Speed GT Turbo not right
I've only had this car for a few weeks, but I fell in love with it for the big pickup the turbo had. When the car came up on 3000 rpm, the turbo starting purring and the car got up and went. But now, a couple weeks in, the turbo isn't hitting very hard-- the car accelerates well, but it's steady. You don't feel that turbo picking up, in fact you feel very little turbo hitting the car.
And yet, the dealership mechanics swear up and down it's fine-- but they haven't even checked it out or ran any tests. Just test drove it, and said it felt fine. So what can I do to check? I'm thoroughly pissed off at the dealership for not even checking, and I want to take it to another mechanic and have them run tests, but I don't know what. |
Originally Posted by Wingzero54
(Post 122662)
I've only had this car for a few weeks, but I fell in love with it for the big pickup the turbo had. When the car came up on 3000 rpm, the turbo starting purring and the car got up and went. But now, a couple weeks in, the turbo isn't hitting very hard-- the car accelerates well, but it's steady. You don't feel that turbo picking up, in fact you feel very little turbo hitting the car.
And yet, the dealership mechanics swear up and down it's fine-- but they haven't even checked it out or ran any tests. Just test drove it, and said it felt fine. So what can I do to check? I'm thoroughly pissed off at the dealership for not even checking, and I want to take it to another mechanic and have them run tests, but I don't know what. |
No, I'm using Premium 91 Octane
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Look for loose hoses / clamps - easy place to loose boost.
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Originally Posted by Wingzero54
(Post 122664)
No, I'm using Premium 91 Octane
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It's a 2008 with 57,xxx on it.
And I'll look around for loose hoses and the such, but I'm not too familiar with this engine compartment with the giant intake(or what I assume it is for the turbo) on covering half the compartment in the center. |
Originally Posted by Wingzero54
(Post 122668)
It's a 2008 with 57,xxx on it.
And I'll look around for loose hoses and the such, but I'm not too familiar with this engine compartment with the giant intake(or what I assume it is for the turbo) on covering half the compartment in the center. |
So would I have to take the turbo out to clean it? Sounds like a possibility, but the only problem is the change in boost happened pretty quickly, not a slow thing. One day it was fine, then the next day it wasn't.
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Originally Posted by Wingzero54
(Post 122686)
So would I have to take the turbo out to clean it? Sounds like a possibility, but the only problem is the change in boost happened pretty quickly, not a slow thing. One day it was fine, then the next day it wasn't.
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No, my fuel economy is just as good, and I did have a problem with cylinder misfire, mechanics chocked it up to a wet plug and bad coils. Changed those, but when I hit the accelerator hard, in addition to not getting much boost, I notice a very faint flutter, or misfire. Keep it mind it's barely noticeable, and seems to be what boost is hitting is coming in spurts. Also only happens in high 4's going into the 5's.
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