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mbgt72 10-24-2013 08:33 PM

Durametric Logging 101: How to Log, What to Log, and What to do with it Afterwards
 
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There are several other great Durametric threads around that several members have put together over the years. But it still seems there are a lot of questions or uncertainty about how or what to do that pops up pretty frequently. So this thread is meant to help compile some of these threads and to help some people understand what to do with their logs after they're taken, rather than just send off to their tuner and not understand what really is going on.

Basics:

What is a durametric Cable:
A Durametric Cable is the cable Porsche uses to interface with the cars computer. With this cable you can check & clear fault codes, data log the car, reset the service indicator, view over-revs on a car and much more. For this thread we're interested in the datalogging portion. See their FAQ page for more info: http://www.durametric.com/faq.aspx


Where do I get a durametric Cable:
From the manufacture is your best bet. http://www.durametric.com/buyus.aspx
They sell a "enthusiast kit" which lowest cost vs their professional kit. In it they have an option 1 & option 2.
-Option 1 is the absolute cheapest, but works on a smaller range of cars (Fortunately, our 996's are within this limited group)
-Option 2 allows for it to be used on more Porsches and has an adapter piece to fit older diagnostic ports for slight price increase.

One key factor to note, as soon as the cable is used with a car, it is locked to the VIN of that car. The enthusiast versions of the Durametric cable only allow for each cable to be used with 3 VINs. However, with remaining VINs left, it is a pretty easy item to sell on the forums later to recoup your initial investment since it still has 2 available vins left.


What do I need to run the Durametric Data Logging software and where do I get it?
The software can be downloaded from their website at no cost. However it will need an official Durametric Cable in order to be used. If you're cable was not made in the past couple of years, it may not work with the most current software, but will still be usable with older versions of the software.

The software requires a PC to be run. However it will work in Parrallels and VMware. I use Parallels with a windows server 2008 framework installed to do all my logging and I have not had an issue with Durametric or Ross-Tech's cable for VAG cars.



If anyone would like to send me their logs, I'm happy to edit some down and help you see the differences as time and mods go on. Ideally it'd be nice to get some rough baseline logs from different hardware and tuning setups to compare across the board. Just PM me for more info or help. I'm certainly no guru or wizard, but I may be able to help some of those who haven't done much editing to logs before.



Some other thread Durametric logging information threads to use:
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ic-primer.html <- one of the best and everyone should read through
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...se-advise.html
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...tric-logs.html
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...urametric.html

mbgt72 10-24-2013 08:33 PM

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Lets get Started!
Now that you've got the cable, program installed, and in your car, the following will walk you through how to log. FYI, the car has to at least be in the accessory position for Durametrics to work. If you're doing a data log, I prefer to wait to hook up the cable and program until after I'm at my logging location and the car is still running.

Step 1
Plug your cable into the OBD port and your computer's USB Port.


Step 2
When you first open the program, this is what you will see.

Select 996 for our generation Turbo

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1382668434


Step 3
This is what you should now see if it auto-detected your car
(If not, please Click the following)

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1382668434


Step 4
Follow the Clicks below

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1382668434


Step 5 a - Recall Logging Settings
Either use the logging file attached in this thread (or at this dropbox account). Or use your own custom settings.

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1382668434


Step 5 b - Open previous setting
Locate and open
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1382668434


Step 6
Click Stop (it automatically started when you opened "actual values")
Click Clear

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1382668434


Step 7
When you're ready, Click Start. Ideally this would be moments before you're 3rd gear log. It's going to start logging many data points very quickly, so you don't want to wait too long or your log will be buried under a multitude of data.

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1382668434


Step 8
Click "Export" prior to clicking ANYTHING else! Make sure you click "Export" and NOT "Save"

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1382668434


Step 9
Don't forget where you save them. I usually save to desktop for ease of access

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1382668434


Step 10
Make sure to click "Clear" prior to starting your next log

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1382668434

mbgt72 10-24-2013 08:34 PM

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Key Factors on How to do the Log

1)
You want a very smooth road with a minimal grade to it. It's best to find a location you can use over and over so you can more accurately compare your logs as you change hardware/tune/gas/etc.

2)
Ideally you want a passenger to do the computer work for you. Either way, you want to setup the parameters for your log prior to getting to your logging location as it may take a minute or two to select everything.
If you don't have a passenger, you can click start much earlier prior to you log and then click stop afterwards and just edit out the extra data.

