Nice! Progress for sure! Red interiors are super cool but perhaps the hardest one to find! Car-part.com would probably be the best source.

Agreed!!! Doesn’t matter which motor, it’s still incredible! I catch heat because mine is a turbo automatic….but my response is the same…..it’s still cool!

Nice!!! Is this the 1.8 or 2.0? Just saw GS on the rear bumper and could be either!

Good luck with your build! These are definitely worth saving as there will never be any more of them!

So my issue has been resolved. Discovered my car had a manual trans ECU from an AWD car in it. Tried a FWD auto ECU and it didn’t work, that was replaced with an AWD auto ECU and the car is working beautifully. Noticed that the fuel pump relay had a cracked tab on it, went ahead and picked one...

The mystery continues. Filled it with a full tank of 93 octane, replaced the gas cap, 02 sensor, fuel solenoid and EGR solenoid as well as a known good PTU. Took the car on a 24.1 mile drive and it did fine. Thinking whatever my issue is must be inside the fuel tank when the fuel gets low. I’ll...

Mrs Doubtfire at the scene when they go to the pool and the gates open, in the background is a 1G 90/91 black cherry Eagle Talon non turbo visible for a couple seconds, looks like it’s at a valet stand.

I have checked for leaks and dont have any that I can smell or see. Last summer when the issue started I had the fuel pump replaced with a Denso and fuel filter replaced, shop said all looked good in the fuel tank at least as of last August per the mechanic.

Great advice! I’ve been so mad at it I haven’t even looked at it the last week. Started thinking this weekend and went back to a video I made of the same issue last year and noticed a common theme , the fuel gauge was under 1/4 tank at that time, it’s at 1/4 tank this time. Starting to wonder if...

So I’ve replaced the FPR, FPS and tracked down a new 02 sensor….car still gets unhappy after it’s been driven. I have 2 ECU’s and the same behavior on both. I have a spare TCU but can’t imagine that has anything to do with the motor. I could buy another ECU but not sure that’s going to do...

I considered bad gas, but I had a similar problem last summer but it seems much worse this summer. I filled it up with a full tank just in time to store it for the winter and then figured I was dealing with a bad 02 sensor so replaced that over the winter and then the car ran great for a couple...

Did the RPM test, headlights barely dip it for a Second, AC jumps it. I find the issue is getting worse. Today I drove it to work, ran an errand for an hour and when I came back out the car started and on the way home it started bucking and the tach was going crazy while I was driving while I...

TPS reading look normal, not getting any CEL or relay clicking supporting the ECU rebooting. I have multiple ECU's and the car has the same behavior regardless which one is there. I keep going back to bad fuel but I feel like the only thing to do is throw the parts cannon at it. The behavior was...

I am still chasing this one down but I think I might be getting closer. I cleaned the throttle body, replaced the coil, replaced the 4 injectors, replaced the fuel filter and the fuel rail inlet o-ring. I've got the car running and driving better than it has recently but I am still getting the...

I’m glad I’m not the only one! I’m trying so hard to keep this car alive because there will never be any more of them!

I feel more than a little dumb right now.....that was my problem, 3 and 4 wires were flipped! Back on the road and running again!

Checked the wiring order of the plug wires, I have it what I believe to be right at 4-1-2-3. Maybe I damaged the plug wires pulling them out of the coil, it’s never done this before so the frustrating part is this is something I’ve done!

Went to replace the coil today to try and work through my hard start when warm. Now after it got put back together I have a dead miss on 3 and 4. Plugs have gas on them. Put the old coil back in and the problem is still there. Injectors make a ticking noise like they should when I checked those...

When mine did this last summer it ended up being a bad 02 sensor not reading properly. Replaced that and the random stall quit, just uncovered additional issues!

Hoosier Decals did mine, found them on ebay for my 1G, he did a nice job recreating them!

I'm having a similar issue with mine! I've done everything you have done as well including a new fuel pump. Replacing the coil next and perhaps look into changing out a couple vacuum lines.

Still chasing down this issue. Replaced all 4 injectors and also replaced the PCV valve. Took the car out for a drive, initial drive was fine, brought it home, let it sit 15-20 minutes and tried starting again, same issue, struggles to start like its vapor locked again.PCV hose was cracked so...

Thank you! Took a look in the cylinders with my scope, #4 I think is where the bad injector is. I was able to order a new set so I just went ahead and did that and Im hoping this fixes the issue once and for all!

Thank You! Is there a good way to check which injector(s) are leaking? I’ve got a scope camera if that’s what I need.Also, is there a guide to replace the injectors?

I’ve been chasing down a random stall issue and after replacing the 02 sensor that issue is resolved.Now I’ve got a strange warm start issue. I can drive the car a few miles, leave it parked for 15 minutes and when I go to start the car it just cranks, if I give it gas while cranking it will...

