Strange Problems

[suav]

Hello,

Sorry about the long thread...
But I want to find out exactly what's wrong, what needs to be done...
To start off - when I bought the car, it drove great. Drove over 200 miles to see it, then drove it back home, used it as my DD for around 2 months until it started acting up.

It still runs nice and quiet, but definitely is lacking some power.

Things wrong:
*Speedo / trip calc don't work - check engine / OD is always on or blinking.
*Turbo is apparently missing a spoke? (what shop said)
*It lags A LOT - and shifts very rough.
*Overheated once.
*Makes a bubbling / electric-sounding noise - comes from the right front

Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[Shytheed Dumas]

Overheat + bubbling noise probably equals blown head gasket. Time for compression check and leak down test.

Speedo/trip odo = bad speedo cable

Turbo missing a "spoke"? New terminology to me, but if you've got turbo problems time to talk to MDC Motorsports about setting you up with a rebuild. Could go a long way in explaining lag if the fins are messed up, and surprising that you are boosting at all.

 

[starscream5000]

Don't try to boost anymore with that turbo man, you're just going to mess things up more. In fact, park the car and check to make sure you don't have a BHG before you do more damage. Search is your friend on the rest .