Vr commodore fuel pump issue? and suspension question

[VR_Acclaim]

Hey guy i am in the middle of buyinhg a vr commodore off a friend and it has a few issues. i was hoping some one might be able to point in the right direction on what to do as we have tried a few things.

1) when you try to start the car it will crank over a few time then adventually firing and blowing a lot of black smoke(fuel i know). The old fuel pump died so we changed it,BUT this problem be recuring for the last year or so, IT goes away for about 2 days after the fuel filter or pump is changed but then come back.. We have tried changing injectors everything any help would be great. IT also seem to blow alot of smoke under heavy acceleration BUT only over 3200 rpm. ITs also fowling up plugs 5 and 6.

i originally thought maybe the copil pack or CAS are on there way out, but liek i have stated i really dont know what else to do.. the old owner is running a pod atm, which i plan on replacing with a cai setup and K7N panel filter.

[TheIceman]

changing injectors with what? recon ones or second hand ones?? and what colour smoke it blows??

[leigh 7005]

check your cat convertor

[VR_Acclaim]

changing injectors with what? recon ones or second hand ones?? and what colour smoke it blows??

black mate and im going to replace them again with reco ones.. getting the cat checked next week, the1 also said the dfi board are they hard to change

[TheIceman]

dfi board easy to change. if it blows black smoke above 3200 then maybe coolant temp sensor out of whack but not out of ecu range for fault. maybe same with oxygen sensor. who knows, hook it up to a tech1 or something and measure all the voltages everywhere.

[VR_Acclaim]

ok basically everything im changing wiht the next week will be...the cas, the fuel filter, the fpr, pulling pod off and going with a k&n panel filter getting the box serviced leads and plugs.. so well see how that goes

[greenacc]

its not going to be the fuel filter cos it sounds like its running rich, not lean. A blocked filter would run lean ie no smoke. Try putting a standard air box on if he's still got it.
Possibly the fuel pressure regulator is leaking extra fuel through the vacuum line into the intake ? pull off the vacuum line and check for fuel.
Have you checked for error codes?

[Matto's vr ss]

How the rings on it ? Mabe reco the motor

[VR_Acclaim]

yeah getting an airbox from the wreckers and putting a k&n filter in i thought of checking the pressure regulator...iits got me stumped and no i havent i dot know how to be honest i know its a paper clip or sumin siilar in to the plugs under the dash just dont know which two and what codes im looking for

[TheIceman]

How the rings on it ? Mabe reco the motor

thats what im trying to ask but he says black smoke above 3200, thats not rings. he must use one hell of a lot of fuel.

[VR_Acclaim]

ring seem fine there no lose in compression or anything and yeash its chewy but its been flogged and not looked aft4r by the old owner if i gotta get another i will but need to get as much life out of this one while i can

[Matto's vr ss]

How many k's on it? i had a vk commo it was blowing black smoke when i steped on it, had to change the rings and a nice tune and it was all sweet

[VR_Acclaim]

200 though thinking maybe an exchange motor might be the go yeah???

[greenacc]

i never had a VR but someone on here will tell you how to read error codes on a VR. Its one of the easiest and best tricks you will learn about your car. That's why it has error codes > to tell you whats wrong with it!! Check the how to section as well.

[VR_Acclaim]

i have bee told on how to do it..the 5 and 6 plug i think it is and read the number of flashes the engine light does i think

[Timsgotavrute]

does it have extractors ? if they're cracked and drawing in air then the o2 sensor will go crazy and then cause it to dump in heaps of fuel. happened to a mates vp, blew lots of black smoke

[VR_Acclaim]

nah mate stock headers...the old owner is trying to convince me it isnt spark so i duno

[greenacc]

yes pin 5 and 6 it is the same as a VS. just get a fat paper clip or piece of wire about 1 mm thick, bend it in a U shape and poke it in pin 5 and 6 on the top row counting from the left. turn key to on and count the flashes on the dash then post up what they are ..... 22, 47, 48 or whatever.