[Mk2] [Turbo] AFM is adjustible for to allow AFR change :)

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[Mk2] [Turbo] AFM is adjustible for to allow AFR change :)

Post by Hellboy »

From 1990 TRD catalogue

"Air Flow Meter Adjustment. Consult your factory shop manual to determine the location of the air flow meter. The adjustment will allow you to richen or lean the mixture from factory settings.
The air flow meter is a metal box with a black plastic id,usually found on top of the air filter canister or, on Supras, on the intake manifold. Cut the silicone seal holding the black plastic lid in place.Use caution so plasticl id is not cut; a water-tight seal is critical as moisture wreaks havoc on the electrics, Gently pry the lid from the housing.
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Air flow meter with plastic lid removed. Note gear and hold-down clamp set-screw (arrows). See text for modification.
To adjust,first mark the original location of the hold-down clamp on the gear wheel so you can return to stock setting if necessary. Loosen the clamp set-screw and rotate the qear wheel 3 to 5 teeth in either direction. Clockwise leans the mixture; counter-clockwise richens it. Providing a more rich mixture will generally increase top-end power at the expense of off-idle performance, a modification well suited to the race track . A 5-tooth adjustment will usually cause the motor to bog down between shifts:
Be careful to seal the plastic lid with silicone after adjustment."
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] AFM is adjustible for to allow AFR change :)

Post by Munnsy »

sounds interesting , where di you find this?
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] AFM is adjustible for to allow AFR change :)

Post by TheRoadWarrior »

A copy of the 1990 TRD catalogue perhaps?

Sounds interesting for the re1/2 guys, i guess with a wideband you could tune for afr with it?
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] AFM is adjustible for to allow AFR change :)

Post by mrfil13 »

there is also a screw on the side of the AFM, from what they are saying on the US boards it stiffens/loosens up the AFM flapper or something so it thinks its getting less/more air.


Something along this lines anyway.
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] AFM is adjustible for to allow AFR change :)

Post by ChrisW »

My garage fiddled with the screw on the AFM to get me through the MOT emissions test. Although I've heard that it should never be adjusted after leaving the factory.
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] AFM is adjustible for to allow AFR change :)

Post by Sponge Bob »

Yeah, this mod should only ever be done if you're on a rolling road / or have a reliable method of testing your new air/fuel mixture...
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] AFM is adjustible for to allow AFR change :)

Post by Steve-O 2007 »

is this technically just like a mechanical way of what the Apexi SAFC does?
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] AFM is adjustible for to allow AFR change :)

Post by MR!! wren »

i'd have thought it would just richen up or lean out the mix the same amount throughout the entire rev range so not as tunable as an afc
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] AFM is adjustible for to allow AFR change :)

Post by 2Crooky »

Do not touch it!!!

It is not designed to be played with!! MOT stations will sometimes adjust it if the car is running extremely poorly.....
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2Crooky wrote:Do not touch it!!!

It is not designed to be played with!! MOT stations will sometimes adjust it if the car is running extremely poorly.....



And your the fountin of knowledge because?

Google Toyota AFM adjustment been done all over the globe...

and the above info is direct from TRD ....
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] AFM is adjustible for to allow AFR change :)

Post by JMR_AW11 »

Messing with the AFM will also affect the ignition timing so to describe it purely as a way to adjust the mixture is misleading.

I'd advise anyone to get hold of a spare AFM before doing any tinkering under the sealed section.
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] AFM is adjustible for to allow AFR change :)

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Yeah I remember Peter G said not to mess with that when we were fixing my ignition timing.
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] AFM is adjustible for to allow AFR change :)

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Hellboy wrote:
2Crooky wrote:Do not touch it!!!

It is not designed to be played with!! MOT stations will sometimes adjust it if the car is running extremely poorly.....



And your the fountin of knowledge because?

Google Toyota AFM adjustment been done all over the globe...

and the above info is direct from TRD ....


I'm not the fountain of knowledge but you get the feeling you are not supposed to touch it when you call Toyota about it, or when i asked at Rogue is this should be adjusted, or when i was working at 3S and i asked again about the adjustment of it...to which the answer was NO!......Or maybe the half dozen people that have said don't touch it on here :lol:
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] AFM is adjustible for to allow AFR change :)

Post by Lewis Jay »

Having read through this thread I feel there may be some confusion here.

I have today stipped a AFM I have in my shed and there are 2 types of adustment that I can see that can be made and it appears in this thread they have been confused.

Hellboy I believe you are talking about 1. in my list.

1. This is underneath the top black plastic cover next to the plug connector and is sealed (to me this means done touch). I would say that it is possible to make changes to this, but I would NOT advice it unless done on a rolling road were strict measurements can be taken of A/F ratios and det. etc

2Crooky I believe you are talking about 2. in my list.

2. This is a screw, next to the black plastic cover, next to the plug connector. It has a cross-point head and screws in and out very easily and is not sealed (to me this means its made to be adjusted). This I would happily screw in and out all day long till my car "feels" right, I recently adjusted this screw to get rid of a cold start hesistation problem.

This screw allows a small amount of air to"by-pass" the "air-flap" unmetered.

If screwed out (anti-clockwise) all the way it causes the car to idle very low on (my car this was around 500rpm and caused the car to stall) screwed all the way in clockwise it causes the car to idle slightly high (on my car this was only upto 900rpm).

Originally the screw was screwed all the way in on my car and I have adjusted it to what I deem half way this was around 5 turns anti-clockwise from a fully screwed in postion.

Hope this helps the debate. \:D/
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