3)
You want to do a 3rd gear pull, starting from below 2000 RPM to redline (kinda like dyno runs, but on the street). The idea is that when ready at ~1800RPM, you will click start on your log, depress the throttle fully, and take the car to redline without shifting or letting off the gas.

You are NOT wanting to do a 1-2-3-4 gear pull. It provides too small of a window to view and not enough data points. You want one long 3rd gear pull from 2k WOT to 7k WOT. Just like how a Dyno would be used.

It's ideal to shift to another gear (5th or 6th) while you brake to slow down, so that you keep oil pressure up

4)
I prefer to save each run/log as it's own file rather than try to do multiple runs on one file

5)
When you get back home make sure to make a txt file with the Car's condition (amount of gas, type of gas, hardware changes, passenger, etc) Weather (temp/barometric pressure/relative humidity/dew-point/elevation) and I like to not my roads beginning elevation and ending elevation (can be found via google maps. To simplify the weather, I simply calculate the DA (density altitude) and put it with the run as well as the temp.

A month from now, much less a year from now, it'll be much more useful to compare when you look back if you save this data with it

6)
I prefer to copy all the individual spreadsheets into one workbook with individual worksheets. This makes it easier to share and reference later.
Then make one folder with the date or reference and put all the files into one folder. To clean things up even more, I compress the multiple data logs into one zipped file inside the folder and delete the individual files. This way you end up with a folder that has: combined log, conditions, zipped individual logs



Quick Tips

-F6 is the start/stop toggle button. This can be used instead of clicking the button which can help multitask. However, be careful not to stop a log when you think you are in fact starting it.

-Shutting off the "Graph Function" *and selecting "digital display only" can help reduce CPU workload, help battery life, and help overall log accuracy.

-You can also adjust the refresh rate to create more, or less, data points as well.

-If you're having issues with the data logging values, try turning off your antivirus as it may be creating a conflicting issue.




How do I know what parameters to Log?

Well, here are some suggested parameter to use.


Majority of these suggested parameters for each logging group was suggested by Todd at Protomotive for my initial tuning. However, I've seen similar requests by Markski and other tuners on 6speed.

Some basic suggested parameters are:
> RPM
> LOAD
> IGNITION ANGLE
> OXYGEN SENSING BANK 1
> ADAPTION RANGE 2 FRA BANK 1
> OXYGEN SENSING ACTUAL LAMBDA VALUE BANK 1
> OXYGEN SENSING BANK 2
> ADAPTION RANGE 2 FRA BANK 2
> OXYGEN SENSING ACTUAL LAMBDA VALUE BANK 2
> BOOST PRESSURE OF SENSOR

To look at the Injector Duty Cycle Add: INJECTOR TIME
To look at the IC cooling efficiency Add: IAT
To look at the MAF readings, Add: Hot Film MAF, and/or Mass Air Flow

To look at Boost Control or Knock, use the following:
> RPM
> Engine load
> Ignition angle
> Mass air flow
> Actual value throttle
> Oxygen sensing bank 1 Lambda Value
> Lambda setpoint B1
> Boost pressure of sensor
> Setpoint boost pressure
> Boost pressure control P/D factor
> Corr. factor for BPC with charge air temp.
> Corr. factor for BPC with knock control

Using the latter set of parameters, we can use these values to see the duty cycle of the N75 valve, the boost setpoints, etc. This will tell you what the boost control is doing through the RPM range.


The preset version of each of these can be downloaded via dropbox, or as an attachment to the thread.
Here is the dropbox link for preset logging recall file

mbgt72 10-24-2013 08:35 PM

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Okay, I did all the work, I have piles of Data,
but what do I do with it and how do I understand it?


Alright, here's where the computer editing / geek side comes out. I've made a spreadsheet through excel that you can use to view the formulas and what each parameter is used for, or how to convert it to a more usable measurement.

First, you'll most likely notice a small green triangle in the corner portion of the box for a majority of the cells. You can highlight all of these and then click the small error box that pop up and select "convert to number". This is where the datapoints of the .csv file were saved as txt, but excel recognized them as numbers, but needs your confirmation before using them as such.

The formulas spreadsheet can be downloaded at the same dropbox link or via the thread attachment.

