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[charles henry]

yea i just bought a 2000 zx2 drove for six mounts with motor shaking at red lights keeps getting worse but now trany started sliping and jerking then it would shift fine and now it does not move at all smoke comes out of trany dipstick

[ilarson007]

You should probably add that the differential is made of glass and that you will eventually shatter it if you try to burn out.

[TreystaHANN]

I got that same P0171 code a few months back. The air intake rubs on the fuel sensor, and it frayed the wires really bad. I bought the new connection and spliced the wires together and put some covering on it so it wouldn't rub any more. The check engine light went off and has stayed off, but the car still runs rough and a little hesitant in acceleration. My mechanic said that my computer just needs to be reset due to the check engine light being on. Is that true? If the light isn't on, does it still need to be reset?

[Duckiestyle]

Wouldn't hurt, but I'd check for vac leaks.

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[Grommish]

Wires on the Fuel connection rubbing/shorting will cause misfire codes, not a lean code..

Lean code will happen when the PCM can't trim out the lean condition. Vac leaks (unmetered air being introduced after the MAF sensor), exhaust leaks, etc will cause it. Vac leaks are the most common, but I had one causes by the exhaust header header to block gasket and header to downpipe/cat gasket leaking. It was drawing in outside air on the exhaust side, but before the HO2 sensor, causing it to read lean..

[radar62000]

Hello everyone I am a noob on this forum. I could use a little help. I have a 98 zx2 MTX without A/C. Just put in an HXG3 S/R PCM. After it was warmed up I restarted it and got a P0340 code. Cam position problem. Can someone tell me if it's because I did not upgrade the CCRM to a newer one ? Thanks in advance.

[dareall]

^^your car is not intended to use an xhg3. The ECU you bought off ebay for 125 was a good price, but the seller did not mention that it is only intended for late 99 - 03 ZX2s with MTX transmission. The only way to make this work in your car is to do a complete 6-wire MAF swap.

ps post pics and info about your car when you have a chance

[radar62000]

Thanks for the fast reply. I went to the junkyard yesterday and got the 6-wire MAF off an 03 zx2. I wish the car had been a MTX cause I woould have bought the CCRM also. I did do some research and got mixed opinions. Some said if it did not have A/C it would work with the 4-wire MAF. Some said all you had to do was put an updated CCRM and it would work with the 4-wire MAF and someone said everything had to be swapped with the newer 6-wire configuration. Someone even sugessted that the 4-wire MAF was better do to the fact that the IAT sensor was separate thus making it more accurate. Thanks again.

[dareall]

the CCRM is the same for an ATX and MTX applications. The difference is in the 4-wire and 6-wire MAF. Be prepared to go back to the yard and get the CCRM and possibly some other parts like the wire off the MAF.

There is a write up on here about the conversion. Look around in the tech section and you should find it. Do this before you end up having to make endless trips to the yard.

[radar62000]

Thanks for the info you have been very helpful. I did manage to take the plug for the MAF. I did not know that the CCRM was the same as an auto. When I researched it said it had to be from a 2000 zx2 with MTX and it even included the part # F8CF-12B577-BC.

[ZX2guy19]

Nope, it can be from auto or manual when it comes to the CCRM.

Good luck man!

Is the front bumper on the 03 still in tact?

[radar62000]

The 03 zx2 was in a bad front end accident. Front clip was gone and the bumper was pushed into the radiator. Sucks cause the rest of the car was mint. I think it had 85,000 miles on it. As for my conversion to S/R PCM it may have to be put on hold until I get all the parts and info I need. I checked and my fan is running on start up. The thing I need to figure out is how I'm gonna make it work when I have the A/C Delete. Diagram says to wire into the high pressure side of the A/C sensor which is not there. Maybe it can be ran as a dummy sensor to get fans working right. Car was pretty fast anyway with the stock PPD7 PCM.

[sTrEET aDDicT09]

What's up I'm a noob.... the weirdest thing happens ok when I plug up my MAF sensor my car cuts off but when I unplug it ma car stay on but idles weird... I dnt know what's up?????????
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[ZX2Fast]

Have you tried starting it with the MAF plugged in? If it won't run with the MAF plugged in, then the MAF is bad.

You are about 3 hours away from me, but I have a MAF you can test it with if you wanted to make the drive.

[sTrEET aDDicT09]

Well yea my MAF is bad and I work all week n gotta date Sunday so would nxt Monday be cool?
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