
that looks completely blocked off... I wonder what it is? plastic cap?
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It's very important to inspect any part before installing, when i was putting on my NISMO intake i took one last look at the filter and noticed a piece of the packing foam was in the filter. What kinda damage do you think that would of caused?
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Yeah, I had the same issue with my V1 plenum and sadly also with my V2. I've got pictures on my site of the glue in the fittings. On the V1, the coolant block was completely sealed with the epoxy they used to glue the fittings in. Also the fitting for the vacuum connection was plugged which threw a SES light on my car.
Luckily when I got the V2 I knew what to check and so after giving each fitting a check I found that the brake booster hose fitting was plugged so I just drilled it out and problem was solved. I've had the V2 on for a few months now with no problem (and no SES).
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Luckily when I got the V2 I knew what to check and so after giving each fitting a check I found that the brake booster hose fitting was plugged so I just drilled it out and problem was solved. I've had the V2 on for a few months now with no problem (and no SES).
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To be honest, I don't think so. I was running my V1 plenum for about a week and a half before I got a SES. The only thing I noticed was a rough idle that would run at about 700 rpms, then after about a 30-45 seconds it would bog down to less than 500 for about 20 seconds, then it would repeat the cycle again. I never heard any grinding noises. One possibility (however unlikely) is that the gluse was freed due to the vacuum of the intake and is flying around inside the plenum, but it would most likely have gotten sucked into one of the intake runners and caused some VERY noticible engine problems so I'd say that's not the case. The only real way to be sure is to do one of two things:
1. remove the plenum and check the brass fittings.
2. leave the plenum installed and pop off the hoses and blow into them one at a time and see if any are blocked. This might not be the best way, but it would save you the hassle of removing the plenum. The only ones you wouldn't be able to check this way are the 2 in the coolant block.
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1. remove the plenum and check the brass fittings.
2. leave the plenum installed and pop off the hoses and blow into them one at a time and see if any are blocked. This might not be the best way, but it would save you the hassle of removing the plenum. The only ones you wouldn't be able to check this way are the 2 in the coolant block.
-Chris
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