Here is a screenshot of the First part of the formulas I've put together:
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1382668529

Here is a screenshot of the Second part of the formulas I've put together:
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1382668529




After all the editing, here is a log of my car in stock form:
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1382668529



Here is a another after editing. This was after my initial base flash:
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1382668529

mbgt72 10-24-2013 08:36 PM

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FAQ

How many data points can I log at once?

This has been debated some. I've found with the newest version Durametric program that it can log up to ~10 points at once decently well. (this is also somewhat computer dependent as well) The less points used, the more accurate most likely, however, you want to see how the different points interacting together. Logging only one or two parameters at a time isn't an accurate example if used to compare across logs as they didn't happen at the same time.



But I want to do a 1-2-3-4 gear pull, just like I would use on a drag strip or at a race track.

Cool. . . good for you. You've now got a thousand data points that are basically useless to compare / evaluate.

We're wanting to evaluate tuning and conditions of the car, not look at the shift points and acceleration from 1st to 5th. One long 3rd gear pull is best. (again, just like a dyno would be used) Using multiple gears brings in driver error, additional vibration from shifts, and unneeded variables. We want to see the car at full throttle STARTING at 1800-2000 and continue full throttle in the one gear all the way to redline.



What gear to use? 3rd vs 4th gear. Dynos usually use 4th

We use 3rd gear as you can get almost equally valuable reading in 3rd with a much greater ease of attaining the log due to speeds required, distance covered, and quality of road needed. It is true, that we are basically wanting to look at the motor under load, and 4th gear offers a greater span of data with load on the engine and greater load sooner, but the comparable numbers are equal enough that there is little reason to use 4th. Therefor 3rd gear is more than fine.

Also, dynos typically use 4th gear as it is typically closer to a 1:1 ratio for converting power output to hp, which isn't the direct goal of datalogging. Starting to compare to dynos opens up a whole box of issues, so lets ignore the idea of dynos vs datalogging.



Timing, and comparing timing from one car to the next:
Timing Advance. Timing is logged via "Ignition Angle". It is also referred to as being "Advanced" or "retarded" depending on the shift.


Originally Posted by MARKSKI@911tuning (Post 2897593)
timing numbers will never be the same across the board... especially on different set ups... some run more timing less boost meanwhile others run more boost less timing...

For general knowledge to help understand how timing is used in our car and how it is used, the following is a brief explanation: The timing is inversely proportional to the load. So, as the load drops off dramatically due to the cams not retarding on a 996tt, the timing can go up to compensate and help the power out.



Boost Set Point vs Boost Pressure

Boost set point is the ecu requested boost pressure. Whereas the boost pressure the sensor's reading.


Originally Posted by FAST FWD (Post 3173044)
Boost pressure is not a measure of engine load - it's an output of the ecu trying to reach its target load. And the boost pressure you read on your dash is integrated over several seconds to give a smooth readout. In lower gears you pass through the rpm range too fast to get accurate readings of instantaneous boost on the dash.


Originally Posted by FAST FWD (Post 3173044)
Your boost gauge reads so-called gauge pressure, which is absolute pressure - ambient pressure, which is normally about 1 bar. Durametric boost output reads in mm Hg, where 1 bar = 980 mm Hg. Your baseline value of 1000 or so indicates the barometric pressure that day was slightly above 1 bar, typical for warm sunny days.

Also, the stock boost gauge on the dash maxes out at 1.54 bar.



I want to log my MAF. What can I use?

Mass Air Flow (HFM)
Mass Air Flow (KG/H)
Hot Film MAF

The first two are a measurement of volume of air, the third is the voltage the MAF measures. The little know fact is that when the stock maf hits 5v, it is pegged to it's maximum reading. This occurs at varying power levels, but I've see this is right near the maximum power of a flashed car with exhaust, and on a k16hybrid car is pegged out by 4500 rpm. The options are switching to a MAF that can read higher and tune for such, tune for a mafless car, or use a tune that utilizes the maf up to that point, and then acts as a semi-mafless car beyond it's reading capacity. See this thread for more information https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...urametric.html



What about AFR
The quick and simply calculation typically used is 14.7 x O2 Lambda

However, this is a very interesting and valid point

Originally Posted by rix (Post 3498685)
Something to keep in mind is the type of fuel you are running. In Texas anyway (and I suspect in a lot of places) 93 octane fuel is actually an E10 (10% ethanol, 90% gasoline) blend.

