My new 90 Eclipse GS-Turbo

[Puggy_sd455]

Hello all some time back I picked up a 96 Talon ESI and joined this site sadly the Talon just had to many problems to deal with and it didn't take long to just say *F* IT and sell it off...

Now I'm back. I just picked up this 90 Eclipse GS-Turbo on the cheap. Except for some rust on the driver side door and some chipping paint on the front bumper its in pretty good shape but she does need work and lots of it, mostly just small stuff. It does need a new clutch and looks like 2 of the charge pipes need changed as well.

The car has already had a new master cylinder and slave cylinder installed before I got the car and the old owner threw in some Dropzone 2" drop springs which I'll install after I get the new clutch in. I've also ordered brass shifter bushings and a new short throw shifter.

 

[e85_4g63]

Keep us updated. Welcome back with a turbo car this time! Also, please use sentences, capitalization, paragraphs, etc.

 

[Puggy_sd455]

Vacuumed out the car earlier got it form out in the country side and it was parked under some budding trees so lots of crap every were I also started taking stuff off getting ready to do my clutch when it comes in Can't wait

Just got done dropping the trans poor car someone has been in there before who should not of been its missing a bolt on the tranny mount its missing a bolt for the bellhousing 1 other bellhousing bolt was broke off so it only had 1 bellhousing bolt holding it on the metal shim was missing its bolts and every bolt was just hand tie't poor thing never had a chance So I guess I get to spend my day drilling out bolts and cleaning up someone else's mess

 

[Puggy_sd455]

Well got the broke bolt out ok went and bought some bolts to replace the missing ones and got the shim bolted back up just waiting on clutch before I can go on also the slave cylinder is not holding PSI I can easily push it in by hand so it needs bled or something

 

[Puggy_sd455]

Got the new clutch in replaced all the missing bolts my new brass shifter bushings come in today also so I put them on every thing seems to work ok but I can push the slave cylinder rod in by hand but it dont seem to leak ill half to keep an eye on it for now...


The parts list growing

Need new slave cylinder I think
Oil PSI sensor is broke
Fan switch sensor is broke
Missing fan relay
Missing timing chain cover both upper and lower
Cracks and cuts on the rubber intercooler piping
Driver side A-arm is rusted out
Needs all new belts
Needs full tune up
Well need brakes

And more to come im sheer

Also got the brass shifter bushings

 

[bradcurtis15]

Looks like your on the right track. Maintenance before performance.

 

[CoriGst120]

Keep up the good work its all worth it in the end!

 

[Puggy_sd455]

Yup My first buy is going to half to be some new belts because she screams like a damn banshee at any RPM and it driving me crazy

 

[Puggy_sd455]

Got all new belts on the car today I found that the intake cam was 3 teeth off WTF some people should not be aloud to work on cars got new spark plugs and a new air filter on as well and I also got a new oil PSI sensor now I just need a new oil PSI sender so my oil gauge will work but the car runs much better and will only keep getting better as I work on it

 

[Puggy_sd455]

I spent most of the day putting the Dropzone springs that come with the car on man what a pain got them all done what ya think

Front

Rear

All Done

Here's a quick little "Start Up" vid that I took after the tune up it still has a miss to it cause I still need to adjust the cam sensor now that its back in time it sounds worse in the vid because it has a few exst. leaks

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Adjust the cam sensor and got her running alot better

And my worst fears have come to pass I took her for her first real drive sins I got it and with the crap piping its leaking boost making it over boost so looks like my next buy is going to be some new intercooler piping its the 89 Probe GT all over again

 

[Puggy_sd455]

Fixed the wire for the temp gauge today so I let her run for about 20min and got it nice and warm after the 20min I started to smell something odd coming from the tail pipe so I started looking for the cause and found this

If any one has a clue as to what in the hell would make oil boil out from the manifold like this please let me know????

Also iv got this little yellow and red wire by the battery if any one can let me know were it goes also its coming out of the harness so it cant go very far

Got board and decided to find out what the hell is going on so I pulled the manifold and turbo off

Cant really see whats going on

I cleaned it up a bit and im pretty sheer I found the problem I don't know if you can see it but that sheer as hell looks like a cheap ass eBay head gasket I get alot of stuff from eBay but never something so important as a head gasket the exst. manifold gasket is also a eBay gasket so im guessing the intake has one to who the hell would put a eBay head gasket on a turbo car???

Heres a few shots of the turbo it looks like it was leaking from the dump pipe

Just because I don't got the money to put it back together yet don't mean I can't clean it up a bit

 

[Puggy_sd455]

Been working on the head all day you guys wont be leave all the BS im finding

Hose for the BOV was not clamped down in the intake
The fuel return line did not have a hose clamp
The vacuum line for the FPR had a big hole in it
Non of the injector plugs have clips
The cam caps were over TQ so the intake cam has some scaring
And my favorite the intake manifold had no bolts on the bottom
Some people should just not be allowed within 10 feet and a screw driver
Also of course I did not know the factory head bolts are 10mm allon heads

So here's the pics from my little Op

Just starting

Intakes off

Almost off at this point I had to go buy a 10mm allon for the head bolts

Heads off and getting ready to be cleaned up I also ran the new vacuun at this point ### I could get to the harder ones pretty easy

Here you can see were the old one was leaking and I was wrong its a Fel-Pro not an ebay one

Getting ready to clean and paint the intake

Nice and pretty

Yup this to

Alittle left over gold from the Civic to brake up the black

Now im just need to get some bolts and more gaskets and I can finish putting it all back together

 

[93AWDDSM]

did you check the valve stem seals inside the head when it was off? mine has bad exhaust stem seals and it leaks out of the exhaust manifold gasket, also it seems to be in the picture you're missing one of the top left exhaust studs?

