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Old Aug 4, 2003 | 10:16 AM
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Cylinder Balance Test

I am trying to run a Cylinder Balance Test per the instructions. I wait until the KOER test results are complete that then goose the throttle. After about a minute or two, I notice the engine gooses itself and then I wait...nothing flashes (I waited for 5 minutes). Tried it again in neutral, same thing. Am I doing something wrong, shouldn't I get some sort of code?

93 f150 5.0 4x4
 
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Old Aug 4, 2003 | 12:36 PM
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Cylinder Balance Test

If you EFI system is Bank fired, the test wont work I know all Mass air systems are SEFI. Speed density may not work with the test
 
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Old Aug 4, 2003 | 12:50 PM
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Cylinder Balance Test

Not sure what bank fired is, I know I have a MAP system (not MAF) and 8 injectors and speed density....How would I know if my system is bank fired?
 
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Old Aug 4, 2003 | 01:04 PM
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Cylinder Balance Test

All SD is batch fire.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2003 | 01:17 PM
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Cylinder Balance Test

By "bank fired" he means 4 injectors on one side are activated and then the other four are. To do a cylinder balance test, you have to have sequential (one-by-one) fired (SEFI) injectors.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2003 | 07:44 PM
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Cylinder Balance Test

The "banks" of injectors don't correspond to the cylinder banks - the 4 injectors in each group are spread across the engine; not all on one side. You can tell which bank they're on by the wires: they all have a red wire, but look at the OTHER wire.
 
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