I have to apologize because my question cannot possibly have a positive answer. But I really just need to know if the computer in a 1995 GST is required to be operational for the car to have any electrical power.I parked my car in my mom's parking lot for about 8 months with the battery...

http://imgur.com/wopyhmoMy car has not been right for about a year and it's been sitting.NOTE: Since labeling the image I'm wondering if the plastic-looking buildup might have just been debris (like rubber) from a prior worn belt.I still don't see how a belt could fit there, from another...

My car has been down for 6 months now. I just used an OBD2 scan tool to find there is a problem with "Cylinder 1 injector circuit."now this could be a few different things, but most likely I think it's the injector; maybe the injector is covered in crud and will clean up fine.Maybe I could...

Punishment o2 housing with TIAL wastegate (atmosphere dump) STM: PUNISHMENT RACING | O2 HOUSING / TIAL MVS PACKAGE | ATMOSPHERE DUMPPunishment o2 housing with TIAL wastegate (recirculated) STM: PUNISHMENT RACING | O2 HOUSING / TIAL MVS PACKAGE | RECIRCULATEDDowpipe/cat combo: EXTREME...

So the problem with my car...So this timing belt slipped... a lot? The left mark is harder to see, but it's there.These marks will never line up, right, I mean unless I just don't understand something.Anyone have more information, for example "One more tooth and engine damage"?

http://youtu.be/Kl2VObChR8sThis is not my car, but mine sounds exactly like this, for about half the time. The tapping cuts in and out on mine, and sounds like it's from the intake manifold area.Eclipse GST 1995 [DSM 2g] KNOCK SOUND. SPUN BEARING? ROD? VALVES?What do you think that...

My car is having problems. I've been working on it for weeks.I need help identifying this small rectangle electrical thing bolted here, which came apart from its shell when I tried to pull the connector. I don't know if that damaged it.It looks like the shop put a different bolt to hold this...

My car is hesitating, smells like fuel and carbon, and I'm trying to replace anything that could leave me stranded. Anything that wears or goes bad.I put a coolant temp sensor in and it started and idled perfect which is a huge improvement with the plugs and other things I've done.But the...

I just reset the ECU and checked the plug wires, but that didn't help. :/My car is running super rough, stalling and hesitating since I picked it up at the shop where they put in a new clutch, Energy Suspension rear motor mount insert, and clutch fork. That cost me $1,550.But it runs...

I like to have the headlights on even driving during the day. However, I have left my lights on many times, coming back to find I drained my battery and my car won't start.It makes more sense to me to make it so that the lights won't work without the key in the ignition, key turned to the 'on'...

1995 GST. I bought the car used in 2000, and found that the radiator fans never come on. This causes the car to begin overheating if the car idles for more than 15 minutes. I just didn't do that. But I moved to the city recently and the traffic is extremely congested, especially in rush hour or...

I installed a hard intake pipe the other day and noticed that there was a hole in the vacuum line going to the wastegate from my manual boost controller.After replacing the hose with a hole in it, now I noticed that I'm running very little boost. For the past couple of years, I was getting...

MBC = manual boost controller (Turbo XS) BCS = Boost control solenoidAbout a decade ago, I did a bunch of mods to my car. Some of them may have been ill-informed, but all of them were done when I didn't have much money.I bought an Injen intake from a guy recently for dirt cheap. Cleaned...

Surprisingly, one of the best upgrades I have done to my car: the $20 RRE stainless steel clutch cable.I simply can't believe the difference. Clutch engagement feels absolutely perfect. I feel so bad for myself for having to deal with mash potato mud bog clutch syndrome, not knowing about...

I've been looking for something to cover the interior doors with for about 10 years. I need help finding it.Everything is/will be removed from the doors. Even the window and door lock switches will be re-routed to the center console.I need something extremely light but looks OK to cover the...

Can I move the end up and down the threads to adjust at what point my clutch engages?Before I repaired the clutch master cylinder, it was engaging too near the floor for my tastes.Can I move it further or lower down on the threads there "ADJ." to change that at all?If so, which...

I had NGK BPR6ES in my car for I guess 30K miles and they've been fine. Not too long ago, I noticed it wasn't idling perfect.Today I finally got around to changing them.Cylinders 1 and 3 had almost no wear, they had a normal firing end. Cylinders 2 and 4 had rounded copper centers (excessive...

