badbird
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- Nov 15, 2013
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Little Rock,
Arkansas
Like the title says I have a pretty weird issue. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Description of vehicle: 1990 Eagle Talon TSI AWD. Minimally modded. Manual boost controller, free flow air mods, hard pipes and front mount intercooler, evo3 exhaust manifold and DSM Link V3 full. Car is untuned and running base tune currently.
Description of events: While driving my car this past year I have had an intermittent click come from the center console area, always accompanied by a CEL, but my car runs Link V3 so that indicates a couple of things but mostly knock or the car cutting off. The other day this click occurred more frequently through traffic and the MPH gauge and boost gauge dropped at the same time as the clicking. My car eventually stalled all the way and I pushed it into the parking lot, car would turn over but not start. I came back an hour later to try to further diagnose and it started right up and drove home 7 miles fine.
The stalling issue has not happened since, but the clicking has, along with other clicking symptoms.
Here's what I know/have learned. The MPI relay is in the center console and could be what is clicking, that could explain the no start while still turning over. The alternator belt is pretty loose... I had a shop do work on the car and the alternator tensioner bolt is stripped I found, the belt squeals during start now and I guess has gotten more loose over time... I hate letting others touch the Talon. The alternator mount bolt to the block seems to be loose as well, very hard to get to, any ideas?
Thanks so much for any help!
Description of vehicle: 1990 Eagle Talon TSI AWD. Minimally modded. Manual boost controller, free flow air mods, hard pipes and front mount intercooler, evo3 exhaust manifold and DSM Link V3 full. Car is untuned and running base tune currently.
Description of events: While driving my car this past year I have had an intermittent click come from the center console area, always accompanied by a CEL, but my car runs Link V3 so that indicates a couple of things but mostly knock or the car cutting off. The other day this click occurred more frequently through traffic and the MPH gauge and boost gauge dropped at the same time as the clicking. My car eventually stalled all the way and I pushed it into the parking lot, car would turn over but not start. I came back an hour later to try to further diagnose and it started right up and drove home 7 miles fine.
The stalling issue has not happened since, but the clicking has, along with other clicking symptoms.
Here's what I know/have learned. The MPI relay is in the center console and could be what is clicking, that could explain the no start while still turning over. The alternator belt is pretty loose... I had a shop do work on the car and the alternator tensioner bolt is stripped I found, the belt squeals during start now and I guess has gotten more loose over time... I hate letting others touch the Talon. The alternator mount bolt to the block seems to be loose as well, very hard to get to, any ideas?
Thanks so much for any help!
