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  1. IwantMKIII

    Interior lights fail to turn on via door/key but buttons work

    I looked all throughthe TSRM last night and coulnd't find anything really for troubleshooting this. The two interior lights (i have targa top) will work if you press teh buttons but not if you insert the key into the door/open the door etc. What controls this function? FYI sensors on the doors...
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    Clutch F*cked....WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!

    Well i couldn't get into 1st 2nd last night, ive always noticed a wierd vibartion recently with it. its an RPS 3200Lb pressure plate clutch combo thing, bought off SM at one point. it has 3K on it!!!! :icon_evil :icon_evil :icon_evil :icon_evil it grinds like crazy, even when gear is not...
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    Leaking EGR cause abnormal accel? if so how bad?

    Well i was just reading a post by another member who described similar problems as me, jerky acceleration seemingly like a misfire of sorts. I just changed all my sparks and no difference...my other thought was IGN coils until someone in the other thread mentioned boost leak. I have a boost leak...
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    Changed plugs, still low Hz knock

    Well i tried the plugs, seems they helped quite a bit with just power in itself and lowered my idle about 1K however i'm still experiencing low Hz knock ranging from 0-10Hz. When it occurs my idle is about 950 and on and off i feel a vibration, during which i notice it corresponds with my A/F...
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    Bad/fouled plug??

    I've recently come across some low Hz knock sensor readings...anywhere from 0-25Hz. It's highest at idle (which it idles 1K) and once you press the pedal it drastically drops to anywhere from 0-10Hz. Cruising on the highway around 5Hz. Some people have mentioned spark knock (i've never heard of...
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    Clicking noise near ECU when under boost

    Ever since i've owned this car its had this. Whenever the boost goes above 1psi a fast paced, rather loud, clicking noise occurs in the general area of the ECU. Its really really getting annoying at this point. Any ideas what it could be and how i can make it stop? BTW: the noise can be...
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    Low Hz knock sensor level normal every once and a while?

    My knock sensor is giving a range from 0-25Hz, mostly at an idle a little after my last dyno. Every once in a while i feel strange a vibration when its in gear. Also i've noticed when going through the RPM range i feel power loss intermitten almost like a very subtle bogging most noticeable when...
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    OMG I"M ABOUT TO FLIP OUT ON MY CAR

    All this stuff keeps happening, my power window didn't work lately, so i tried to rig up a switch so it would go up while still using the down button on the normal switch. I hooked it up and it worked on and off. Eventually i found all i needed was a ground and use the added switch, no power...
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    Possible knock on my new motor?

    Well i noticed this a couple nights ago, the knock sensor (according to SAFCII) was registering anywhere from 0-3HZ from the sensor. This only happened at an idle (which is around 9-1.1K). I figured that couldn't be good since its always been zero. Now today i noticed it reading anywhere from 0...
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    interior lights won't turn on w/door open

    I recently seemed to have an electrical surge or something. My power window switch stopped working for my passenger side and interior lights stopped working at the same time. My interior lights will turn on manually but not when i open the door or put the key in the lock, all the other lights...
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    EGR supposed to leak?

    Well i pressure tested my system again in light of my recent turbo problem...this time i did it not the other place i had it done. I found one small leak in a coupler and noticed the EGR leaks a rather good amount of air...but its not on anywhere the hoses connect. Is this supposed to happen...
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    Turbo death whine?? help!

    I got dynoed the other day when i noticed the turbo wasn't holding its own. Tonight as i went to pick up the pizza i noticed a whine from the turbo, if you can imagine almost a whistling noise on top of just the typical air-flow noise. Is this the end of my turbo?? how long will it last and is...
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    No spare tire support!

    Well i bought my car over a month ago now. I didn't realize at the time it didn't have the spare in it...woops. Oh well. My battery was relocated to the trunk which then caused the thin plywood in the back to bow rather considerably. I then thought...i have to go back to school soon and will...
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    Power window works half way??

    Well i let my mom drive my car today for fun. We were just messing around and had the windows down since it was warm only when i got back home the passenger window didn't go back up. Neither switch would work. I tried pushing it to go down and heard a click but none going up. I took apart the...
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    Dyno...round II

    Well as some of you may remember i when i went to the dyno last time my boost was going haywire and only managed about 220HP at about 5~6lbs of boost. I eventually found the tubes going to the greddy control valve were switched and thats when the fun really started. I went back today finally to...
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    Going to school. Sick of drunken vandalism, need suggestions for an alarm

    Just what the topic is. I have an 88 7mgte and it WILL be a target at my school. Its unfortunate people have to be so immature and damage cars when thy're drunk. I want to be prepared. I'm looking for something that will respond to things like tapping on glass, breaking glass, movement of the...
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    Stupid question on Fuel tank capacity.

    Alright, well my fuel guage doesn't work properly, it only goes up 3/4 the way on a full tank. I experimented to see how many gallons i needed when it was on E to see if the tank was actually empty or if it was misreading. I put in about 14 gallons on E to make it a full tank. I tried looking...
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    Code 51, 21 and a couple other issues

    Well my engine finally decided to throw a couple codes. 51 is A/c related, i no longer have AC on the car...anyway to get rid of this? Now 21 is what concerns me. My A/F guage is reading fine, but the ecu is not getting a signal i assume from code 21? Now should i be concerned considering i have...
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    57trim ct-26, any 7mge's looking to upgrade in the future?

    Well i've been talking with MDC now for awhile about my turbo and how much it would cost and such for 57trim. I knew there was a GT compressor out now for 57trim and asked when it would be available from MDC, they gave me an approx. 70days. Eventually the discussion led to a possible group buy...
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    57trim GT wheel upgrade, group buy

    Well i've been talking with MDC now for awhile about my turbo and how much it would cost and such for 57trim. I knew there was a GT compressor out now for 57trim and asked when it would be available from MDC, they gave me an approx. 70days (NOT to build, just to get teh compressor in and get...