rambow70
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- Feb 26, 2012
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Fishers,
Indiana
Just bought my first dsm! A 1999 eclipse gst automatic. It was owned by a girl and is 100% stock, even the air box and mufflers are the same. So basically, its just a stock car. It has 131k on the car and everything electronic in the interior like the power windows ect work perfect. Windows don't wobble, doors lock, and it even came with stock chrome wheels!
There is an issue with the car however. She told me that I need a new emission control unit which cost around $90 dollars. I am not sure what that is. But here is what the car does. I apply the accelerator and the car sputters and it loses boost/power. If I push it slowly at 5% ish throttle it builds to the third factory boost gauge bar and holds until I press the gas further and then it stutters and loses all power pretty much. So it doesn't seem like a boost leak if it holds until more throttle is applied? What do you guys think? No oil or coolant leaks, I think it burns a little oil due to a bad valve cover gasket. The check engine light is on. I might go autozone it but I do not have it insured. It was going to be a long going project that I was going to start later and I was going to tow it to bloomington, can't risk getting pulled over in it. So that is why I haven't hooked it up to a reader yet. But do you guys have any idea?
There is an issue with the car however. She told me that I need a new emission control unit which cost around $90 dollars. I am not sure what that is. But here is what the car does. I apply the accelerator and the car sputters and it loses boost/power. If I push it slowly at 5% ish throttle it builds to the third factory boost gauge bar and holds until I press the gas further and then it stutters and loses all power pretty much. So it doesn't seem like a boost leak if it holds until more throttle is applied? What do you guys think? No oil or coolant leaks, I think it burns a little oil due to a bad valve cover gasket. The check engine light is on. I might go autozone it but I do not have it insured. It was going to be a long going project that I was going to start later and I was going to tow it to bloomington, can't risk getting pulled over in it. So that is why I haven't hooked it up to a reader yet. But do you guys have any idea?