 

[Puggy_sd455]

did you check the valve stem seals inside the head when it was off? mine has bad exhaust stem seals and it leaks out of the exhaust manifold gasket, also it seems to be in the picture you're missing one of the top left exhaust studs?

valve stem seals are ok it was leaking from the head gasket judging from the crapy work the last guy did im guessing the head bolts were not TQ down right im also a bit worried that the head may be a bit warped

And that stud come out with the nut

 

[Puggy_sd455]

Got it all back together last night running pretty much the same but its not leaking from the head any more and as a bonus with all the new vacuum lines and every thing put back together right the turbo spools faster

 

[akj8]

looking good im picking up a 92 and a 93 eagle talons hopefully they havent been worked on by the same guy

 

[Puggy_sd455]

looking good im picking up a 92 and a 93 eagle talons hopefully they havent been worked on by the same guy

I hope not I know the best way of learning is by doing but some people just need to be taken out and brutally beaten Luckily they did not do anything that can't be undone with a little know how

 

[Puggy_sd455]

Got board and sanded down the chipping paint last night

Even thay bit on the door

 

[Mike02rt]

Got it all back together last night running pretty much the same but its not leaking from the head any more and as a bonus with all the new vacuum lines and every thing put back together right the turbo spools faster

Have you done a boost leak test recently since you put it all back together?
I'm sure there is a leak at your Throttle Body along with many pinholes in your stock IC piping that you can't see.

If it's surging, here's a great reference to help you out:
Terry's Talon Troubleshooting Tips #3 - Fast Idle (aka. Idle Surge)

Unfortunately, seeing the condition of the car, and the previous work done to it, you'll have a long check list to get her running right. But you're moving along.

 

[Puggy_sd455]

Have you done a boost leak test recently since you put it all back together?
I'm sure there is a leak at your Throttle Body along with many pinholes in your stock IC piping that you can't see.

If it's surging, here's a great reference to help you out:
Terry's Talon Troubleshooting Tips #3 - Fast Idle (aka. Idle Surge)

Unfortunately, seeing the condition of the car, and the previous work done to it, you'll have a long check list to get her running right. But you're moving along.

Every things working pretty good and its running pretty good I took it for a drive the other day I think the boost PSI is higher thin it should be but it didn't over boost it just smokes a bit here and there out the tail pipe so I put my compression tester on it and was shocked to see it had really good compression #1=140psi #2=140psi #3=150psi #4=145psi Iv never seen a 20 year old car with this mini miles test so good so if its smoking I must have a leaky valve seal or something but it doesn't smoke alot so im not worried

Picked up a timing cover and a spark plug cover a little bit ago I just got done cleaning them and I put the spark plug cover on and it looks so much better with just that one peace of plastic Its raining right now so later this weekend ill see about putting the timing cover on... I also ordered the sensor to get the oil gauge to work

 

[bigbird94]

Good progress. Slowly but surely it looks like you are getting the car back to where it could be. There is a lot of potential there. Always liked 1ga gsts..

Edit**
Judging by the oil around your exhaust manifold I would guess you have a bad valve stem seal. I had one as well and had that issue as well as blue smoke at idle, a little at take off but none while driving. Your turbo could the culprit.

 

[Puggy_sd455]

Good progress. Slowly but surely it looks like you are getting the car back to where it could be. There is a lot of potential there. Always liked 1ga gsts..

Edit**
Judging by the oil around your exhaust manifold I would guess you have a bad valve stem seal. I had one as well and had that issue as well as blue smoke at idle, a little at take off but none while driving. Your turbo could the culprit.

Thanks

Well its not really blue like oil and its not white like coolant it looks like just plane exhaust smoke and smells like carbon I guess my cat. could be about to fail but it dont act like it so my moneys still on a leaky valve seal


I got board last night and installed the timing cover its almost back to factory spec

Iv also got a new problem with 1st gear it works fine but if you dont wait a few sec. after pushing in the clutch it will catch and grind and only going into 1st... When I put the clutch in the trans did not leak a drop so for not I thinking it just needs some oil to lube things up a bit

 

[bigbird94]

It is one of the two, oil or coolant but it really sounds like a valve stem seal. The oil around the exhaust manifold ports is a give away.


As far as the clutch issue goes, both my GSX, and 92' 3000gt were tough to get in to first at a stop sometimes as well, pumping the pedal once or twice usually does the trick. When I replaced the master and slave cylinders in the 3k it went away so it could be one of those two.

 

[Puggy_sd455]

It is one of the two, oil or coolant but it really sounds like a valve stem seal. The oil around the exhaust manifold ports is a give away.


As far as the clutch issue goes, both my GSX, and 92' 3000gt were tough to get in to first at a stop sometimes as well, pumping the pedal once or twice usually does the trick. When I replaced the master and slave cylinders in the 3k it went away so it could be one of those two.

The oil on the manifolds is from the head gasket it was leaking when it was hot and oil bubbled out I put a new head gasket on and it has not did it sins


Its got a new master slave cylinder but ya the slave cylinders its self looks a bit long in the tooth

 

[bigbird94]

It looked shiny like there was oil around and inside the exhaust manifold ports and on top of the manifold. I wouldn't overlook the vss as a possible culprit.