WTF!! I need some major help
02-23-04, 08:44 PM
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WTF!! I need some major help
I was driving my car on the highway today back from class, in 5th about to hit boost, and all of a sudden I heard a sound, car starts losing power and shaking, got all the idiot lights, but I could drive the car under 3k rpms but it was shaking like hell including the gearbox. Took the off ramp and car just died! 
What's going on!!? Is it my turbo, hose, or engine?
What's going on!!? Is it my turbo, hose, or engine?
02-23-04, 09:11 PM
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P/O said around 20k on rebuilt.
I was driving like normal, car worked fine all day, as I was boosting in 5th to get on the right lane, I heard a loud noise, car starts shaking like crazy and I'm around 2.5k rpms, and I make it on the off ramp where it dies.
I just went outside, turned on the car, it ran, than a couple seconds later it died.
I was driving like normal, car worked fine all day, as I was boosting in 5th to get on the right lane, I heard a loud noise, car starts shaking like crazy and I'm around 2.5k rpms, and I make it on the off ramp where it dies.
I just went outside, turned on the car, it ran, than a couple seconds later it died.
02-23-04, 11:39 PM
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Also check the turbo hosing, I wouldn't be surprised if you blew open one of those brittle boost hoses or intake hoses. Happened to me recent, it's still cracked I need to replace it soon. I'm thinkin sunday