If i buy a rebuild kit from machV.com and rebuild my engine that has 180 000miles on it will it be like new again? in other words, after a rebuild will the engine last as long as it would when it was new?
i have a 1990 GSX. it has 188 000miles on it. seems to run pretty good. interior great shape, exterior starting to rust...can definatley see it getting worse.
i love my car but im scared it might start to die on me. i wouldnt mind rebuilding the engine but would other things start to go wrong...
i did i compression test today.Results:
1-130
2-125
3-125
4-140Is that bad?? i didnt floor the gas like some people here did, would that make the compression higher if i did? I also didnt take any fuses out. i see that the service limit is 133. what is the...
Ok, i have a Haynes service manual already. I have mostly just read through the tune up and maintnence section though.Do you mean you can help me rebuild the trubo?ok, i can see where the wastegate lever is attatched to. but the thing it is attatched to dosn't go back any farther. how...
sorry if im really dumb about all of this but im only 17 and this is my first car. anyways, i didnt find any nipple or hose under the turbo anywhere. It dosnt look like anything has fallen off. Though i am looking from over top of the car. should i look from underneath?
What's the actuater arm? is it the rod connected to the wastegate and exhause manifold? Mitsubishi estimated about $1000 canadian to get the turbo rebuilt if thats what the problem is. :eek:
I was driving down the highway this evening in my 1g on my way home from work. When i got back into town i noticed some power loss. then i noticed that my boost pressure would go up to 0 and no more!! I cant hear any spooling either! It isnt a significant amount of power loss but it is...
:dsm: I have a 1990 GSX with almost 190k miles on it. i want to modify my car but I know there will be no point in doing anything to a car with that many miles on it. Is it good enough to just rebuild the engine and turbo or would it be worth it to just replace them both? :dsm:1g14