Excellent! Thank you for the picture, very helpful!

The car is stock, no CEL. I have tested the CEL by unplugging the MAF....it will immediately trigger the light so that system is functioning properly. I haven't done a boost leak test...that was on my list to consider, just not sure how to do it!

O2 sensor on the turbo was done in April 2021. The ISC I replaced with one from Rock Auto. I grounded out the points and set the BISS, seems to idle fine with no surging.I'm not familiar with the IPS, what is that? I guess most of the people in town who worked on these have retired or...

I have been chasing this issue with my Talon where it has been sputtering and stalling out. Ive replaced the PTU, tried a salvage yard MAF, replaced the plugs and wires, replaced the fuel pump and fuel filter and even put in a reman ECU and I still am left with this issue.The car runs just...

So this issue has been solved......TMO Logger showed no issues, all sensors reading proper levels. Shop found the fuel pump didnt appear to be working properly. To their amazement and mine, whoever owned the car before me had the wrong fuel pump installed with zip ties. A proper OE spec Denso...

Update.......new ECU in, idle speed properly adjusted, new CAS set up properly. Car still bogs down. My mechanic thought it was the cheap universal cat converter on it.....he took that off, checked for vacuum and boost leaks, has good fuel pressure......at a complete loss here. Thinking its...

Is this something I can just remove/replace? The car has a brand new timing belt and everything. Is this something that impacts the timing or anything? Havent owned a DSM since 2001 so I am not very familiar with some of these things.

Ill replace that next! im not 100% sure where the CAS is so ill look into it! THANK YOU!

So I was able to grab a PTU, grabbed a set of NGK blue plug wires, got everything swapped out, car started right up, ran find. Decided to grab the car this morning and drive it to work....started off fine, came to a stop sign and when I went to accelerate it hesitated and then took off. Had the...

Mine definitely didn't have that chip on it so its not EPROM. I am going to go over to the local scrap yard today, they have a few DSM's there and I am going to grab a PTU out of a car there just to see. They are non turbo cars but from what I read the PTU is the same part. Figured between the...

Certainly appreciate it! Now to find a suitable replacement ECU!

Hmmmm. so Someone has already swapped out the ECU with one not for this car....could definitely be an issue perhaps? Guess I need to find a MD165529 ECU which maps to a FWD Turbo Auto.

I checked for vacuum leaks, cleaned the throttle body and the car was seeming to run OK. I put the car into "economy" mode today and then I started getting the same stalling, sputtering and dancing tach. Took about 30 mins to get the car running again to get back to my place. Pulled the battery...

So true! Its bitter sweet seeing the DSM plant, the good ole days there would be thousands of cars sitting out there. Now there are just empty lots. It was in the local news that Rivian is producing production trucks....so its good to see cars being made again...sadly nothing as cool as the...

Thanks! Ill pull the ECU and take a look. When I bought the car the prior owner had put an AWD Auto TCU in it because the FWD Auto TCU was made of unobtanium. Found a couple TCU's on eBay last year that had no bad capacitors so the trans appears to be fine. I dont know anything about the ECU so...

I have no check engine light, tach works but yesterday as I was trying to start the car it was jumping a bit. I had the turbo replaced in the spring with a low mile 13B and the O2 was replaced at that point. I was also thinking maybe the cat, but it has a new one of those too, just a universal...

I have a full stock configuration 91 TSI FWD Automatic. Car has been running absolutely perfect and it randomly in the last month or so has started sputtering at idle and stalling.Most of the time it drives fine with no issues but sometimes it gets very unhappy and refuses to idle. Yesterday...

Final update - Shop put in my stock injectors and MAF, car runs absolutely perfect, no more smelling like gas, runs smooth with no misfire. There was a boost controller installed for the 20G turbo so I've decided to keep that in for now and the boost is dialed back to 10psi. Eventually I will...

So I didn't 100% trust the shop I dropped the car off at. Found another shop with a guy who owns a DSM on staff. He pulled it in today and gave me a totally different diagnostic. He said my issue is an oil pan gasket leak, the fuel injectors are bad and someone put a hole in the intake tube...

Dropped it at a shop today, shockingly hard to find a shop willing to work on a DSM here. They have already done a diagnosis on it...confirmed oil leak at the head and the oil pan. Water Pump is leaking, ECU has a burned up circuit for the ISC. Also there was something wrong with how the turbo...

Thanks Marty! Just went ahead and set up a profile. I have all the parts so ill return it to stock and go from there. Not needing a drag racer, just a fun cruiser that's reliable. Im expecting the ECU is likely fried with these mods on a stock tune. Fortunately I can get ahold of an ECU...

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