The wideband sensor does not determine what percentage of the fuel is alcohol, it measures the amount of oxygen present and delivers a lambda number.

1.0 lambda on gasoline = 14.68
1.0 lambda on E10 = 14.13
1.0 lambda on E85 = 9.85

If the fuel you are using is an E10 blend you will normally see a small notice on the pump that states that the fuel you are using may contain up to 10% ethanol by volume. Read this to mean that it DOES contain 10% ethanol, and you are running E10 as opposed to pure gasoline.

My Turbo (stock except for Europipe/BMC filter) seems to run about .84 - .86 lambda through the power band, getting richer towards the top.

The formula for this is simple;

(Stoich)x(Lambda)=AFR

E10 AFR at .86 lambda
(14.13)*(0.86)=12.15 AFR
E10 AFR at .84 lambda
(14.13)*(0.84)=11.86 AFR
Gasoline AFR at .86 lambda
(14.7)*(0.86)=12.6 AFR
Gasoline AFR at .84 lambda
(14.68)*(.84)=12.33 AFR

Most inexpensive aftermarket wideband setups measure lambda, but then multiply the result by 14.68/14.7 to give you an AFR number on the display. Keep in mind that depending on the fuel that may not be entirely accurate. It's probably best to ditch using AFR in general to describe fueling, and stick with referencing Lambda values as they are consistent across fuel types.

Hope this helps.




What is IAT

IAT is basically a look at the efficiency of the intercoolers. The more air is heated from the initial temperature readings, the less efficient the IC are working. An increase in pressure causes an increase in temperature, but this is where we use intercoolers to try and combat this temperature increase because hotter air means less power.

It's been mentioned that after 50 deg C the ECU will begin to pull timing to compensate for the poor air conditions and protect the motor. This is an important safeguard and shows the direct effect of quality IC.


Knock - The culprit, result, and measurement?

Also known as pinging, detonation, knocking and a few other names. It often is pretty distinctly audible and noticeable. It is typically more common in higher RPM's in taller gears where the car is under full load and at higher pressure/RPM's/load/etc


Originally Posted by Danyol (Post 3541146)
Tim you're right and seem knowledgeable, 2 knock sensors but individual cylinder retard; can you explain how the system works?


Originally Posted by Tim941NYC (Post 3541867)
The six are estimated off the two sensors. the sensors are one the middle cylinder on bank one and bank two. The engineers figured this out many years ago, code is cheaper then more parts in the car. :cool:

The car is always attempting to detect knock, but when it does, we see the resulting effect of the ECU attempting to pull things back (timing/boost/enriching AFR) to create a safer environment, not the direct values from the cars sensors. There isn't a direct formula to show it from values we obtain through data logging (i.e. you can't combine X + Y to get Z), and I don't have any samples logs at this time to show it. However, the key factor to remember, knock is usually the end result of other parts not performing as they should.

Knock is a fairly common culprit term used these days, but it's the end result typically, not the start. There usually are other signs of parts/data-values which are not ideal prior to knock occurring. And it still seems the audible sound is one of the best ways to detect knock as it is difficult to show the exact knock point with measuring sensors.

Without any tuning changes, we can try to diagnose/improve it by trying to change the fuel (try some 100 octane) usually helps to see if things improve in the right direction as they should with the boosted octane (no retune needed, just wanting to see if the quality of fuel improves the cars desire to run smoothly). General maintenance such as spark plugs etc is also a good direction to go to help the car run better and see if it improves the issue. Also, if you're running a EBC/MBC lowering the boost to see if it's occurring at a certain threshold could be beneficial. Also the efficiency of IC and the temperature of the air entering the motor is something to look at.

If the issue still occurs, tuning might be the next step by reducing timing, adding fuel to increase the AFR, decreasing boost, partially closing the throttle plate, adding a methanol system, and other techniques.

Knock in its simplest form is often the result of very high cylinder temps. So it's something not seen as often in colder days/climates and as such. Knock is not to be confused with pre-ignition. They can share some of the same culprits, but they are not the same thing.



