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confirmation of vis motor flap info , please.
Can someone please confirm the "at-rest, ignition off " position for the vis balance valve flap ? Having just removed mine to check for oil problems , I see that the valve flap is at 45 deg , or half open . I think I recall a previous post which stated this should be fully open ? I believe my motor is working ok , and an older "repaired" one i have also sets itself to half-open . Is this as it should be ?
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Both are open at rest either the ignition on or off. The best recommendation I can make is to fit them in an intermediate position and when turning the ignition on the ECU will park them in the resting position. You will hear them buzzing...if working.
Edit: another way to test them if don't have somebody to assist you (and with the risk of collecting some error codes), is to turn the ignition on and after that to connect them one by one.
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Yep, mine was open at 45 degrees when I removed it recently. One of the microswitches was high resistance (0.5 - 0.7 ohms) causing the motor to turn with zero torque in one direction. A new switch (87p) fixed that. You can pull the balance flap out of the chamber quite easily by hand. Mine was very stiff when reaching the closed position so, with fine abrasive paper, I 'eased' it. Engine is running fine, and currently undergoing performance tests. Quote:
Isn't it more likely that both valves remain closed until the engine rpm reaches the threshold to open first the balance valve then, as engine speed rises further, the power valve? Simon.
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A perfect balance valve sits at around 90 deg open. it closes on operation. Stiff butterfly valves can cause less of an angle, as can microswitches that are not sat "just right".
If the VIS motor is working then as said look at how stiff the flap is and shave accordingly. If the flap gets too stiff it will burn the motor or tracks out. HTH
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They don't remain close, they remain always open unless the throttle is "telling" them to close. You may start the car and go up to the top speed without a single VIS valve position change if accelerating slowly, or you can have up to ten position changes for each one on hard acceleration. I hope it's clear now. Here:
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Thanks all for your input.
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Thanks very much Fidel. How did you obtain the data for throttle angle vs. engine rpm? Very impressive and most informative. The more I learn about it, the more I realise that it's quite a complex system!
Chris: I agree. Even when working perfectly and detached from the flap, my balance actuator don't quite drive the mechanism through 90 degrees. It seems that as soon as the leading edge of the cam on the gear wheel touches the microswitch, it stops instantly, slightly short of the full deflection. However, as you say, this doesn't seem to be significant in real-life driving conditions. In fact, it's no exaggeration to say that the performance of my engine has been transformed since I repaired my balance actuator and "eased" the flap. The engine is much more free-revving, the power delivery is beautifully linear, kickdown is smoother, and my "hunting idle" problem has disappeared! And all it cost me was £1 for a new microswitch. I just want to drive the car all day long now! Simon.
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I've been searching for all related articles since the day I found that this system is causing a lot of headaches. The graph posted here is from xpowerforums, not sure about the original source and I don't know if it's official; but, according to my own tests and experience I can confirm that this is how the system works.
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I think the system working in this way
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