DR1665
Well-known member
464 is my spares package. It's supposed to give up parts to keep the race car running. No such luck, it seems. First it was the TPS, then it was the tcase, then it was the right front hub. Tonight, it looks like the turbo. (sigh)
I've caught it acting up before. Cold starts, before it's up to temp, having to put a couple pounds through it before I really wanted to, I'd get an audible reminder of my folly, but today was something different. My route to the highway is carefully planned to take me about 10 minutes of stop-n-go before I need anything from the snail.
MBC is set to 12psi. She's never had any trouble with that. This morning, she idled rough as sh*t (no FIAV/ISC) and only gave me 5psi. Beyond that, she just made noise; an engine clearly making more noise than power, and the faint sound of detonation - like handfuls of tiny pebbles being thrown at the car anytime I asked for more than 15% throttle or so. By the time I got to the office, I was down to 3psi.
For the drive home, I got no boost at all. The AutoMeter jumped to 0 and held, while the engine just made noise. 0-60 in 30. She'd hold her own just fine at 75mph, temps where they should be, everything right in the world, but give her a little more gas, and there was that faint tick/ping.
Disgusted, I went out for a couple beers in the Juke. Pulled the intake and things look okay on the compressor side. No in/out, ever-so-slight side to side, no up/down play. There *might* be contact on the inlet, but it's hard to tell. I'll uplaod pics in the morning. WG linkage is snug and clipped. (First thing I checked.)
Warm compression test came in 150-150-130-150, with a capful of oil on #2 bringing it right up to 150 as well.
Chassis has over 192k on her and been totaled TWICE, so I'm not gonna fault the old girl, but damn, ya know? This isnt the way this is supposed to work. Tomorrow I pull the turbo and check the hot side, barring any glaring omissions in my troubleshooting pointed out overnight.
Just wanted to vent. Overall, I've found these cars to be very forgiving. Nothing I cant handle. A bad day under the hood beats a good day at the office.
I've caught it acting up before. Cold starts, before it's up to temp, having to put a couple pounds through it before I really wanted to, I'd get an audible reminder of my folly, but today was something different. My route to the highway is carefully planned to take me about 10 minutes of stop-n-go before I need anything from the snail.
MBC is set to 12psi. She's never had any trouble with that. This morning, she idled rough as sh*t (no FIAV/ISC) and only gave me 5psi. Beyond that, she just made noise; an engine clearly making more noise than power, and the faint sound of detonation - like handfuls of tiny pebbles being thrown at the car anytime I asked for more than 15% throttle or so. By the time I got to the office, I was down to 3psi.
For the drive home, I got no boost at all. The AutoMeter jumped to 0 and held, while the engine just made noise. 0-60 in 30. She'd hold her own just fine at 75mph, temps where they should be, everything right in the world, but give her a little more gas, and there was that faint tick/ping.
Disgusted, I went out for a couple beers in the Juke. Pulled the intake and things look okay on the compressor side. No in/out, ever-so-slight side to side, no up/down play. There *might* be contact on the inlet, but it's hard to tell. I'll uplaod pics in the morning. WG linkage is snug and clipped. (First thing I checked.)
Warm compression test came in 150-150-130-150, with a capful of oil on #2 bringing it right up to 150 as well.
Chassis has over 192k on her and been totaled TWICE, so I'm not gonna fault the old girl, but damn, ya know? This isnt the way this is supposed to work. Tomorrow I pull the turbo and check the hot side, barring any glaring omissions in my troubleshooting pointed out overnight.
Just wanted to vent. Overall, I've found these cars to be very forgiving. Nothing I cant handle. A bad day under the hood beats a good day at the office.