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    Is this the correct Fuel Analyzer tool to properly tweak the AFM screw?

    I know people mention you cannot touch that screw without a fuel analyzer, is the below link the proper fuel analyzer to use?

    Testo 350 measures O2, CO, NO, NO2, SO2, temperature, draft and flow, and hydrocarbons. Get in touch or rent the Testo 350 online today!


    I ask, as per Bentley (screenshot below) the CO range should be between 0.4% - 0.8%, while the Testo 350 fuel analyzer tool I provided the link to will show a "CO range" of "0 - 10000 PPM" and not a percentage range like Bentley shows. The "02 range" for the tool however does show a percentage range of 0 - 25%

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    Last edited by IS300E30; 01-25-2025, 09:58 AM.

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    For $200+, I'd just stick a wideband sensor in the exhaust, and mostly ignore it if the car was running well. CO has a relationship to unburnt hydrocarbons
    in the exhaust, which is what it was used to indicate, back in the earlier days of emission controls. Now, the oxygen content tells you more, and continuous
    metering can be a really useful tuning tool.

    Gunson used to- hey, still does- make a CO meter. I had one once in the narrowband era, but drove over it by accident one day.
    It was never very easy to use...

    t

    now, sometimes I just mess with people. It's more entertaining that way. george graves

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      #3
      Originally posted by TobyB View Post
      For $200+, I'd just stick a wideband sensor in the exhaust, and mostly ignore it if the car was running well. CO has a relationship to unburnt hydrocarbons
      in the exhaust, which is what it was used to indicate, back in the earlier days of emission controls. Now, the oxygen content tells you more, and continuous
      metering can be a really useful tuning tool.

      Gunson used to- hey, still does- make a CO meter. I had one once in the narrowband era, but drove over it by accident one day.
      It was never very easy to use...

      t
      I did a Google search on the Gunson and a lot of people are concerned on its accuracy as its only accurate to 0.5%

      Will the Testo 350 that I shared work for the e30?
      Last edited by IS300E30; 01-27-2025, 08:03 AM.

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        #4
        Yeah, the one I had was relatively accurate (as in, a small carb change would make a corresponding CO change)
        but probably not very absolutely accurate. It helped get me started. Then I went to narrowband. Then wideband, and never looked back.

        I've never used that Test-O, but I can't see why it wouldn't....
        but I can't offer any help with the resolution, as ppm seems like it's designed to find exhaust CO leaks, not setting tailpipe levels.

        t
        now, sometimes I just mess with people. It's more entertaining that way. george graves

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          #5
          Originally posted by TobyB View Post
          For $200+, I'd just stick a wideband sensor in the exhaust, and mostly ignore it if the car was running well. CO has a relationship to unburnt hydrocarbons
          in the exhaust, which is what it was used to indicate, back in the earlier days of emission controls. Now, the oxygen content tells you more, and continuous
          metering can be a really useful tuning tool.

          Gunson used to- hey, still does- make a CO meter. I had one once in the narrowband era, but drove over it by accident one day.
          It was never very easy to use...

          t
          I just got the following:


          With that, I located the attached screenshot (AFR to CO% conversion chart).

          With the Innovate LM2 that reads AFR, and using the CO% conversion, would I then properly be able to adjust my AFM screw to produce the correct CO% per Bentley?
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            #6
            yep, that'd do it!

            t
            now, sometimes I just mess with people. It's more entertaining that way. george graves

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              #7
              Originally posted by TobyB View Post
              yep, that'd do it!

              t
              Thank you!

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