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DeceptivePerfor

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May 6, 2010
Hendersonville, Tennessee
My GST is a DD and a 2nd Project. I picked the car up cheap to use as a DD since 25mpg in mixed driving is better than my Mustangs 16mpg. I completely understood going into it that, I would have issues with the Eclipse as they are moody. Here is a few problems that I am just unsure where to start.

When the car is idling it sits about 700-800 RPMS, when I turn on the AC it drops to about 400 RPMS. If I come to a stop with the AC on and dont hold my foot on the gas pedal, at times it will stall. The RPMS drop entirely. I was thinking maybe the BISS screw seal or IAC as possible culprit. The RPMS just drop like a rock, it is fine with AC off.

Moonroof of course does not work. I push the button and nothing, not even a click like you get when the relay activates in a window. I checked every fuse I could find.

Keyless entry, I researched how to program the remote. The batteries in the remote are fine. It blinks when it is programmed but, the doors do not lock or unlock. I am leaning towards either the reciever or maybe my door lock relays.

Last, Turbo Timer. I have a Greddy Auto Timer. It will not stay programmed for the RPMs. I have the wiring kit so, it is not spliced. It is not hooked to the Ebrake or Speedometer wire yet but, it should still stay programmed to the RPM. I have it set to start at 3k. Sometimes it will start at 1k, 2k, etc. Could it be bad? Or maybe my ECU????? I bought it second hand.
 
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For the door locks, you are better off just getting a viper one from best buy or something, I got mine for $200 installed with 2 remotes. The factory "alarm" sucks.

Have you checked for boost leaks? That could explain the bad idle, you might also have a bad ac switch that doesnt tell the engine to raise the fuel pressure/rpm when the ac is on.

moonroof is probably the motor, and I dont have much experience with timers.
 
Do you have a turbo timer? Or electronic boost controller? I know my car had a turbo timer when I got it and it did was run the car for a few minutes after I got out of the car. I just unhooked that shit and sold it on craigslist. Was rather annoying as I am not boosting for the last 5 or so minutes of my drive anyways...
 
I do have a Turbo Timer. Even if you are not "in boost" your Turbo would still need cooled from the hot air blowing through it. It is a problem of the Turbo Timer not being consistant. I am just going to order a Blitz FATT.

I am going to check the AC Switch as soon as I figure out how. If anyone can explain to me how, that would be great.
 
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