torque pro on galexy s3- so confused...

[SHOnUup]

I think some of those are running for some reason, others can be used to. There's plenty on there we can't use also. Color doesn't seem to matter.

Rich

 

[SHOdded]

The green/highlighted ones are usually the ones returning live data and/or available for calculation.

 

[jimmyducati]

So, Ive added a bunch of pid's that should show real time info on whats going on with my car when it does its weird hesitation during steady throttle cruising including torque converter slip, timing advance/retard, injector pulse, fuel rail pressure, individual cylinder misfire and a few others.. Problem is that most of these pids don't give any data (weren't highlighted green). I suspect that the injector pid and torque converter pid may be for a super duty, but these seem to be the pids that would flag an injector or cylinder that isn't firing correctly or a transmission that is having issues. have I seen the limitation of Torque Pro, or is there something I can do to get these pid's to be functional?

 

[SHOdded]

Torque is a development platform.  They provide a base set of PIDs, and you develop the rest.  If they are not highlighted green for your application, you have to write a custom PID for it.  Some folks, notably ecoboostsho, have done some work on various custom PIDs in its' own thread, which can be found by searching the forum.
http://www.ecoboostperformanceforum.com/index.php/topic,3141

The available/tested PIDs are listed first, then the ones currently being worked on.

 

[ElvenSho]

So I will start this out by stating that I am definitely not a PC, I am a mac because they work without me doing anything... So naturally, I'm totally lost on how to download and use anything other than the parameters already installed in the torque pro app. Ive been reading the forum here and have seen a lot about PID's and formulas, but its all 100% Greek to me. I don't see any place in the app to go to with the exception of the "get plugin" button, and that just takes me to a forum that seems to only have jpegs that you can download and nothing Eco boost specific.

All I want to do is see the boost, the spark advance and retard, fuel psi and how the injectors are firing. Every now and then my car throws a cylinder 6 misfire and anytime you press the gas pedal it bucks and feels like the engine is trying to leave the car. Pretty much all the time while cruising at a constant speed the car feels like its surging, I would compare it to slightly pushing in the clutch in a manual transmission over and over again so it just barely disengages, then re-engages over and over again.

Does anyone have a simple, easy to follow writup on how to install these "PID's" onto the torque app?

I think you might have a fuel injector going out. Might want to check that out.

 

[ElvenSho]

to my knowledge the car has not had any recalls done on it... the last time it was at the dealer (when I was refused warranty work on the front turbo leaking oil) they said the only recall that was active for my car was a license plate light recall. It has never stalled though, just that annoying constant surging and the  occasional cylinder 6 misfire.

Ive already wrapped the knock sensor wire along the drivers side of the block and have changed and properly gaped the plugs. Had to replace a couple of the plug wire insulators because they stuck to the top of the spark plug and tore during removal. Im 100% positive that all of the plug wires went back onto the correct plugs and the (cheap) spring is properly placed inside of the insulator... what a crap design!

had similar issue with my car. I am positive your injector on cylinder 6 is going out.

EDIT: Not all dealers are smart enough to figure this out. I had a Ford dealer tell me that is normal (lol) and then I took the car to a Lincoln dealer and they figured it out after leaving the car with them for 2-3 days. Also I did not get the CEL at any point but it was getting to that point I was told.

 

[jimmyducati]

ElvenSho, so you were getting a weird hesitation that happened nearly all of the time, just strong enough to be noticed but maybe dismissed by someone who doesnt know how a car is supposed to run, and the occasional cylinder #6 missfire that was always accompanied by a strong vibration and severe loss of power? Im just excited that someone has experienced what I am, confirms to me that I may not be crazy!!

 

[ElvenSho]

ElvenSho, so you were getting a weird hesitation that happened nearly all of the time, just strong enough to be noticed but maybe dismissed by someone who doesnt know how a car is supposed to run, and the occasional cylinder #6 missfire that was always accompanied by a strong vibration and severe loss of power? Im just excited that someone has experienced what I am, confirms to me that I may not be crazy!!

Yes but I never got a CEL. search for one of my threads about it. It took a long time to fix. I am 90% sure ur having the same issue.

EDIT: It was very hard to notice under normal acceleration, but as soon as you put ur foot down at least 25% I would say I could feel it, and it kept getting worse the more you get on it. It felt like its "skipping a beat" if you know what I mean.