What is Engine Load and Volumetric Efficiency


Originally Posted by FAST FWD (Post 3173044)
Engine load value is expressed in percent, and it is pretty close to the "volumetric efficiency" which is the volume of air passing through the engine divided by the theoretical displacement for air at std temp & pressure. VE is computed as follows: VE = 2.63*MAF*(IAT+273)/RPM

The 2.63 comes from unit conversions, 273 = absolute temperature. The temperature is needed in the formula to include the effect of the density of the incoming air. This number can be larger than 100% for a turbocharged engine because the turbos compress the air to a density higher than standard pressure (1 bar). In my car, VE computed above is about 5% higher than the reported engine load. Other guys seem to get closer readings. There was a thread about this a while back:
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...y-comparo.html

Hope that helps,
Jon


For more information about the following, please see the following link as it goes into a great detail about a lot of good topics:
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ic-primer.html

Originally Posted by bbywu (Post 3262019)
Ignition angle
Timing advance
.

Actual lambda value bank 1 and 2
Lambda reading in front of the catalytic converter.

Setpoint Boost Pressure
Requested boost in milibar. * * * *

Injector duty cycles
Duty cycle = Injector time * RPM / 1200

Engine speed
Records the reference RPM at which the events are recorded. *RPM is corrected (filtered) engine rpm. *This should match the tachometer in the dash very closely.

Engine load
A calculation of airflow and RPM. *While it's more complicated than that, its basically the main reference when referencing stored *tuning data. *For example, 100% is basically a calculation of *100% of cylinder *volume being filled with air.

MAF
Mass air flow (HFM), a measure of air flow. *This will be actual airflow on stock cars, but may not be accurate on tuned cars, and useless when running MAFless.

IAT
The estimated limit before the ECU begins pulling back on timing advance and fuel mixture on the Mezger engine is ~50-55C.


Thanks to 6speed members who posted valuable information and discussion which I referenced in this thread:
bbywu
Markski
FAST FWD
And many others

Also thanks to Todd at Protomotive as he helped walk me through the initial parameters of what to log and general customer support with data logging.


If anyone has any suggestions, or notices anything incorrect, please let me know as I don't want to misinform anyone and will gladly make changes or additions.

mbgt72 10-24-2013 08:37 PM

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If anyone would like to send me their logs, I'm happy to edit some down and help you see the differences as time and mods go on.

Ideally I think it'd be nice to get some rough baseline logs from different hardware and tuning setups to compare across the board. Just PM me for more info or help. I'm certainly no guru or wizard, but I may be able to help some of those who haven't done much editing to logs before.

mbgt72 10-24-2013 08:51 PM

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02black330ci 10-24-2013 09:48 PM

GREAT thread my friend, rep points sent your way.

bbywu 10-24-2013 09:52 PM

I'm sticky'ing this.

32krazy! 10-25-2013 05:09 AM

amazing thread. learned more in the last 5 minutes than i did the entire time i have been using the durametric. lunch on me and rep to you!

YJosephTT 10-25-2013 06:27 AM

Best Thread ever!!

Thanks this is great info, thanks for doing this.

930chas 10-25-2013 08:45 AM

Rep for you! What a wealth of information, thanks so much for posting.

GT996 10-26-2013 01:14 AM

Hi,


Originally Posted by mbgt72 (Post 3965637)
Key Factors on How to do the Log

-Shutting off the "Graph Function" *and selecting "digital display only" can help reduce CPU workload, help battery life, and help overall log accuracy.

many thanks for your work. Although I already spent some time with this logging stuff, I learned a thing a two :)

I can confirm the above. Having the graph running slows down the sample rate. I am actually logging 18 values with a resolution of 10 samples per second. More should be possible with a faster notebook (currently 2.13 GHz Core2Duo).

Having an SSD harddisk is quite helpful. Durametric didn't spent time on perfomance of that logging stuff. You have to tweak the system in order to get what you want.

What I learned:

- adding RPM/s to my graphs. Very helpful information

- Logging knock:

That's what I missed and I wonder what these values will show if knock occurs. Do you have samples when that happens and probably explanations of the values and what they really represent?

In understand that these are not the knock sensors, but a reaction on knock, right?

Andreas

GT996 10-26-2013 01:30 AM

One more thing: I strongly suggest disabling your virus scanner during that logging. Mine had a serious impact on the sample rate (like only 50% compared to without virus scanner)

rangerdick 10-27-2013 06:39 PM

Great thread. Subscribed!Thank you for all the screen shots, cartoon bubbles for sequences and tips.

