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Bad turbo causes all these problems?

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Fayt

20+ Year Contributor
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Mar 26, 2005
Cleveland, Ohio
Alright, my old motor blew up. So, I had a shop do a 6 bolt swap. New motor, new trans, new fidanza flywheel and act clutch... it still has a few problems. And I'm pretty sure its all the turbo.

  • Bad acceleration. It has NO POWER at all. Like, 1st gear takes a good 4 seconds to go through all the RPMs when at WOT.
  • Can't go above 60mph. Even in 3rd gear, it won't pull anymore. Plus, there is a metal noise from the motor when I give it gas.
  • Stuttering/sputtering when accelerating. Even at WOT it'll sputter a LOT and have no power.
  • I can hear backfiring when at idle and under load.
  • Plus, I can move the turbine wheel up and down about 1/4", then in and out about 1/2".

It's not a boost leak, I already did that test and it shower perfect compression across the cylinders. The motor is a strong 6 bolt, rebuilt by buschur.

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Also, I have pictures of a sensor I can't keep the hose on. I'm not sure which sensor it is, or what it does. There is a very small nipple (about 1/8") and the hose gets blown off instantly. I've tried the smallest c-clamp, but won't work. It still blows off.

Any help? It's been over 7 months since I've had my car so I want this getting fixed ASAP!
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I hate this... I spent all that time putting the new turbo on... and well...

So I go to do a boost leak test. Well, my j-pipe was in the way, so I was trying to move it around to get the couple on. I have the two screws that hold the j-pipe down. I almost had it on there, slipped, and fell INTO THE TURBO. So I have a screw in my turbo now. Sweet deal. I have to take my whole exh mani apart, downpipe, drain the oil, drain the coolant, and take everything out again, to remove one screw and then boost leak test it. Mother ####er. All because the coupler I got was ####ing huge. It said 3", but meant 3.5" and would not bend.
 
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