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Aug 25, 2001 | 05:32 PM

F&F-GTII

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this looks like the end...

i've owned my 87 TII for just over a month now. and since the day i bought it all i've had are problems. now, the car doesn't idle, reeks of gasoline, only starts when it feels like it, and i have no boost pressure. you can hear the turbo spool up, but no pressure and no blowoff. i'm about ready to drive the ******* thing off a cliff somewhere. on top of this, the front mounted intercooler is leaking coolant from somewhere at the bottom i cant even see. i've never even driven her hard. why me?
8000 CDN bucks on a broken piece of ****. somebody help me out. what's wrong? what can i do to at least make it idle so i can drive it to the ******* garage? any advice, experiences appreciated. thanx...
oh yeah, and it's lacking so much power it's rediculous. ussually wont evn go over 4 or 5k. ******* sad... i'm crying right now.

Aug 25, 2001 | 05:37 PM

Agent_D

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reeks of gas and wont idle, sounds like your primaries or secondaries need new o-rings, i wouldnt know about the turbo parts because i dont know too much about the turbo's, i gotta buy one if anyone is selling theirs

buy new o rings for all your injectors, put them back in and the gas should go away along with the erratic idle, as for the coolant from the FMIC and the no boost, i dont know

im an n/a type guy lol

Aug 25, 2001 | 07:26 PM

tonyge

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From: manchester,nh,usa

WANT TO SELL IT?FOR UNDER A GRAND?

Aug 25, 2001 | 07:35 PM

Brian P

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From: White Rock BC

Delta isn't that far from me, bring some beer and we'll fix it up.

BTW, your intercooler shouldn't have coolant in it.

Might want to check and see if the bar is attached to the wastegate on the turbo, I had this happen once when I first put the engine in, I forgot to put the clip on the rod so the wastegate was stuck wide open

,

Not going over 5k sounds like you have a crack in your turbo inlet duct (pipe from airflow meter to turbo) which is a very common problem. This can be fixed courtesy of Home Depot Performance

drop me an email

brianper@home.com

Aug 25, 2001 | 09:02 PM

F&F-GTII

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yeah i definately fouled that one up.
coolant in my intercooler...
it was just a wordy thing.
i meant the radiator. just wasn't paying attention.
having to push your car everywhere isn't much fun.
i'm seriously considering blowing it up.
how about the no starting thing after i installed new plugs?
that was kinda weird too...

Aug 26, 2001 | 03:45 AM

Brian P

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From: White Rock BC

No start could be a bunch of things, how long do you crank before it starts?

Does it smell like gas?

Could be your injectors are leaking, or even a big vacuum leak? I mean its turbo so hoses can blow off.. Did you check to see if it is sparking when it isn't starting?

Have you had a chance to have a good look at your turbo inlet duct?