98spydert
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- Jan 16, 2004
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Phoenix,
Arizona
I got a little overzealous tonight and went screaming up a bridge at full boost after a turbo install. I drove around for about 15 minutes before hand and everything seemed fine and there were no leaks. After the rip up the bridge, the temp gauge was about 1/4 higher than normal and after pulling over and popping the hood, I found coolant on the right-bottom side of the valve cover and a lot of it right around the right hand side of the exhast manifold right above the bracket for an engine hoist. I drove back home and all seemed well except for the temp gauge was just slightly higher than usual. I pulled in the garage and popped the hood. No more coolant had spilled or shot out but there was a boiling noise from the upper radiator pipe so that's no good. There still didn't seem to be any leaks from the turbo and I can't tell where the coolant came from yet.
Along with the turbo today I changed the thermostat, coolant, oil, filter, the parts to install a 16G style turbo, and some energy suspension bushings.
The number one thing I'm worried about is the coolant. I used the Prestone extended life orange stuff. I also did a flush and ran water through the engine a few times before adding the new stuff. I changed the thermostat with a Napa part because there's no Mitsu dealer in my area. Could the orange Prestone stuff or the Napa thermostat be my problem?
Only other things I could think of is I used 5W-30 rather than 10W-30 because I bought the wrong bottles in a rush. I don't think that would cause any problem like this though... I also dropped the turbo and it put a dent in the oil filter about 1 inch long but oil pressure was sufficient and it doesn't look bad enough to obstruct flow.
The car runs perfectly smooth and pulls like a raped ape while under boost. Idle is perfect and everything else seems perfect except for the temp going a little wild.
Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated
Along with the turbo today I changed the thermostat, coolant, oil, filter, the parts to install a 16G style turbo, and some energy suspension bushings.
The number one thing I'm worried about is the coolant. I used the Prestone extended life orange stuff. I also did a flush and ran water through the engine a few times before adding the new stuff. I changed the thermostat with a Napa part because there's no Mitsu dealer in my area. Could the orange Prestone stuff or the Napa thermostat be my problem?
Only other things I could think of is I used 5W-30 rather than 10W-30 because I bought the wrong bottles in a rush. I don't think that would cause any problem like this though... I also dropped the turbo and it put a dent in the oil filter about 1 inch long but oil pressure was sufficient and it doesn't look bad enough to obstruct flow.
The car runs perfectly smooth and pulls like a raped ape while under boost. Idle is perfect and everything else seems perfect except for the temp going a little wild.
Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated
