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TURBO MALFUNCTION - 8/21/2008 2:23:03 PM

98TSi awd

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I own a stock 98 Talon TSi AWD and for some reason lately my turbo has been spooling up WAAYY to fast and i seem to lose all power from it...could this be just a boost leak in the wastegate or what...any help or advice will be greatly appreciated

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RE: TURBO MALFUNCTION - 8/21/2008 2:45:54 PM

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A) The stock BOV leaks.

B) It is normal for that POS turbo to not make consistant boost all the way till redline

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RE: TURBO MALFUNCTION - 8/21/2008 2:50:54 PM

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Do u have an after market boost gauge? Also check for boost leaks. Go to www.vfaq.com there is a write up abt boost leak testers.

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RE: TURBO MALFUNCTION - 8/21/2008 3:11:34 PM

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yeah i know its a POS turbo but its better than nothing till i can afford a new one...but thanks for the help ill check that site

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RE: TURBO MALFUNCTION - 8/21/2008 3:15:55 PM

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Honestly, I can say that the car is performing like it is supposed to.

Don''t replace the turbo with another stock one... and never buy ANYTHING from eBay.

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RE: TURBO MALFUNCTION - 8/21/2008 3:21:41 PM

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A good cheap upgrade is getting rid of the t-25 and picking up a 14b.

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RE: TURBO MALFUNCTION - 8/21/2008 3:21:49 PM

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i cant see how you can think this is normal. If you see he said "lately" its been doing it so that means its not acting normal. But without a boost guage its tough to say what the problem is

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RE: TURBO MALFUNCTION - 8/21/2008 3:32:18 PM

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Might be due to weather, grade of gas at the last fill up.... anything.

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RE: TURBO MALFUNCTION - 8/21/2008 3:33:09 PM

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i wasnt planning on buying a new stock turbo OR buying one off ebay that would defeat the purpose of purchasing an upgrade now wouldnt it...and atleast i can say TheEngineer understands me because this isnt normal at all or i wouldnt have asked for help...and ill look into the 14b thanks

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RE: TURBO MALFUNCTION - 8/21/2008 3:48:52 PM

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weather makes sense cus it started once i moved to las vegas and now i live in phoenix where it is 110F+ everyday...and i use 91 octane so who knows there but maybe thats it too...thanks for your help ill look into all these

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