32krazy! 10-27-2013 07:02 PM

regarding these parameters do you have a formula to view the knock?
To look at Boost Control or Knock, use the following:
> RPM
> Engine load
> Ignition angle
> Mass air flow
> Actual value throttle
> Oxygen sensing bank 1 Lambda Value
> Lambda setpoint B1
> Boost pressure of sensor
> Setpoint boost pressure
> Boost pressure control P/D factor
> Corr. factor for BPC with charge air temp.
> Corr. factor for BPC with knock control
im chasing a low timing issue and would like to rule out knock as a possible reason for the low timing

mbgt72 10-28-2013 08:50 AM


Originally Posted by GT996 (Post 3966478)
One more thing: I strongly suggest disabling your virus scanner during that logging. Mine had a serious impact on the sample rate (like only 50% compared to without virus scanner)

Interesting. I'll add it to the sticky, hadn't heard that before.


Originally Posted by GT996 (Post 3966475)
I can confirm the above. Having the graph running slows down the sample rate. I am actually logging 18 values with a resolution of 10 samples per second. More should be possible with a faster notebook (currently 2.13 GHz Core2Duo).

Having an SSD harddisk is quite helpful. Durametric didn't spent time on perfomance of that logging stuff. You have to tweak the system in order to get what you want.

What I learned:

- adding RPM/s to my graphs. Very helpful information

Good deal. Yea, I'm using a 2010 MBP with a 2.66 i7 processor and a SSD drive so my sample rate has always been very good.

I really enjoy comparing the RPM/Sec. It lets you see performance changes beyond just tuning updates. I.e. lightweight wheels/rotors/etc, DA changes, boost leaks, and even general maintenance/health improvements.


Originally Posted by GT996 (Post 3966475)
- Logging knock:

That's what I missed and I wonder what these values will show if knock occurs. Do you have samples when that happens and probably explanations of the values and what they really represent?

In understand that these are not the knock sensors, but a reaction on knock, right?

^Bingo


For Knock, see below:


Originally Posted by Danyol (Post 3541146)
Tim you're right and seem knowledgeable, 2 knock sensors but individual cylinder retard; can you explain how the system works?


Originally Posted by Tim941NYC (Post 3541867)
The six are estimated off the two sensors. the sensors are one the middle cylinder on bank one and bank two. the engineers figured this out many years ago. code is cheaper then more parts in the car. :cool:




Originally Posted by 32krazy! (Post 3967470)
regarding these parameters do you have a formula to view the knock?
I'm chasing a low timing issue and would like to rule out knock as a possible reason for the low timing


As I understand it, you can't really have a "formula" to punch in the logged values to show knock.

The computer is monitoring knock, but it's not something we see directly, we see the resulting work of the computers effort (i.e. in timing etc). Usually with serious knock, you will hear it better than anything else. But if the computer is detecting it, it will usually start to throw a good bit of failsafes at the motor to attempt to get things back under control.

I feel like knock often gets thrown around as a culprit, but is rarely the real issue. We just all know it as a sign of bad things going on, but view it as a bit generic. It often is the end result of other components not performing to snuff.

mbgt72 10-28-2013 09:19 AM

Added "knock" to the FAQ portion with some of the general observations and questions typically asked.

Mark @ AIM Performance 10-28-2013 09:54 AM

nice thread. this will help new guys alot. im always surprised about how many people dont take the time to play around with duramtric and see what their cars are doing.

Bruce in Philly 11-24-2013 03:10 PM

Thanx so much! But... I am having a logging issue. Can you help? It won't log.

Durametric Pro, latest software, no anti virus, slowest sample rate, enable logging, 2009 C2S.

I get the software up and it recognizes the car itself, no problems. I reset the service reminder so it is working at least with that. If I have no items selected, the graph is zipping along charting nothing of course. As soon as I select an item, the graph freezes and stops logging. If I STOP, then select an item, then START, it is frozen and won't log. I tried all combos of things following your example at the start of this thread.... nothing. Tried rebooting, reconnecting, etc etc etc. Again, if no parameter is selected, it zips along fine tracking nothing.

Any insights?

Bruce in Philly

mbgt72 11-24-2013 03:33 PM

^Hmm thats a weird one.

Have you tried uninstalling the software and USB drivers all together and then reinstall?
What are the specs on the computer being used?
Which specific durametric cable are you using?
Any chance you can try a different laptop, or your laptop on another Porsche?

