I am having idle problems so I'm going to do a boost leak test. I read through the guide in the tech section as well as the comments. I still have a couple questions...Am I supposed to hand turn the engine to some point before testing? If so, how do I do that - I have never done it before.

I have an ECU with ECMlink ready to install, and the olde SuperAFC to remove. I'd like to go ahead and put a wideband sensor into the stock location. Which one should I get in this day and age? I don't need fancy (I looked at PLX DM6 and that seems complicated and overkill), I need simple and...

92 Talon Tsi, the car was parked in the garage for 4 years without being run. When I put it away, it did not have an idle surge, and when I got it back out, it did. But, it's changed...At first, it would idle surge while cold, going from 500 to (I forget) over 1000 about once per second. But...

I'm getting ready to chase down idle surge which cropped up sometime while the car was parked in the garage for 4 years (it didn't have it when parked). I'm thinking it's some vacuum line deteriorated or got nibbled on or something like that.But I'm going to follow Terry's Talon...

I found someone nearby me (less than 10 miles) is selling a 6-bolt block and crank for $450. The photos look fine to me, but I don't have experience with engine internals.I'm thinking of picking it up to do a casual engine build as a learning experience. Terrible idea? Caveats? Thanks!

I'm trying to figure out how to mount a pair of oil catchcans. I have space over by the battery and fuses. I can fit a sort of T-shaped bracket, there's an empty bolt hole in a couple places. The top bar of the T would need to be angled back about 45 degrees but it seems like if I bolt it down...

As part of the inherited Talon, I’ve found parts around the house and basement, etc.I found an extra ECU (MD165531) and I intend to use this one for ECMlink and pull out the one on the car that has the old school Todd Day “mods” along with the original Super AFC.As I was socketing the extra...

Are there any shops in SE Michigan that have DSM experience? I need to get the timing belt done on a 1g, and I don't have the expertise or the time to do it myself. If I had just one of those, I'd do it myself but I want to get it done quick rather than have the car sit for another long period...

I scanned in this copy of an import magazine from back in the day. My wife, and the Talon I have inherited are in one of the stories. Thought people would enjoy a tiny glimpse into the scene from back then.Her car is pictured on page 19 (second frame, right hand car), car and wife on page 22...

Noob post here ... I inherited my wife's Talon and one of the things she was going to do next (but never got to) was install a catch can to try to mitigate oil burning. Right now there's just a little filter on the VC breather port and the stock PCV setup is intact, so there's oil getting all...

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I have inherited my wife's 1992 Eagle Talon TSI AWD which has been parked in the garage for over 4 years. She was very active in the DSM community in the mid-late 90s, however she became unable to work on it or drive it after 2005. I used to take it out and exercise it after that, but that fell...