Interesting idea guys...I remember when I was a kid, my dad used to block off the radiator on our cars when it was really cold. I'm pretty sure I...
@Raider / @Easter Bunny, do you know if the throttle body coolant lines are 5/16"? Did your friend just use barbed brass tee fittings (is brass...
I finally had some time to work on my car these past two days. My car has 138,000 miles on it. Here is what I found: 1) Compression Test: Comp...
Thanks @SyntheticAtmosphere. I suppose if there is oil in the intake tract and exhaust, that would indicate the turbo seals have failed,...
Thanks for the heads-up @SyntheticAtmosphere. Did the slug of ice dislodge from the OCC line and impact the turbo impeller? Edit: I'm not sure...
It was smoking a ton in the city...to the point it was hard to breathe in the car and was very embarrassing. It really really stunk too and was...
I did as you said in your response. First time I checked it I waited 10 minutes and then came back to it with oil an hour later and checked...
Hi All, My worst fears about installing an oil catch can in a northern climate came to fruition...I wish I had never installed it. We are in a...
Since the bracket is mounted to the body of the car, you wouldn't want to brace it back to the valve cover of the engine due to differential...
Totally agree with you. None of the fixed leaks from yesterday had any effect. When I was doing my boost leak test, I had removed the TMIC so...
In all fairness to me, I had what I thought was a competent shop look for and fix boost leaks less than a year ago and I hadn't been playing under...
So @Awafrican had really inspired me to pick up a boost leak tester from Princess Auto (Canadian Harbor Freight), and man...almost every coupler...
So basically, if I unplug the secondary, I'll get a CEL, but ill just be cruising around like that to see if the fuel trim issues resolve. If...
Yep...had them cleaned and tested a year ago. Put Overspeed seals in. @Enki will unplugging the secondary O2 sensor throw any CELs? Also, when...
@Enki you rock man! Always appreciate your help and detailed replies. I'll try those suggestions out this weekend. I don't personally know a...
Hey everyone, Tagging: @StreetSpeed6 @Awafrican @Enki I've been trying to trace an issue with very negative fuel trims at idle, KR at WOT and...
Oh man...that went from okay to bad in a hurry :(
@mangosmoothie, before I meandered over to MSO forums from MSF, I had consistently been running Pennzoil Platinum Euro 5w40 and still had enough...
@jl449, that is incredible! Takes dedication to stay with a vehicle so long. How has the rest of the car held up?
1) Platform: MS3 Gen 2 - 2011 2) Type of clutch/flywheel setup: Flywheel: Stock Clutch: Stock 3) Mileage on the setup / mileage you put on the...
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