You may also want to go to task manager (press control + alt + delete to pull up task manager), then select the "durametirc" program, right click on it select "go to process", now right click on the program name (under the new tab "processes") and then go down to "set priority" and set to "high". That may help some.

Bruce in Philly 11-24-2013 05:38 PM

I doubt it is the computer.

- Durametric Pro cable - purchased last month
- Win 7 64
- i5-2410M 2.3 Ghz
- 6 GB
- anti virus turned off
- Wireless turned off

Fairly modern PC. I really don't think there is a performance issue. I works with setting service reminder and some simple coding changes.

I will send a note to Durametric.

Peace
Bruce in Philly

johnny.dangerous 12-16-2013 09:39 AM

Hi guys Ive managed to get a few logs for various values but can you tell me what I need to tick in the Actual Values section to log AFR/Lambda ??

Mark @ AIM Performance 12-16-2013 09:46 AM


Originally Posted by johnny.dangerous (Post 4003236)
Hi guys Ive managed to get a few logs for various values but can you tell me what I need to tick in the Actual Values section to log AFR/Lambda ??


Oxygen sensing, bank 1 Lambda Value
Oxygen sensing, bank 2 Lambda Value

scsponger31 01-05-2014 10:27 PM


Originally Posted by Bruce in Philly (Post 3987752)
I doubt it is the computer.

- Durametric Pro cable - purchased last month
- Win 7 64
- i5-2410M 2.3 Ghz
- 6 GB
- anti virus turned off
- Wireless turned off

Fairly modern PC. I really don't think there is a performance issue. I works with setting service reminder and some simple coding changes.

I will send a note to Durametric.

Peace
Bruce in Philly

I was having issues at first as well. I ended up uninstalling the latest software and installed the older version. Worked for me.

Bruce in Philly 01-06-2014 08:34 AM


Originally Posted by scsponger31 (Post 4016963)
I was having issues at first as well. I ended up uninstalling the latest software and installed the older version. Worked for me.

Thanx for the tip. I will drop them an Email. What year/model is your car? (oops I see you have a 996... issue is with 997.2 DFI)

Actually, I have been working with Durametric on and off for a bunch of weeks now. They acknowledged an issue and noted I am not the only DFI owner experiencing this. They sent me a beta program to run, and a few other odd files and exercises to collect diagnostic data. They told me the car is responding with something like "invalid request" when Durametric asks for real-time values.

By the way, Durametric here in the US is a distributor for Hex Microsystems, a South African company, who developed these diagnostic tools for Porsche and BMW systems.

Peace
Bruce in Philly

pete95zhn 03-24-2014 11:55 PM

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Does anyone have idea how to translate "Rough Running cylinders 1-6" values to something usable?
Last september I asked Durametric add individual cylinder retardation to the tool. Porsche OBD II DME 7.8 Diagnostic Manual mentions following info about data collected:

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1395726933 Rough running, cylinder 1
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1395726933 Rough running, cylinder 6
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1395726933 Rough running, cylinder 2
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1395726933 Rough running, cylinder 4
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1395726933 Rough running, cylinder 3
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1395726933 Rough running, cylinder 5
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1395726933 Cylinder 1 retardation [ignition angle retarded due to knocking
combustion. Retardation in steps from 0.75° to a maximum of
15°]
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1395726933 Cylinder 6 retardation [ignition angle retarded due to knocking
combustion. Retardation in steps from 0.75° to a maximum of
15°]
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1395726933 Cylinder 2 retardation [ignition angle retarded due to knocking
combustion. Retardation in steps from 0.75° to a maximum of
15°]
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1395726933 Cylinder 4 retardation [ignition angle retarded due to knocking
combustion. Retardation in steps from 0.75° to a maximum of
15°]
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1395726933 Cylinder 3 retardation [ignition angle retarded due to knocking
combustion. Retardation in steps from 0.75° to a maximum of
15°]
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1395726933 Cylinder 5 retardation [ignition angle retarded due to knocking
combustion. Retardation in steps from 0.75° to a maximum of
15°]
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ine=1395726933 Safety retardation [ignition angle of all cylinders retarded in case
of failure of camshaft position sensors or knock sensors. 0 -
Retardation not active 1 - retardation active]


So it's there, and nowadays some loggers claim it to be available.
The answer I got from Durametric is:

We do not find information related to the ignition angle retardation due to knocking. As you have seen, the tool already includes values for the Rough Running cylinders 1-6.

