Hey, so today I went to see a guy who's selling his FD. While inside I started to slowly rev the engine. At my first rev I noticed one of the 3 small gauges (not sure which one but its not the fuel level one duh... lol) started to move up and down as I reved. I read about inaccurate stock gauges on FD's, so is this a common problem with FD's or some kind of gauge problem on this specific car?

Another thing not related to the above that I noticed with the car is a particular noise, quite similar to a BOV, that the car made at the beginning of every rev. Like the car would go PSHHH Vroooom, pshhh vroooom, etc.. (the sound wasn't quite "pshhh" but you get the idea) I'm guessing some kind of leak but I'm not sure. The engine is completely stock.

I'm sure these questions are completely n00bish, but hey it's my first FD

 

It was the oil pressure gauge, and yes, pressure increases with rpm. Well, if it sounded like a leak, it could very well have been. Hard to tell without an actual test drive to assess boost pattern. (And if the seller doesn't want you to drive the car, then ask THEM to drive the car so you can verify proper operation.)

 

that might be the sound of the turbos spooling

 

Thanks, ya I didnt really have time to test drive the car. Is there a way to verify the boost pattern without any aftermarket gauges? I'm getting an autometer boost/vacuum gauge but I wont get to install it until after I buy the car, so in the meantime, i'll be running a compression test and possibly a mecanical inspection, although the car only has like 20k KM and the engine bay looks really clean. Is's a salvage car because the owner told me the car got robbed 3 years ago and everything was stolen, so he put in a brand new 13b, brand new interior, suspension, exhaust etc.. Anyways..