I hear what could be an abnormal (or abnormally loud) noise coming from the pulley area. Sounds like a fast air leak from a tire sound (standing next to area with the hood down), but with the hood up, when you put your ear closer, it sounds more normal like it's just ... old pulley bearings...

I was following the maintenance thread and found that I'm supposed to change the PCV valve every 30,000 miles as regular maintenance.I've tried a Purolator one and an Echlin one (Made in USA) from NAPA and both of them use a standard wrench size, which was kinda WTFThe Purolator one did...

We don't have E85 here (yet, at least), but ever since they started putting 5%, and then 10% (and supposedly 15% ethanol is on the way), I've been concerned about the future of a car that requires premium fuel and about the effect it would have on the amount of boost I could run. Because they...

This is my filter. Will it fit in the engine bay with an Injen intake? (you would know if you have both)I can't believe i just spent hours reading about ####ing tubes.Why are these tubes two and three hundred dollars? Mother####ers have lost their mind.Is there some ghetto pipe I can...

I swapped out my sunvisor for a different one (from another Eclipse) since mine was severely damaged.Does anyone have this one? It's completely different than mine - mine had a flip mirror.Just wondering what these buttons were for.The middle one has a graphic of a home on it. First...

I'm looking for OEM or OEM style headlamps for the 2Gb Eclipse. I'd rather have OEM lights, but the price of the OEM 'style' headlamps is tempting.I'm looking at a junk yard headlamp as well. He's only got the driver side, and talking him down only got me to $100. The coating is half way...

I can't find anything anywhere on the wheel well delete, AKA cutting the rear wheel wells out in a 2g. Obviously I heard about it somewhere. Is there a write up/tech article somewhere? Maybe I'm using the wrong search terms?I've cut some stuff out of the trunk before, so I have some idea...

I know this has been talked about a lot in random threads, in fact it's in the maintenance thread. However, I feel like I don't know what I'm doing here.I'm in a 5 speed front wheel drive GS-TIs this checkout right?The trans holds 2.5 to 3 quarts, right?So I could mix 2 parts MTL...

I noticed my clutch fluid was on low line so I inspected and noticed my master cylinder is leaking at the boot under the dash.I have a Chilton's repair manual and the internet, so I've decided to do my first master cylinder rebuild. From what I gather, it's a good time to rebuild the slave...

I want to replace some of my old vacuum hose with silicone. I was going to get the RRE kit in blue or something, but I see they have silver. OMGI was interested in seeing how it looks in the 4g63. Anyone have silver silicone hose and want to snap a picture for me? No need to clean up the bay...

Anyone we know? I'm in a black 95 GS-T w/coffee can Thermal R&D exhaustDude was all up in my business checking out my exhaust fumes, following close. Nighttime.SUP ;) You got nothin on my tin can. :cool:

I decided to put this in another thread, since it's totally off-topic from where it originated.* Speaking of the gap between the hood and fender - with the hood closed, perhaps the air is not getting to the air filter as best it could, and is instead washing out through the gap.Here's...

I've read everything I could about grounding and 'where to' and such. I believe I have weak grounds that are causing some mild issues and so I decided to ground things like the alternator and engine with dedicated thick copper wire.At least one person maintains that you should ground the coil...

Just some advice to my fellow DSM'rs to consider replacing body bolts if you remove them. Some of the protective coating comes off, and they will be more vulnerable over the years. Maybe order a 50 bag of body bolts to keep on-hand.I read a little rant here where someone was complaining about...

Hey, love the site. I've got about 40 DSMTuners tabs open, hopefully I don't break anything. :DWhy can I only tag my own posts as helpful? Is there supposed to be a way to thank others or something? If so, I guess my computer is blocking something. I like to give credit where due.

I searched but didn't really find anything about this, and/or links down.->I installed the Walbro 255lph HP fuel pump about 10 years ago, and I rewired the fuel pump directly to the battery with an inline fuse and thicker wire as per the tutorial that was going around way back when...

I've got this wire hanging from my alternator. It's been clipped or broken. Looks a little like it was cut.The circle indicates the connector going into the alternator, the arrow indicates the specific wire (the one all the way on the end). I'm holding the other end of the wire, where it's...