[JLL]

Did you clear the codes and try again? Limp mode causes all sorts of weird stuff and codes. Ask me how I know lol.

Yes it does. This one time, at band camp....

Oh, Sorry wrong story.

Last summer when I replaced my intake manifold, I lost the clip that secures boost bypass valve solinoid electrical connector and thought, "Oh, it'll be ok." Then a month later after the E85 install, I went to do a WOT run for a data log. It pulled hard at full boost. When I let off and went to take off again for a stop light, nothing. No boost whatsoever. And then an check engine light. I thought I blew something up!

When I got home, I pulled a P0033 (Turbocharger or Supercharger Bypass Valve Control Circuit). The boost bypass valve control solenoid electrical connector came off. I plugged it back in a searched the driveway for the clip I lost a month earlier and somehow I found it.

 

[Mr_Pat]

Yes it does. This one time, at band camp....

Oh, Sorry wrong story.

Last summer when I replaced my intake manifold, I lost the clip that secures boost bypass valve solinoid electrical connector and thought, "Oh, it'll be ok." Then a month later after the E85 install, I went to do a WOT run for a data log. It pulled hard at full boost. When I let off and went to take off again for a stop light, nothing. No boost whatsoever. And then an check engine light. I thought I blew something up!

When I got home, I pulled a P0033 (Turbocharger or Supercharger Bypass Valve Control Circuit). The boost bypass valve control solenoid electrical connector came off. I plugged it back in a searched the driveway for the clip I lost a month earlier and somehow I found it.

Its the little things that matter

 

[Blasirl]

Did you clear the codes and try again? Limp mode causes all sorts of weird stuff and codes. Ask me how I know lol.

I have not yet, but the codes did not appear until the next morning as I was looking at my Scan Gauge on the way home when it happened.
What has me a bit worried is the odd tick. It could be a piece of some part that broke free causing the codes to show up.

 

[Blasirl]

I reset the codes this morning and almost immediately the P0017 came back

 

[JLL]

I reset the codes this morning and almost immediately the P0017 came back

Rut-Row.....

Do you have the timing tools to check the timing?

 

[Thebigzeus]

Aside from wiring issues or a bad sensor... It sounds like you may have a larger mechanical issue unfortunately. Especially with a ticking sound. Think the chain tensioner is loose and you’re hearing that through the valve cover? I bet so. Was it loose enough for the chain to skip a tooth, also plausible.

 

[-loki-]

Skipping a tooth on a chain would be very hard. You would have to have sheared a tooth on a gear. Sorry to hear Blasirl keep up us to date. A compression test may yield if the timing is jacked. You could be ticking because the ecu knows the equipment sensing the timing is off.

 

[-loki-]

Is the 1.4 an interference engine? Hope you get this resolved bud.

 

[Blasirl]

Do you have the timing tools to check the timing?
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Not at this point. All I have is an old Craftsman timing light.

 

[Blasirl]

Aside from wiring issues or a bad sensor... It sounds like you may have a larger mechanical issue unfortunately. Especially with a ticking sound. Think the chain tensioner is loose and you’re hearing that through the valve cover? I bet so. Was it loose enough for the chain to skip a tooth, also plausible.

The ticking is irregular, like a piece of metal is bouncing around. It is not very loud either.

 

[Blasirl]

Skipping a tooth on a chain would be very hard. You would have to have sheared a tooth on a gear. Sorry to hear Blasirl keep up us to date. A compression test may yield if the timing is jacked. You could be ticking because the ecu knows the equipment sensing the timing is off.

Thanks, will do.

 

[Blasirl]

Is the 1.4 an interference engine? Hope you get this resolved bud.

Me too as this is my daily.

 

[JLL]

Is the 1.4 an interference engine? Hope you get this resolved bud.

Thankfully the LUJ is not an interference engine, unlike the 1.8L and 2.0L diesel.

 

[JLL]

The ticking is irregular, like a piece of metal is bouncing around. It is not very loud either.

If this is the case, I would drive it as little as possible until you figure out the issue.

Do you have a second vehicle you can drive?

 

[Blasirl]

If this is the case, I would drive it as little as possible until you figure out the issue.

Do you have a second vehicle you can drive?

Unfortunately no, our household is already down one vehicle and I travel about 200 miles plus every eight days.

 

[JLL]

Unfortunately no, our household is already down one vehicle and I travel about 200 miles plus every eight days.

Sorry to hear that.

 

[-loki-]

What about the cam solenoid/phasers? How does the ECU know what position they are at? Maybe if there is a feed back circuit for those you may have one going bad? But the ticking could be part of the tensioner assembly or just a chain with a bad roller somewhere. Is there any sort of rhythm to the ticking?

 

[Blasirl]

What about the cam solenoid/phasers? How does the ECU know what position they are at? Maybe if there is a feed back circuit for those you may have one going bad? But the ticking could be part of the tensioner assembly or just a chain with a bad roller somewhere. Is there any sort of rhythm to the ticking?

No rhythm, kinda random.

 

[JLL]

No rhythm, kinda random.

My bet is either a timing guide or the timing tensioner...

 

[Blasirl]

Yes it does. This one time, at band camp....

Oh, Sorry wrong story.

Last summer when I replaced my intake manifold, I lost the clip that secures boost bypass valve solinoid electrical connector and thought, "Oh, it'll be ok." Then a month later after the E85 install, I went to do a WOT run for a data log. It pulled hard at full boost. When I let off and went to take off again for a stop light, nothing. No boost whatsoever. And then an check engine light. I thought I blew something up!

When I got home, I pulled a P0033 (Turbocharger or Supercharger Bypass Valve Control Circuit). The boost bypass valve control solenoid electrical connector came off. I plugged it back in a searched the driveway for the clip I lost a month earlier and somehow I found it.

I was just going back over these conversations in case I missed something. I just saw you mentioned the E85 install here. Did you install the Racer-X version?