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jaytesmsp
04-28-2009, 06:12 PM
Hi,

I was wondering if someone could give me some advice...

Today while driving home from work it didn't seem like my turbo was working correctly.......

I usually get spooling around 2500-3000 rpm and today it didn't seem like my turbo was kicking in at all. I decided to rev it up and see and it didn't really kick in until around 4000-4500rpm and even when it got going it didn't seem right.

The only mods I have are a Boost Gauge (mech) and and Injen CAI......

My gauge has VAC at 20, and still boosts to 6psi but it doesn't boost unless I'm running up the rpm's......

Anyone experience this same issue??

Thanks
owenwes
04-29-2009, 01:29 PM
You should check your Wastegate Actuator, The gold thing on the turbo that has a vacuum line to it. Breath through the vacuum line and if air goes through it, you need a new one.
GiJoe
04-29-2009, 01:44 PM
word... problem part on this car...
jaytesmsp
04-30-2009, 05:37 PM
Turned out to be a blown turbo :( Getting a new one under my used car warranty though :)
GiJoe
05-01-2009, 10:00 AM
WOW... time to upgrade lol
bradboyd80
05-01-2009, 10:49 AM
Hell yeah. Definitely upgrade.
GiJoe
05-01-2009, 10:52 AM
thats why I will soon have a stocker for sale.
orng1
05-01-2009, 12:22 PM
Turned out to be a blown turbo :( Getting a new one under my used car warranty though :)

You got lucky, those parts are expensive.
jeanspeed
05-05-2009, 06:55 PM
dame i hope that not my issue on my car
GiJoe
05-06-2009, 10:34 AM
wats urs doin jean?
dcdenonda
05-06-2009, 10:37 AM
wait...urs still had warranty? was it something that you purchased extra from the dealership??
GiJoe
05-06-2009, 10:40 AM
my extened warrenty would still be good... if I extended it last year... but I didnt.
orng1
05-06-2009, 11:10 AM
Jeanspeed does have a bad turbo and actually a bad manifold. The turbo may hold up on him for a while but its smoking.
GiJoe
05-06-2009, 11:24 AM
wow MSP turbos are starting to go like crazy... I started out this trend 2 months ago, so far there have been 4 or 5 of these threads poppin up since then... My Bad guys...
dcdenonda
05-06-2009, 02:06 PM
man i just bought my MSP, hope my turbo lasts.........
orng1
05-06-2009, 03:40 PM
I know people that have gone though a few turbos. I think platinum is on his 3rd or 4th turbo. Flypinoy has gone through at least 1 and is on his second. I just kept going through wastegate actuators and got fed up with that.
GiJoe
05-06-2009, 08:04 PM
what are they doing to there turbos that the be on there 3rd or 4th?
orng1
05-06-2009, 08:13 PM
They drive normally, socal does have very erratic traffic though. Its normal for us though.
GiJoe
05-06-2009, 08:25 PM
wow I'm at 90k and I am putting a new turbo on...
orng1
05-06-2009, 08:58 PM
I went and swapped my stocker aroud 40K and then a small T3 to a big T3 a few thousand later.
GiJoe
05-06-2009, 10:18 PM
I'm moving up to the GT28RS now, but I think thatll be good until the car is payed off only 11 more months lol, then I can get to work on the Miata and have to capable daily drivers then just go crazy on the mx5