I also asked how to intrepret given Rough Running values (
1/S^2). Answer:

We don't have that information. They are included in the tool because Porsche supports them; but we don't necessarily attempt to understand their meaning or usage.


LSACadzilla 03-25-2014 08:26 PM

Getting a cable from Marksi delivered tomorrow along with my ECU. The thread is both amazing and super helpful. Thanks a ton. Helps us dumb guys out a tad.

mbgt72 03-26-2014 08:03 AM

Pete95zhn, I think you would be best to start a new thread documenting the full information and setup on your car. Sounds like something else is going on to trigger an error like that. Fueling, octane, plugs, boost leak, etc, it could be one of many things. Post up a thread with all the details & symptoms, and we'll try to narrow things down one by one.

pete95zhn 03-26-2014 08:51 AM


Originally Posted by mbgt72 (Post 4076842)
Pete95zhn, I think you would be best to start a new thread documenting the full information and setup on your car. Sounds like something else is going on to trigger an error like that. Fueling, octane, plugs, boost leak, etc, it could be one of many things. Post up a thread with all the details & symptoms, and we'll try to narrow things down one by one.

Sorry, there's no problem with my car, there's a problem with Durametric. =)
While it duly reports these rough running numbers -which btw are quite unuseful,unless...more of this below- it doesn't report the really useful data, which is this ignition retadation per individual cylinder in 0.75 degree steps up to maximum of 15 degrees. PST2 can do this, but it's unobtanium for common mortals.
Now, if someone could get some data out of ME7.8, namely "ignition retard per knock event", ie how many knock events per certain timeframe is required to one 0.75 degree retadation, a total individual retardation could (maybe) be calculated from Durametric logs.
Not live data to be used at dyno tuning, but better than nothing to see if something's fundamentally wrong in ingnition tuning.

PS. In Audi's ME7.x this info is "KRFKLN - Ignition retard per knock event."

pwdrhound 04-03-2014 04:05 PM

What kind of sample rate are you guys getting with Durametric? I am logging 21 parameters and getting right at 70 lines of data per second.

Fadi 04-03-2014 04:59 PM

wow..... i am getting 11 lines for 8 parameters. and the sample data is set to fastest...

pwdrhound 04-03-2014 05:44 PM


Originally Posted by Fadi (Post 4083598)
wow..... i am getting 11 lines for 8 parameters. and the sample data is set to fastest...

I am using the UMW data logger. It's super fast plus displays ignition retard in degrees for each cylinder. Very slick. I've never tried logging with Durametric.

mig.donnelly 04-14-2014 08:16 PM

boy these forum's are getting expensive - this thread and the recent one on tuning has convinced me I need a durametric too! Wonder how long I can spend before my wife becomes suspicious :)

group.america 04-15-2014 01:53 PM

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Getting bizarre Durametric readings... ok on idle, then weird on WOT

Did a misfire cylinder test and it shows cyl 2 sometimes misfires... but here is my WOT test today (well up to about 5500 rpms in 3rd)

Bruce in Philly 04-26-2014 11:06 AM

Logging actual values problem.... finally solved.
2009 C2S

I noted in an earlier post that my Durametric Pro would not log actual values. I would get an error message. Durametric finally fixed this version 6.5.0.3 (This version is not available on their site as of this post).

I worked with them on and off since November of last year...... I collected data, ran beta programs, passed files back and forth.... on the phone with them. Anyway, finally they found the bug and fixed it.

So, if you are having trouble reading actual values, contact support.

Peace
Bruce in Philly

johnny.dangerous 07-04-2014 03:50 AM

What sort of Ignition degrees are you guys seeing under full boost? AIT is 36 degrees and 1 bar boost of K24 Hybrids.

Fadi 07-04-2014 04:41 AM

When the turbos hit you should see 10 to 12 dgrs, climbing to low 30s @6500+ rpms

johnny.dangerous 07-04-2014 05:16 AM


Originally Posted by Fadi (Post 4147700)
When the turbos hit you should see 10 to 12 dgrs, climbing to low 30s @6500+ rpms

seeing 20-30 off boost but 10-12 on full boost

mbgt72 07-17-2014 10:35 AM

^Are you tuned or stock?

Depending on the tuner there are a couple different ways to make power with a boosted car. But comparing stock cars is pretty straightforward obviously.


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