Benji '97 GST
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- Mar 14, 2009
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Richwoods,
Missouri
hey, I'm new to both turbo cars and DSM's, so I'm kinda in a stuck position
I got this car back in November 2008 ('97 GS-T) and have had nothing but problems since
I paid $5,000 for the car only for the motor to blow on my way home
anyways, I had the motor rebuilt, and I fought with the mechanic for a year (7/12/09-7-12-10) $2,000 and a year later, I finally got it back today
I drove the car home (about 50 miles trip from there to here) and before I got home I felt the car kinda lose power and then a loud *CLANK CLANK* then the turbo would not boost. the aftermarket boost gauge was going up to 10psi no problem, pulling hard and sounded great, then suddenly it didn't want to go past the "0" mark on the boost gauge, you couldn't hear anything that sounded like a turbo spooling up and it felt SUPER weak compared to what it did.
I have no idea what it could be, but I ended up limping the car back home @ 25mph, was too afraid to go any faster with what was happening.
I don't get on this forum very often, and to be quite honest, chances of me remembering to come back to this site to check in on the answer is very slim, so if possible, could any of you guys be nice enough to submit some help to me through e-mail?
[email protected]
please and thank you!
any help will be greatly appreciated!
I got this car back in November 2008 ('97 GS-T) and have had nothing but problems since
I paid $5,000 for the car only for the motor to blow on my way home
anyways, I had the motor rebuilt, and I fought with the mechanic for a year (7/12/09-7-12-10) $2,000 and a year later, I finally got it back today
I drove the car home (about 50 miles trip from there to here) and before I got home I felt the car kinda lose power and then a loud *CLANK CLANK* then the turbo would not boost. the aftermarket boost gauge was going up to 10psi no problem, pulling hard and sounded great, then suddenly it didn't want to go past the "0" mark on the boost gauge, you couldn't hear anything that sounded like a turbo spooling up and it felt SUPER weak compared to what it did.
I have no idea what it could be, but I ended up limping the car back home @ 25mph, was too afraid to go any faster with what was happening.
I don't get on this forum very often, and to be quite honest, chances of me remembering to come back to this site to check in on the answer is very slim, so if possible, could any of you guys be nice enough to submit some help to me through e-mail?
[email protected]
please and thank you!
any help will be greatly appreciated!
