bought my first dsm today

[ama11]

well ive been arounds dsm's for a while and just now decided to get one. 92 talon tsi awd. first i knew it needed a starter and replaced that. to then only find it is making the same really bad grinding noise...my guess it would be the flywheel, but while changing the starter the little teeth we could see were there. the car does start just doesnt sound good. second its been sitting for about four month and when the guy ( hes had it since 98 and said it ran good then he parked it when the starter started making noise) parked it it was running fine. now its running on two cylinder and we pulled the wires and it doesnt die when number 1 and 2 are pulled. im getting a working coil tomorrow and hopefully that is it. any imput on anyone?

 

[1990AWD]

We need pics of said car!!

And welcome to the site

 

[3kgt2nv]

congrats now figure the previous owner neglected all the maintenance and do that before you beat on it

 

[ama11]

pictures of the car period or the starter issure

 

[1990AWD]

We want to see pics of the car!

And on the starter noise, its either the starter or the flywheel, they're the only two items that can make noise when starting. Since you replaced the starter, the flywheel teeth could be worn a bit, but if it starts every time, I wouldn't worry about it. Its a lot of work to do a flywheel just for that.

As far as ignition, as you said, if nothing happens when you pull the wires while running, the first thing to check is the coil, but since its happening on 1&2 and not say 1&4, it could be something else. First thing to do is pull out the DMM and start testing.

 

[ama11]

ill get pics up tomorrow. i mean i think i did decent 1100 with the car new starter plugs and wires. no rust except when you open the door there is some where the door light switch is. it has a little sun fade on hood and driver fender. all stock 106k miles and receipts of a lot of parts. im just not a fan of the red interior.

 

[2gtalonjem]

Welcome to the DSM community, and congrats on getting one of the most sought after dsm's IMO. Like what was said earlier, make sure you do all of the maintenance before adding go fast parts. (oil pump, water pump, timing belt, ect.) good luck with the build.

 

[ama11]

yeah well it was either srt4 or dsm and i just couldnt wait to get a srt so i bought this instead. i got a friend who is building one plus one that will end up getting one because thats just how he is. plus there are plenty where i live an near by.

 

[1990AWD]

well your DSM is waaaay better than a hopped up neon.

 

[daR3alEddieJ]

does it smoke? have you ran a compression test....

 

[xxxspeedxxx]

welcome this site my friend. i hope you find it helpful, and gain much knowledge about dsm's as possible.

 

[907gs-t]

Welcome to DSM Tuners.

 

[ama11]

No it doesn't smoke and I have ran one yet, I'm going to work on it tonight after work. Thanks for all the welcomes

 

[Bud92gsx]

Pics tell a thousand words..

 

[ama11]

Yes I know I'm working right now, I will have some tonight any in particular

 

[kessler-RDP]

My car did the same thing, my coil went out and idles at about 200rpms, and my cylinder number three had an electrical firestorm inside when you pulled it.

 

[Bud92gsx]

Yes I know I'm working right now, I will have some tonight any in particular

Front, side, rear, interior, couple engine shots so we can let you know if it's been modded..

 

[johnny90]

Could it be stuck injectors? welcome to dsmtuners.

 

[ama11]

oh i know its not been modded like i said ive been around them, just never owned one.

 

[4g63t]

Pics

 

[KAOI]

Post pics and link us a video including the bad sounds its making! it will help us help you!

 

[ama11]

so i changed the coil today and its still sparking but no fire on cylinder 1 and 2. i got injectors so i might change them out tomorrow... busy weekend. here are some pictures, i can get videos tomorrow.

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i know im missing an air filter its in the car we just took it off to see how dirty it was.

 

[91stocker]

Awesome, porno red interior

 

[2GbTalonGuy]

Looks like a pretty nice car. As stated, do all the maintenance before anything else.

 

[Bud92gsx]

I have one that color..I do love the color tho..Nice car man..